Among the MacKay Family and Connections in the Maritimes are several men who volunteered to serve in the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force during the Great War of 1914-1918. These men signed up to serve King and Country for as long as the war should last. Some paid the ultimate sacrifice, and lie now in the fields of northern France and Belgium.
Here, then, is a closer look at men whose names appear among the families listed in MacKay Family and Connections in the Maritimes, and who served in the Great War for Canada. Linked to each man is his place in his family and the wider genealogy, and where possible a link is given to the Attestation Papers he signed when he joined the CEF. If he died in battle, then a link is given to individual information on The Canadian Virtual War Memorial.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields --John McCrae
Last modified: 4 July 2013
Cyril Heman Appleby was born 9 November 1896 in Port La Tour, Shelburne Co., Nova Scotia, the son of Rev. Jabez and Minnie E. (Dakin) Appleby. He signed an Attestation Paper on 2 March 1915 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, to join the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force as a Lieutenant. He stated he was a student, single, 19 years old, and that he had served with the 63rd Halifax Rifles. He gave as next-of-kin his father, Rev. J. Appleby of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He survived the war; his brother, Percy Appleby, also served in the C.E.F. (see below).
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Percival (Percy) Ewart Appleby was born 27 June 1894 in Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia, the son of Rev. Jabez and Minnie Eugenia (Dakin) Appleby. He signed an Attestation Paper to join the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force on 25 September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec. He stated he was a draughtsman, single, 20 years old, and that he had served with the 66th Regiment. He gave as next-of-kin his father, J. Appleby of 43 North Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The paper is over- written: "No. 1 Stationary Hospital".
Percy Appleby married Ruth Graham Parsons late in 1922 in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia. His brother, Cyril Heman Appleby, also served in the C.E.F. (see above).
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James Wilfred Bates was born 23 June 1896 in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, the son of Lawrence D. and Jane (Kelly) Bates. He gave 20 months of active service in the Great War, from his enlistment in September of 1917 until he was demobilised in June of 1919. He was a gunner in the artillery. He enlisted in the 10th Siege Battery of the Canadian Garrison Artillery, and in France fought with the 5th Field Battery of the 2nd Brigade, which was attached to the 1st Canadian Division. He was not wounded in action, but he was hospitalised for influenza in 1919, during the pandemic of that year. Upon his discharge, he was awarded a "war service gratuity" of $280, and declared that he intended to reside in New Waterford, Nova Scotia.
J. W. Bates married Elizabeth ("Bessie") MacSween on 15 June 1926 at New Waterford, Nova Scotia. He became President of Dryden and Bates Insurance Ltd. in Louisbourg, and was a prominent and active member of that community until his death on 4 March 1980 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He had four children.
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Wilson Lewis Boutilier was born 22 June 1880 at Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Alfred David and Sarah Jane (MacKay) Boutilier. He signed an Attestation Paper at Fredericton, New Brunswick, on 4 July 1917 to joint the 236th Overseas Battalion (The New Brunswick Kilties --- Sir Sam's Own). He stated he was a labourer, single, and presently residing in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. He gave as next-of- kin his father, Alfred Boutilier of Sydney, Cape Breton.
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Fabian Joseph Buckley was born 25 June 1892 at Main-a-dieu, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Catherine (Campbell) Buckley. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney, Nova Scotia, on 9 September 1915 at the age of 23 to join the 36th Overseas Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. He stated that he was a clerk, single, and listed as military experience two years' service in the 17th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. He gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mrs. Catherine Buckley, of Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Fabian Joseph Buckley survived the war, and died 17 February 1944 in Glace Bay.
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Thomas Christopher Cairns was born 1 May 1893 at Scotsburn, Nova Scotia, the son of John Andrew and Alice (Waters) Cairns. He signed an Attestation Paper on 8 June 1915 at the age of 22 to join the 28th Battery. He stated that he was a rancher, and listed as military experience his membership in the Langbank Rifle Club, Saskatchewan.
Thomas Christopher Cairns was killed at the Somme, in France, on 8 November 1916. His rank was Bombardier, and he was serving with the 28th Battery of the 6th Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery. He is buried at Becourt Military Cemetery in the Department of the Somme, France.
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Claude Eugene Chapman was born 6 July 1891 in Brookdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, the son of George Thompson ("Richard") and Mary A. (Brownell) Chapman. He signed an Attestation Paper at Valcartier, Quebec on 28 September 1914 at the age of 23 to join the 17th Battalion. He stated he was a farmer, single, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, George T. Chapman, who was living in Head of Amherst, Nova Scotia.
Claude Chapman survived the war, and married Margaret E. Beaton on 11 September 1918 at Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia. They had a family of six children. He was a conductor for the Canadian National Railway.
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Ernest Chapman was born 29 December 1895 at Amherst Head, Nova Scotia, the son of George Botsford and Edith Eunice (Cook) Chapman. He signed an Attestation Paper at Amherst, Nova Scotia, on 7 April 1916 at the age of 20 to join the 193rd Battalion. He stated he was a blacksmith, single, and gave as next-of-kin his father, George Chapman, who was living in Amherst Head, Nova Scotia.
Ernest Chapman survived the war, married Vera May Beharrell, and had five children. He lived to be 74 years old, and died in Amherst, Nova Scotia on 19 April 1970.
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George Chapman was born 24 January 1887 at Amherst, Nova Scotia, the son of William T. and Keziah (Card) Chapman. He signed an Attestation Paper at Amherst, Nova Scotia, on 7 January 1916 at the age of 29 to join the 106th Battalion, Nova Scotia Rifles. He stated he was a boilermaker, married, and gave as next-of-kin his wife, Edna, living in Amherst.
George Chapman was killed in France on 9 April 1917. He was a Private in the 26th Battalion, New Brunswick Regiment. He is buried at Nine Elms Military Cemetery, near the village of Thelus, Pas de Calais, France.
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Henry ("Harry") Adelbert Chapman was born 19 June 1887 at Moncton, New Brunswick, the son of Adelbert Cavour and Althea Alice (Cleveland) Chapman. He signed an Attestation Paper at Fredericton, New Brunswick on 10 December 1914 at the age of 27 to join the 24th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. He stated he was a ranchman, single, and gave his father, A. C. Chapman, as next-of-kin.
Harry Chapman survived the war, and married Helen Williams on 13 June 1917, while on leave in England. They had two children. He died 15 September 1972 in Lacombe, Alberta.
