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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
George Prouty
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George Prouty
1060201
85
Private
246th Battalion/85th Battalion
December 24, 1894
Malding, Mass, US
November 21, 1916
Halifax
Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS
22
5 feet, 9 inches
ruddy
brown
brown
Single (at enlistment)
Baptist
Fisherman
Mrs. G. Prouty (Mother) Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS
Violet L. Prouty (Wife) Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS (January, 1917)
August 14, 1948
Gorge Prouty was the son of George A. and Adeleine (Dulong) Prouty. He enlisted with the 246th
Battalion in November 1916. On January 1, 1917 he married Violet L. Goodwin at Yarmouth. He embarked
Canada on the SS Olympic at Halifax on May 31, 1917 and disembarked at Liverpool, England on June 9, 1917.
At Bramshott he was transferred to the 17th Reserve Battalion and was taken on strength with the 85th
Battalion in France on November 28, 1917.
On September 12, 1918 he suffered an accidental gun shot wound to his left ankle and was admitted to
to No.136 Field Hospital and on September 17, was transferred to No 54 Hospital located in Aubergue, France
(known as the London General) He lost partial function to his right ankle. On September 19, 1918 he returned
to Bramshott Camp in England. He returned to Canada on the SS Prinses Juliana on February 8, 1919. He was
discharged at Halifax March 10, 1919.
SS Prinses Juliana