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Orrin Victor Chapman was born 9 March 1893 at Chapman Settlement, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, the son of William Ainsley and Emma Mabel (Chapman) Chapman. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 23 March 1916 at the age of 23. He stated he was a lumberman, married, and he gave his wife, Mrs. Victor Chapman, of Chapman Settlement, as next-of-kin.
At the time of his enlistment, Victor Chapman was married, to Myrtle Finley, and had one son. He survived the war, and had three more children. He died 15 June 1980 at Truro, Nova Scotia, at the age of 87. His brother, Roland Percy Chapman, also served in the C.E.F. (see below).
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Roland Hill Chapman was born 19 October 1894 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, the son of Joseph Henry and Agnes L. (Rhor) Chapman. On 12 August 1914, eight days after Britain's declaration of war on Germany, he married Georgina Colburn in Springhill, Nova Scotia. One month later, on 26 September 1914, Roland Hill Chapman signed an Attestation Paper to join the "Nova Scotia Battalion" (3rd Battalion) of the C.E.F. at Valcartier, Quebec. He stated he was a clerk, married, and he gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mrs. J. H. Chapman of Amherst, Nova Scotia.
Roland Hill Chapman was killed on 24 April 1915, while serving as a Private in the 13th Battalion. He was twenty years old. He has no grave, but is remembered on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial in Belgium.
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Roland Percy Chapman was born 13 December 1898 in Chapman Settlement, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, the son of William Ainsley and Emma Mabel (Chapman) Chapman. He signed an Attestation Paper to join the 193rd Battalion on 7 April 1916 at Amherst, Nova Scotia. He stated he was single, a farmer, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Ainsley Chapman, of Chapman Settlement. His brother, Orrin Victor Chapman, also served in the C.E.F. (see above).
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William Grace Chapman was born 25 February 1899 in Dorchester, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick (although on his late registration of birth he says that he was born in Beaumont, across the Memramcook River from Dorchester). He was the youngest son of Shephard Leslie and Mary Iona (Cole) Chapman. He signed an Attestation Paper on 23 May 1917 at Moncton, New Brunswick, when he was 18 years old. He stated that he was single, a clerk, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Shephard Leslie Chapman of Dorchester, New Brunswick. His rank was given as "DVR" (Driver).
William Grace Chapman survived the war, and married Winnifred Alberta Morton on 11 September 1920 at Moncton, New Brunswick.
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Carl Russell Colborne was born 29 January 1898 in Collingwood Corner, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sussex, New Brunswick, on 17 September 1918, at the age of 20. He stated he was a bank clerk, single, and he gave as next-of-kin his mother, Elizabeth Colborne, of Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Carl Colborne survived the war, married Margaret Martell in 1922, and had a family of five children. He died 9 March 1936 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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Guthrie Stuart Colpitts was born 15 December 1894 at Pleasant Vale, New Brunswick, the son of John Arthur McNutt and Abigail C. (Sherman) Colpitts. He signed an Attestation Paper in Brandon, Manitoba, on 18 January 1917 at the age of 22 to join the Winnipeg Platoon, Divisional Cyclist Depot. He stated that he was a locomotive engineer, and he gave as next-of-kin his mother, who was a widow by this time; she was living in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States.
Guthrie Stuart Colpitts was killed at Ypres in Flanders, Belgium, on 8 November 1917. His rank was Private, and he was serving with the 27th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). He was lost without a trace, and his name is memorialised on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial in the town of Ieper (formerly Ypres), in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium.
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Robert Archibald ("Archie") Colpitts was born 4 July 1893 in Liverpool, England (according to information he provided on his Attestation Paper). He was the son of George W. and Margaret (Gardiner) Colpitts. He signed an Attestation Paper in Sussex, New Brunswick, on 3 November 1915 at the age of 22 to join the 104th Battalion. He stated that he was a farmer.
Robert Archibald ("Archie") Colpitts was killed on 15 August 1917, while serving as a Private with the 26th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment). The 26th Battalion fought in the Battle of Hill 70 on that day. He was 'missing, presumed dead' in France, and is listed along with 11,000 Canadian soldiers on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
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Ainley Santford Cossaboom was born 24 May 1883 in Centreville, Digby County, Nova Scotia, the son of James Whitney and Ida May (Dakin) Cossaboom. He signed an Attestation Paper at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 21 March 1916 at the age of 32. He stated that he was a farmer, single, and gave as his next-of-kin his father, James Cossaboom, who was living in Centreville, Nova Scotia.
Ainley Santford Cossaboom survived the war, and on 16 February 1921 he married Beatrice Ossinger. They had three children.
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Arthur Richard Crawley was born 11 November 1891 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry William and Emily Frances (Huntington) Crawley. He signed an Attestation Paper at Victoria, British Columbia, on 4 October 1915, at the age of 24. He stated he was a surveyor, single, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, H. W. Crawley, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Arthur Crawley survived the war, and died 9 June 1975.
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Bernard McDonald Dakin was born 21 June 1886 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Wilkins and Mary Elizabeth ("Lizzie") (Young) Dakin. He signed an Attestation Paper on 7 September 1915 at the age of 29 to join the 12th Regiment Overseas Mounted Rifles. He stated that he was a policeman, and gave as his military experience three years in the Royal North-West Mounted Police. His brother, Edward Roy Dakin, also served in the C.E.F. (see below).
Bernard McDonald Dakin was killed on 1 December 1917 at Cambrai, France. His rank was Sergeant, and he was serving with Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Artillery Corps. He is buried in Villers Hill British Cemetery, near the village of Gouzeaucourt, France.
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Botsford Morse Dakin was born 15 July 1897 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Roger Bruce and Rhoda Iris (Taylor) Dakin. He signed an Attestation Paper at Digby, Nova Scotia on 11 December 1915 at the age of 18 to join the 112th Battalion. He stated that he was a farmer, single, and he gave his mother, Mrs. George Smith, as next-of-kin (his father had died in 1902, and his mother had remarried).
Botsford Morse Dakin survived the war, and married Edith McKee of Ireland on 14 October 1930.
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Edward Roy Dakin was born 26 May 1885 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Wilkins and Mary Elizabeth ("Lizzie") (Young) Dakin. He signed an Attestation Paper at Edmonton, Alberta on 20 July 1915 at the stated age of 28 to join the 68th Overseas Battalion. He stated that he was a bandsman, single, and gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mrs. H. W. Dakin, who was living in Edmonton. His brother, Bernard McDonald Dakin, also served in the C.E.F., and was killed in France (see above). Edward Roy Dakin died 21 January 1960 in Calgary, Alberta, when he was 74 years old.
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Harold Wilfred Dakin was born 18 July 1883 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Wilkins and Mary Elizabeth ("Lizzie") (Young) Dakin. He married Elsie Violet Thompson on 12 November 1910, and had two children born before his enlistment in the C.E.F. He signed an Attestation Paper at "Sarcee Camp" (Edmonton, Alberta) on 13 September 1915 at the age of 32. He stated he was a musician, married, and gave his wife, Mrs. Elsie B. Dakin, as next-of-kin (resident in Strathmore, Alberta).
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Ralph Eaton Dakin was born 22 February 1888 in Reading, Massachusetts, the son of James Outram and Margaret ("Maggie") (Martell) Dakin. He signed an Attestation Paper at Windsor, Nova Scotia on 22 February 1916 at the age of 28 to join the 12th Battalion. He stated that he was married and a telegraph operator, residing in Digby, Nova Scotia. He gave as next-of-kin his father, J. O. Dakin.
Ralph Dakin survived the war. He married Joie Solnier in 1914, and had at least one child.
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Warren Augustus Dakin was born 10 April 1884 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Augustus and Mary Ellen (Dunbar) Dakin. He signed an Attestation Paper at Regina, Saskatchewan on 30 April 1915 at the age of 31. He stated he was a physician and surgeon, single, and gave as next-of-kin his brother, Fred R. Dakin. He listed as his military experience No. 5 Canadian Army Medical Corps Montreal (Field Hospital 1910).
Warren Augustus Dakin survived the war, and married Areta Hopestill Wilkinson on 16 June 1920. They had a family of four children. He died 22 January 1970 in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Floyd Chester Denton was born 15 February 1898 in Westport, Nova Scotia, the son of George Hantford and Mary Elizabeth (Haycock) Denton. He signed an Attestation Paper to join the 219th Battalion of the C.E.F. at Freeport, Nova Scotia, on 22 March 1916. He stated he was a fisherman, single, a resident of Westport, and he gave his father, George Denton of Westport, as next-of-kin
After the war, Floyd worked on tug boats, and for a time was an engineer on yachts. He was captain of the Tagati at the time of his death. He married Zelma Gladys Outhouse on 1 January 1922, and they had at least one son. Floyd Chester Denton died on 7 July 1951, at the age of 53.
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William Edward Everett Doane was born 2 June 1893 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Francis William Whitney and Alice Eugene (Fisher) Doane. He served as a Lieutenant in the 25th Batallion (Nova Scotia Regiment) and was killed on 1 October 1916 when he was 23 years old. He is buried in the Pozieres British Cemetery in the Somme, France.
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Bernard Thomas Farnsworth was born 12 February 1898 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas C. and Helen Gertrude (Dakin) Farnsworth. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia on 13 March 1916 the the age of 18, joining the 185th "Overseas" Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders). He stated he was a teamster, single, currently living in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, and he gave his father, Thos. C. Farnsworth, also of Sydney Mines, as next-of-kin. His younger brother, Russell Frederick Farnsworth, joined the CEF the following year (see below).
Bernard Thomas Farnsworth survived the war, and married Jeannette Pauline Cameron on 26 September 1923 at Bridgeville, Nova Scotia. They had a daughter.
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Russell Frederick Farnsworth was born 24 April 1899 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas C. and Helen Gertrude (Dakin) Farnsworth. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney, Nova Scotia on 10 July 1917 at the age of 18. He stated he was a student, single, currently living in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, and he gave his mother, Mrs. Thomas C. Farnsworth, also of Sydney Mines, as next-of-kin. His older brother, Bernard Thomas Farnsworth, joined the CEF the previous year (see above).
Russell Frederick Farnsworth survived the war, and married Irena Crandlemire on Christmas Day, 1922. They had a family of five children.
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Sydney Dillon Florian was born 10 August 1894 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Michael William and Alice Maria Louisa (Dillon) Florian. He signed an Attestation paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 18 September 1917, at the age of 23, to join the No. 8 Siege Battery of the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery. He stated he was a book keeper, single, and he gave as next-of-kin his mother, Alice Florian of Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Sydney Dillon Florian survived the war, and became a dentist. He married Hazel Lenore Cockell and had five children. He died on 27 December 1956 in Sydney, Nova Scotia at the age of 62.
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Oswald Vincent ("Dawn") Fraser was born 1 July 1888 in Oxford, Nova Scotia. He signed Attestation Papers twice: on 14 April 1915 at Saint John, New Brunswick, and on 17 August 1918 at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He stated in both cases that he was a druggist, and gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mrs. C. Fraser of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States. In the first paper he stated he was single, and in the second he stated that he was married.
He preferred to be known as Donald or Dawn; he signed his Attestation Papers as Donald. He survived the war, and wrote a book of poetry entitled Echoes From Labour's Wars, under the name Dawn Fraser. He died in June 1968.
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Harold Lawrence Gibson was born 18 February 1897 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Dakin and Lydia (Graves) Gibson. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 9 August 1916, at the age of 19, to join the 237th Battalion. He stated he was a tailor, single, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Harry Gibson, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Harold Gibson survived the war, and married Ada Mae Orr on 26 June 1923.
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Monson Fraser Goudge was born 15 April 1895 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of Michael Grant and Grace Stewart (Dakin) Goudge. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 19 July 1916 at the age of 21 to join No. 8, O.S. Siege Battery, Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery. He stated he was a student, single, and gave his father as next-of-kin.
Monson Fraser Goudge survived the war, married Alice Muriel Piggott on 23 October 1930, and had two children.
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John Frederic Hersey was born 23 November 1896 in Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia, the son of Charles and Mary Wallace (Dakin) Hersey. He signed an Attestation Paper at Digby, Nova Scotia on 12 January 1916 at the age of 19 to join the 112th "Overseas" Battalion. He stated he was a liveryman, single, and gave his mother as next-of-kin (she had re-married, after being widowed in 1904).
Six months after enlisting, and while a Private in the 112th Battalion, John Frederic Hersey married Mary Lena Comeau. They were married 18 July 1916 in Digby, Nova Scotia, and had at least one son. He died 2 December 1955 in Digby, Nova Scotia.
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Joseph Seldon Hewson was born 8 February 1898 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, the son of Edgar Ellis and Laura May (Morehouse) Hewson. He signed Attestation Papers in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, on 29 March 1916 at the age of 18, to join the 219th "Overseas" Highland Battalion. He stated he was a student, single, and gave his father as next-of-kin.
Joseph Seldon Hewson transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, and served as a fighter pilot with the 19th Squadron in France. He was one of the few pilots during his time who survived, and after the war he became an engineer, forming and heading J.S. Hewson Construction Limited in Montreal, Quebec. He married Irene Bliss Elderkin, and had two children. He died on 6 December 1969.
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Wallace Wilfred Holmes was born 28 June 1895 in Homeville, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of William Laurence and Alice (Ball) Holmes. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 11 May 1916 at the age of 20 to join the 14th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Ammunition Column. He stated he was a student, single, and gave his father, William Laurence Holmes, as next-of-kin.
Wallace Wilfred Holmes survived the war, and married Muriel Cann. He died 30 March 1925, when he was not quite 30 years old.
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Sirdar Kitchner Ingalls was born 17 November 1898 in Seal Cove, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, the son of Turner and Clarinda Mary (McLaughlin) Ingalls. He signed an Attestation Paper at Saint John, New Brunswick on 31 May 1918 at the age of 19 to join the Engineer Training Depot. He stated he was a fisherman, single, and gave his father, Turner Ingalls, as next-of-kin.
Sirdar Kitchner Ingalls survived the war, married Florence Maud Foster on 9 November 1920, and had three children.
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Dennis Kelly was born 19 March 1898 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Edward and Caroline (Price) Kelly. He signed an Attestation Paper at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on 15 March 1916 at the age of 18 to join the 185th "Overseas" Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders). He stated he was a miner, single, and gave his mother, Mrs. Edward Kelly, as next-of-kin (she was living in New Aberdeen, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia at the time).
Dennis Kelly survived the war, and married Elizabeth Boone.
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John Isadore Kelly was born 2 August 1899 at Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Elizabeth (Burke) Kelly. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 7 September 1918 at the age of 19. He stated he was a pipe fitter, single, and gave as next-of-kin his father, John Kelly Sr.
John Isadore Kelly survived the war, and married Isabelle Price. He died in 1966. His brother, Michael Martin Kelly, also enlisted in the C.E.F. (see below).
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Michael Martin Kelly was born 12 April 1895 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Elizabeth (Burke) Kelly. He signed an Attestation Paper at Saint John, New Brunswick on 16 September 1917 at the age of 22. He stated he was a banker, resident in Bathurst, New Brunswick, single, and gave his mother, Elizabeth Kelly, as next-of-kin.
Michael Martin Kelly survived the war, and married Agatha Hadley. He died in 1987. His brother, John Isadore Kelly, also enlisted in the C.E.F. (see above).
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Guy Percy Killam was born 6 April 1896 in Lewis Mountain, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, the son of Isaiah Miles and Amanda I. (Lewis) Killam. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sussex, New Brunswick on 15 November 1915 at the age of 19 to join the 104th "Overseas" Battalion. He stated he was a farmer, single, and gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mrs. Amanda Killam of Steeves Settlement, New Brunswick.
Guy Percy Killam survived the war, and married Ray King, a daughter of Sears King and Treaney Keith, on 8 November 1921 at Havelock, Kings Co., New Brunswick.
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Walter Bliss Killam was born 13 November 1895 in Killams Mills, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, the son of George Hiram and Margaret Elizabeth (King) Killam. He signed an Attestation Paper on 19 January 1917 at Moncton, New Brunswick. He stated he was a stenographer, single, 22 years old, and that he had served a summer with the 19th Field Battery in Sussex, New Brunswick. He gave as next-of-kin his father, George H. Killam of Killams Mills, New Brunswick.
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John Edward Verner Lewis was born 14 February 1897 in Main-a-dieu, Nova Scotia, the son of Freeman A. and Henrietta (Verner) Lewis. He signed Attestation Papers in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on 9 December 1915 at the age of 19, to join the 106th Battalion of the Nova Scotia Rifles. He stated he was a blacksmith, single, and gave his father as next-of-kin.
John Lewis survived the war, and married Jessie Ann Bryne of Catalina, Newfoundland, on 14 October 1919, in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
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Herbert Leslie Lynch was born 7 September 1875 in Perotte, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of Valentine and Louisa (Mailman) Lynch. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 30 October 1915, to join the 85th "Overseas" Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) of the C.E.F. He stated he was a railroadman, married, 40 years old, and he gave as next-of-kin his wife, Mrs. Emma Lynch of Paradise, Nova Scotia. His wife's maiden name was Emma Lois Buckman, and she was a daughter of Samuel and Eliza Jane (McDormand) Buckman.
Herbert Lynch went missing in action at Passchendaele in Flanders, and is remembered as having died 30 October 1917. As his body was never recovered, he is memorialized on the Menin Gate in Ypres, in Belgium.
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James Harold MacKay was born 17 September 1892 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, the son of James Harold and Margaret ("Maggie") Jane (Chapman) MacKay. He signed an Attestation Paper at Saint John, New Brunswick, on 4 March 1918 at the age of 25, to join the 1st Depot Battalion, New Brunswick Regiment. He stated he was a hospital attendant, single, then living in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. He gave as next-of-kin his brother, William Elmore MacKay, who was living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Rankin McKeen was born 30 December 1897 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Edmund Thomas McKeen. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney, Nova Scotia on 23 November 1916 at the age of 19, to join the 5th Overseas Pioneer Battalion. He stated he was a chemist, single, and gave his father as next-of-kin.
Rankin McKeen survived the war, and owned and operated Harshman's Drug Store in Sydney. He married Winnifred Myrtle Dobson in 1929, and had two children. He died in September 1979.
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Harvey Garfield MacLeod was born 24 May 1882 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Angus B. and Patience Jane (Martell) MacLeod. He married Margaret Jane Irwin on 29 August 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec, and had one son, Harvey Irwin Terrence MacLeod, who was born in 1915. H. G. McLeod signed an Attestation Paper on 8 January 1915 at the age of 32, with the rank of Major.
Major Harvey Garfield McLeod was killed on 4 December 1915 while serving with the 2nd Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery. It is said that he was lost and drowned in a flooded shell hole at night, returning to headquarters from the field. He is buried in the Maple Leaf Cemetery, near the village of Ploegsteert in Belgium.
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Joseph Eugene Magee was born 17 December 1897 in Back Bay, New Brunswick, the son of Joseph and Jerusha Mary (Stacey) Magee. He signed an Attestation Paper at Valcartier, Quebec on 7 July 1916 at the age of 18, to join the 239th Battalion, Railway Construction Corps. He stated that he was a farmer, single, and gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mary Spencer of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. His previous military experience was six months in the 94th Regiment of the militia.
Joseph Magee survived the war, and married Julia Hunt. He died on 2 September 1952, and is buried at Gabarus, Nova Scotia.
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George Armstrong Martell was born 26 April 1897 in Port Morien, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of John James and Ida May (Ball) Martell. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney, Nova Scotia on 3 November 1915 at the age of 18 to join the 2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion. He stated he was a mechanical engineer, single, and he gave his father, John Martell, as next-of-kin.
George Martell survived the war, married Florence V. Miller of England, and died 17 December 1932.
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Frank Melville Mason was born 21 May 1895 in Amherst Head, Nova Scotia, the son of George E. and Ruby C. (Chapman) Mason. He signed an Attestation Paper at Amherst, Nova Scotia on 7 April 1916 to join the 193rd Battalion of the C.E.F. He stated he was a farmer, single, 20 years old, a resident of Amherst Head, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, George Mason of Amherst Head.
Frank Melville Mason died while on active service, on 2 September 1918. He was a Private in "A" Company of the 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Regiment), and 23 years old at the time. He is buried in the Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, in the department of Pas-de-Calais, France.
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John Fabian Mullins was born 19 September 1898 in Main-a-dieu, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Michael and Mary (Buckley) Mullins. He signed an Attestation Paper at Broughton, Nova Scotia on 27 April 1916 at the age of 18 to join the 185th "Overseas" Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders). He stated he was a clerk, single, and gave as next-of-kin his father, Michael Mullins.
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William Irvin Nicoll was born 23 February 1886 in Mira Gut, Nova Scotia, the son of James E. and Clara Elizabeth (Spencer) Nicoll.
William Irvin Nicoll died on 14 January 1916 while serving in France. He was a Private, serving with the 25th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment). He is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension in Bailleul, France, close to the border with Belgium.
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Freeman O'Neil was born 10 July 1873 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He married Annie Josephine MacLeod on 4 September 1900, and had four children. He was a physician, and was Chief Medical Officer for Cape Breton County for many years. During the Great War of 1914-1918 he was a medical officer, a Major in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and served overseas.
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Robert Fraser Peach was born 13 June 1896 in Port Morien, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas William and Lillian Jane (Martell) Peach. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 19 July 1916 at the age of 20 to join the No. 8, Overseas, Siege Battery of the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery. He stated he was a student (book-keeper), single, gave his father, Thomas Peach, as next-of-kin, and listed as his military experience four weeks of service in the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery.
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Gilbert Lloyd Phillips was born 9 August 1898 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, the son of Joseph Joshua and Annie Lucy (Spencer) Phillips. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 19 December 1916 at the age of 18. He stated he was a farmer, single, and gave as next-of-kin his father, Joseph J. Phillips.
Gilbert Phillips survived the war, married Dorothy Wilmot on 28 February 1924, and had a family of five children. He was employed as an engineer at the Seaboard Power Plant, and also operated a television repair service. He died 27 December 1980.
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Irvine Freeman Price was born 30 March 1894 in Havelock, Kings Co., New Brunswick, the son of Hanford and Armedia ("Minnie") (Keith) Price. He signed an Officers' Declaration Paper at Saint John, New Brunswick, on 26 February 1916, a member of the 8th Princess Louise Hussars. He stated he was a lumberman, and he gave his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hanford Price, as next-of-kin.
Irvine Price survived the war, married Doris Margarete Starratt, and had one son. He and his wife were killed in a car accident on 18 July 1974.
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Asa William Prosser was born 9 February 1898 in Prosser Brook, Albert Co., New Brunswick, the son of George H. and Laura Blanche (Colpitts) Prosser. He signed an Attestation Paper, joining the 140th "Overseas" Battalion of the C.E.F., on 10 November 1915, at Sussex, New Brunswick. He stated he was a farmer, single, 17 years old, and he gave as next-of-kin his mother, Laura Blanche Prosser of Forest Glen, Albert Co., New Brunswick.
He survived the war, and married Cora Ethelyn Alward in 1920. They had at least one son.
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Edmund Bert Read was born 30 November 1898 in Rockport, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, the son of Alpheus Palmer and Margaret Olive (Ward) Read. He signed an Attestation Paper on 20 February 1917, at Saint John, New Brunswick. He stated he was a labourer, single, 18 years old, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Alphus P. Read of Rockport, New Brunswick. His older brother, Vincent Henry Read, also joined the C.E.F. (see below).
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Vincent Henry Read was born 29 April 1896 in Johnson's Mills, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, the son of Alpheus Palmer and Margaret Olive (Ward) Read. He signed an Attestation Paper, joining the Royal Canadian Regiment, on 21 October 1915, at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He stated he was a bookkeeper, single, 19 years old, and he gave as next-of-kin his grandmother, Mrs. R. C. Ward of Rockport, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick. His younger brother, Edmund Bert Read, also joined the C.E.F. (see above).
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James Allison Ricker was born 19 September 1896 in Glenwood, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, the son of Jackson and Fannie Sargent (Doane) Ricker. He signed an Attestation Paper on 21 December 1915 at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He stated he was a farmer, 19 years old and was active in the militia as a recruit in the 29th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. He named his father, Jackson Ricker of Glenwood, as next-of-kin.
James A. Ricker was killed in France on 27 August 1918, while serving as a Private in "B" Company of the Royal Canadian Regiment. He is buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, south of the village of Souchez, Pas de Calais department, France.
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Joseph Weldon Robbins was born 18 April 1897 in Centreville, Nova Scotia, the son of Benjamin Cogswell and Emma Lizetta (Dakin) Robbins. He signed an Attestation Paper on 28 October 1915 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, to join the 85th "Overseas" Batallion (Nova Scotia Highlanders). He stated he was a labourer, single, 18 years old, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Benjamin Robbins.
He survived the war, and became a refrigeration engineer in Halifax. He married Hilary Nickerson on 30 October 1920 in Halifax, and had three children.
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Timothy Dwight Ruggles was born 11 February 1886 in Paradise, Nova Scotia, the son of Charles Frederick and Emily Cecelia (Gibson) Ruggles. He signed an Officers' Declaration Paper at Port Arthur, Ontario, on 8 January 1916, joining the 94th Overseas Battalion as a Lieutenant. He stated he was a civil engineer, and that he belonged to the 98th Regiment, a unit of the active militia. He gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mrs. J. C. Phinney, of Paradise, Nova Scotia (after the death of her first husband, she had remarried, to J. Carey Phinney, on 3 September 1902).
During the war, Timothy Dwight Ruggles married, to Magdaline Isabella Zissler, on 28 November 1917, in England. They had a family of four children. Timothy Dwight Ruggles was a civil engineer at Kenora, Ontario. Their son, Douglas Bruce Ruggles, was a Sergeant (Pilot) in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, and was killed while on active service in Newfoundland in 1942.
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Wilfred Ernest Salsman was born 14 December 1899 in Stormont, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, the son of George Henry and Margaret Ann (Mason) Salsman. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 13 September 1918 at the age of 18 to join the 6th Battalion, C.G.R. (Canadian Garrison Regiment). He stated he was single, a sailor, and gave his mother, Mrs. Margaret A. Salsman, as next-of-kin (she was a widow).
Wilfred Ernest Salsman married Rose Worth on 22 September 1930 in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. At that time, he was a lumberman. He also served in the Second World War. After the war, he was employed with Ferguson's Industries for 26 years until retirement. He died on 24 February 1993 in Riverton, Nova Scotia, at the age of 93.
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Charles Dayrell Shreve was born 23 November 1892 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas Caleb and Mary Ann (Dakin) Shreve. He signed an Officers' Declaration Paper at Fredericton, New Brunswick, on 18 January 1916, at the age of 23, to join the 36th Overseas Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. He stated he was a law student, and he gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mary A. Shreve, of Digby, Nova Scotia.
Charles Dayrell Shreve was killed in France during the Battle of Cambrai on 7 October 1918, while serving in the 9th Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery. Lieutenant Shreve was awarded the Military Cross. He is buried in Bourlon Wood Cemetery, in the village of Bourlon, near Cambrai, France. Charles Dayrell Shreve's brother, Richmond Seymour Shreve, also served as an officer in the C.E.F. (see below).
His citation for the Military Cross reads as follows:
Lt. (A./Capt.) Charles Dayrell Shreve, F.A.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While the battery was firing a barrage it was heavily shelled, and two ammunition dumps were set on fire. He kept all his guns in action, and himself threw buckets of water on the burning ammunition, besides assisting the wounded and going from gun to gun to steady the men.
[Supplement to the London Gazette, 25 April, 1918. Number 30651. Page 5025.]
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Richmond Seymour Shreve was born 3 December 1889 at Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas Caleb and Mary Ann (Dakin) Shreve. He signed an Officers' Declaration Paper at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on 30 April 1917, at the age of 27, to join the Nova Scotia Forestry Depot. He stated he was a railway agent, and he gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mary A. Shreve, of Digby, Nova Scotia.
After the war, he became a clerk in the Department of Fisheries, where he served for 21 years. He died at the age of 50 on 26 July 1940 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, after suffering a case of influenza which brought on pneumonia. Richmond Seymour Shreve's wife's name was Edith, and she survived him. His brother, Charles Dayrell Shreve, also was an officer in the C.E.F. and was killed in France (see above).
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George Hugh Slater was born 5 September 1898 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Harace William and Genevive (Price) Slater. He claimed on his Attestation Paper that he was 18 years old, and was born in 1897, but he may have over-stated his age. He signed this Attestation Paper on 28 February 1916 at Vancouver, British Columbia, joining the 158th Battalion (The Duke of Connaught's Own). He stated he was a student, single, 18 years old, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Horace Slater of Ladner, British Columbia. His older brother, Horace Ross Slater, had previously joined the C.E.F. (see below).
He survived the war, and married Thelma Elizabeth Clark on 11 December 1920 in Ladner, British Columbia. They had a family of two children. George Hugh Slater died in 1967 in Manhattan Beach, California.
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Horace Ross Slater was born 11 October 1896 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Horace William and Genevive (Price) Slater. He signed an Attestation Paper to join the 121st Overseas Battalion on 4 December 1915 at New Westminster, British Columbia. He stated he was a plumber, single, 19 years old, and that he had served 10 months with the 6th Regiment (The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles). He listed as next-of-kin his father, Mr. H. W. Slater, Ladner Hotel, Ladner, British Columbia. His younger brother, George Hugh Slater, later also joined the C.E.F. (see above).
He survived the war, and died in Sacramento, California, in February 1974.
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Edwin Roy Snow --- known as Roy --- was born 11 November 1883 in Rockland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, the son of Charles Beardsley and Florence Eva (Anderson) Snow. He signed an Attestation Paper at Fredericton, New Brunswick on 2 December 1914 at the age of 31 to join the 23rd Battery. He stated that he was a carpenter, single, and gave his father as next-of-kin.
Roy Snow was killed on 11 November 1917 while serving as Gunner with the 1st Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery. He is buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery, near Poperinge, west of the town of Ieper (formerly Ypres), in Belgium.
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Allan Hugh Spencer was born 29 December 1898 in London, England, the adopted son of Zaccheus and Ann (Nicoll) Spencer. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney, Nova Scotia on 8 August 1917 at the age of 18 to join the Nova Scotia Forestry Depot. He stated that he was a farmer, single, and gave his mother (recently a widow) as next-of- kin.
Allan Spencer survived the war, and married Margaret Gillis on 7 October 1935 in Marston Mills, Massachusetts, United States. He died 22 October 1984 at Marston Mills.
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Caleb William Spencer was born 28 September 1898 at Hornes Road, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of William John and Catherine Willa (Martell) Spencer. He signed an Attestation Paper at Camp Aldershot, Nova Scotia, on 23 May 1918 at the age of 19 to join the Engineer Training Depot. He stated he was single, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Wm. John Spencer of Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Caleb William Spencer survived the war, and married Marion MacDonald on 10 November 1928.
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Clarence LeRoy Spencer was born 23 February 1896 in Moncton, New Brunswick, the son of Clarence Lamont and Edith Lois (Spencer) Spencer. He signed an Attestation Paper at Montreal, Quebec on 25 October 1915 at the age of 19 to join A Section No. 2 F.A. Depot. He stated that he was a clerk, single, gave his mother, Edith Spencer (living in Montreal) as next-of-kin, and listed as his previous military experience eight months in the Grenadier Guards.
Clarence LeRoy Spencer survived the war, and married Rebecca MacDonald. He died 10 March 1962 in Redondo Beach, California, United States. His brother, Harold Arthur Spencer, also joined the C.E.F. (see below).
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Harold Arthur Spencer was born 27 August 1897 in Moncton, New Brunswick (although he stated on his Attestation Paper that he was born 25 August 1896 in Saint John, New Brunswick), the son of Clarence Lamont and Edith Lois (Spencer) Spencer. He signed an Attestion Paper in Kingston, Ontario on 29 November 1916 at the stated age of 20 to join "C" Battery of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. He stated he was a bank clerk, single, gave his mother, Edith Spencer (living in Montreal) as next-of-kin, and listed as his previous military experience one year in the 39th Battery in Montreal.
Harold Arthur Spencer survived the war, and married Katie Ruth Edwards of England on 18 September 1918. He died 24 November 1962 in Soquel, California, United States. His brother, Clarence Leroy Spencer, also joined the C.E.F. (see above).
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Roy Aubrey Spencer was born 20 April 1889 in Cow Bay (now Port Morien), Nova Scotia, the son of Lewis George and Sarah Anna (Spencer) Spencer. He signed an Attestation Paper at Pembroke, Ontario on 28 December 1915 at the age of 26 to join the No. 1 Tunnelling Company. He was a Major, and stated that he was a civil engineer, single, and gave his father as next-of-kin. He listed as his military experience one year of training in McGill University's Canadian Officer's Training Corps.
Roy Aubrey Spencer survived the war, and became Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He was Dean at the university from 1945 until his retirement in 1963. He married Marguerita MacQuarrie on 2 August 1922 and had a family of three children. He died 27 October 1967 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Stanley Morton Spencer was born 11 October 1886 at Mira Gut, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Zaccheus and Ann (Nicoll) Spencer. He signed an Attestation Paper at Broughton, Nova Scotia on 7 April 1916 at the age of 29 (he stated 30) to join the 185th "Overseas" Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders). He stated he was a fisherman and mariner, single (almost certainly false, as he had married seven and a half years earlier, and already had several children), and gave his mother, Annie Spencer, as next-of-kin.
Stanley Spencer survived the war, and became a steam engineer with the Phillips and Nicoll Company, and operated the Volunda steam boat. He married Barbara Vivian Gladys Stout on 12 September 1908 and had a family of nine children. He died 9 March 1963 at Donkin, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
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Alfred Elisha Titus was born 5 May 1893 at Westport, Digby County, Nova Scotia, the son of Elisha Payson and Clarissa (Dixon) Titus. He signed an Attestation Paper at Digby, Nova Scotia on 24 February 1916 to join the 219th Battalion. He stated he was a banker, 22 years old, residing in Digby, and he gave his father, Elisha P. Titus, as next-of-kin.
He was sent to the front in France in March of 1917, where he was wounded in the thigh. During his recovery, he spent time in Canada, where he received a hero's welcome by the town of Digby. Sent to the front again, he was wounded in the chest by schrapnel in April of 1918. This piece remained with him all his life, and contributed to his death.
Alfred was a banker, and after the war worked for the Bank of Nova Scotia. He died in December 1942 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. His brother, Lawrence Lee Titus, also served in the C.E.F. (see below).
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Harrison Burrill Titus was born 27 October 1892 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Stanley W. and Addie (Johns) Titus. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 9 November 1915, to join the Army Medical Corps. He stated he was a civil engineer, 23 years old, single, and he gave his father, S. W. Titus of Digby, Nova Scotia, as next-of-kin.
By April of 1916, he was Quartermaster of the 112th Battalion, later transferred to the No. 1 Tunneling Company as the head draughtsman. In the autumn of 1918 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant.
After the war, Harry Titus joined the Canadian National Railway at Moncton, New Brunswick. On 4 February 1920, at Sackville, New Brunswick, he married Annie Bell Ford, and they had two children. He retired from the C.N.R. in 1957, where he had risen to become Division Engineer at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He moved to Digby, and died on 23 October 1978.
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Lorne Fernwood Titus was born 15 August 1893 in Westport, Digby County, Nova Scotia, the son of Howard Cummings and Ophelia ("Olivia") (Shafner) Titus. He signed an Attestation Paper at Wolfville, Nova Scotia to join the 219th "Overseas" Highland Battalion. He stated he was a teacher, single, residing in Wolfville, and gave as next-of-kin his father, Howard Cummings Titus of Westport, Nova Scotia.
Lorne Titus survived the war, married Florence Gwendolyn Gidney on 9 June 1920, and had a family of two daughters. He became a teacher and principal, and became the Chief Superintendant of Schools in Saskatchewan. He died on 1 February 1965, at the age of 71.
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Lawrence Lee Titus was born 31 December 1890 in Westport, Digby County, Nova Scotia, the son of Elisha Payson and Clarissa (Dixon) Titus. He signed an Officers' Declaration Paper on 23 February 1916 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, joining the 219th Battalion of the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force with the rank of Lieutenant. He stated he was a law student, and that his former military service was to have been an instructor of the cadet corps for three years. He gave as next-of-kin his father, Elisha P. Titus of Westport, Nova Scotia.
Lawrence was a lawyer, and after the war he opened a law practice in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He married Edith Alma Ritcey on 1 October 1916 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. They had one son. He died on 22 November 1969 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. His brother, Alfred Elisha Titus, also served in the C.E.F. (see above).
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Melbourne Holland Titus was born 12 August 1898 in Freeport, Digby County, Nova Scotia, the son of Isaac Lewis and Mary Emma (McDormand) Titus. He signed an Attestation Paper at Freeport on 13 March 1916 to join the 219th Overseas Highland Battalion of the C.E.F.. He was 17 years old, although he exaggerated his age by one year when he signed up, claiming to have been born in 1897. He stated he was a fisherman, single, residing in Freeport, and gave as next-of-kin his father, Isaac Titus of Freeport.
Melbourne Titus fell ill while in France, spent time in hospital in England, and returned to Canada on a hospital ship in May 1918. He succumed to his illness, and died in hospital in Kentville, Nova Scotia on 2 April 1919, at the age of 20. He is counted among those who gave their lives in the Great War, and his name is inscribed in the Book of Remembrance, as well as on the war memorial in the village of Freeport.
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Raymond White Titus was born 28 December 1893 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Enoch and Lucy R. (Hilton) Titus. He signed an Attestation Paper at Yarmouth on 21 December 1915, to join the 112th "Overseas" Battalion of the C.E.F. He stated he was a barber, single, residing in Yarmouth, and that he had previously served with the 29th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. He gave his father, Enoch Titus of Yarmouth, as next-of-kin.
Ray Titus survived the war, and became a dairy farmer, settling eventually in Ontario. He married Dorothy Law on 25 July 1917 in Yarmouth, and they had six children. He died in Ontario.
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Roy Ellsworth Tower was born 4 September 1893 in West Sackville, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, the son of Willard and Elsie Nesbit (Ward) Tower. He signed an Attestation Paper on 30 March 1915 at Amherst, Nova Scotia. He stated he was a bank clerk, single, 21 years old, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Willard Tower of West Sackville, New Brunswick.
Roy Tower was killed in action on 21 July 1916. He is buried in the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, south-east of Ypers, in Belgium.
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Donald Morrison Trapnell was born 17 February 1891 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Henry and Jessie Wainwright (Dakin) Trapnell. He attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, as a student of Applied Science, 1911-12; 13-14. He signed an Attestation Paper at Valcartier, Quebec on 21 September 1914 at the age of 23. He stated he was an engineer, single, and gave his mother, Mrs. Jessie Trapnell of St. John's, Newfoundland, as next-of-kin.
Donald Morrison Trapnell was killed in France on 23 April 1915. He was serving as a Private in the 14th Battalion of the C.E.F. He is commemorated in the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance, and his name is memorialised on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial in the town of Ieper (formerly Ypres), in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium --- among the 55,000 names of men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War. His brother, Grant Stewart Trapnell, also served in the C.E.F. (see below).
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Grant Stewart Trapnell was born 25 November 1897 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Henry and Jessie Wainwright (Dakin) Trapnell. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 20 June 1916 at the age of 18 to join the 14th Field Artillery, Howitzer Brigade. He stated he was a student, single, currently living in St. John's, Newfoundland, and he gave his father, Robert Henry Trapnell, as next-of-kin. He stated he had served for six months in the Mount Allison Canadian Officer's Training Corps.
Grant Stewart Trapnell survived the war, married Helen Spour on 20 June 1925, and had two children. His brother, Donald Morrison Trapnell, also served in the C.E.F., and was killed in France (see above).
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Henry Charles Verner was born 25 April 1891 in Main-a-dieu, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Charles and Alice Elizabeth (Lewis) Verner. He signed an Officers' Declaration Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 22 April 1916, at the age of 24. He stated he was a salesman, and he listed his mother, Mrs. Henry C. Verner of Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, as next-of-kin (she was a widow). His prior military service was four years in the 94th Regiment. Henry C. Verner's brother, Lewis Verner, died of injuries sustained in the Halifax Explosion of 6 December 1917.
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Robert Henry Vickers was born 8 June 1897 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Ingraham Robert and Margaret (MacKinnon) Vickers. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney, Nova Scotia on 5 October 1915 at the age of 18 to join the 85th "Overseas" Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders). He stated he was a miner, single, and gave his father, Robert Vickers, as next-of-kin.
Robert Henry Vickers survived the war, and was a miner. He died on 19 October 1951 at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, at the age of 54. His brother, Sidney Ballentine Vickers, served in the C.E.F. and was killed on the western front in France (see above).
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Sidney Ballentine Vickers was born 8 December 1894 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Ingraham Robert and Margaret (MacKinnon) Vickers. He signed an Attestation Paper at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 23 November 1914 at the age of 19. He stated he was a miner, single, and gave his father, Robert Vickers, as next-of-kin.
Sidney Ballentine Vickers was killed on 1 July 1916, while serving as a Corporal with the 24th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment). He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, just north of the town of Etaples in France. His brother, Robert Henry Vickers, served in the C.E.F. (see below).
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Harold Osborne Wadden was born 24 January 1897 in South Head, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Hezekiah and Jane Ann (Peters) Wadden. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on 14 October 1915 at the age of 18 to join the 85th "Overseas" Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders). He stated he was a teamster, single, and gave as next-of-kin his father, Hezekiah Wadden.
Harold Wadden was killed on 5 September 1918 in France. His rank was Corporal, and he was serving with the 85th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). He is buried in Dury Mill British Cemetery, near the village of Dury in the Department of the Pas-de- Calais, France.
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Daniel Raymond Way was born 20 March 1890 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of William and Mary Ann McLean (Ross) Way. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, on 13 March 1916 at the age of 26, to join the 185th "Overseas" Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders). He stated he was a labourer, single, and he gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mrs. Mary Way, of Sydney Mines. His brother, Leslie Way, also joined the C.E.F. (see below).
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John Robert Way was born 11 October 1881 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Sarah (Fortune) Way. He signed an Attestation Paper at Valcartier, Quebec on 22 September 1914. He stated he was a miner, single, and gave as next-of-kin his mother, Mrs. Sarah Way.
John Robert Way was killed in France on 11 May 1917. His rank was Corporal, and he was serving with the 2nd Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery. He is buried in La Targette British Cemetery, near the village of Neuville-St Vaast in France.
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Leslie A. Way was born 7 February 1895 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of William and Mary Ann McLean (Ross) Way. He signed an Attestation Paper at Sydney, Nova Scotia, on 10 September 1915 at the age of 20 to join the 36th Overseas Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. He stated he was a labourer, single, and he gave his mother, Mrs. Mary Way of Sydney Mines, as next-of-kin. His brother, Raymond Way, also joined the C.E.F. (see above).
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Leland Fauntleroy Young was born 6 September 1891 in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Alexander and Clara (Spear) Young. He signed an Attestation Paper at Fredericton, New Brunswick, on 30 March 1915, at the age of 23. He stated he was a labourer, single, and he gave as next-of-kin his father, Alex Young of Digby, Nova Scotia.
Leland Fauntleroy Young was killed in France on 14 May 1917. He held the rank of Bombardier in the 6th Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery. He was buried in the Orchard Dump Cemetery in the village of Arleux-en-Gohelle, Pas de Calais, France.
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