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   Digby County War Veterans : Born or Died in Digby County.                         

SURNAME

 GIVEN NAME

PICTURE

DATE PLACE BORN

DATE DIED CEMETERY PLOT #

REGIMENT

RANK

SERVICE

ASSIGNED

PARENTS

SPOUSE

SIBLINGS

CHILDREN

OBITUARY

HEADSTONE PICTURE

ALCOCK Raymond L

alcock_raymond.jpg (126657 bytes)

1921 1991

Rossway Baptist

  Sgt                
AMERO Frank Charles     June 25, 1942 -45

DOUCETTEVILLE (SACRED HEART) CEMETERY

G/46283 Private WWII

Veterans Guard of Canada

    Anna Amero        
BABIN Bertrand A. "Carineau"     June 9, 2002 -77

Sacred Heart Church Cemetery, Saulnierville

    WWII          

YES

 
BACON Leslie Bickford   May 16, 1917

 in Barton

December 14, 2002 -85

Bloomfield Methodist Cemetery

    WWII in France, Germany and Holland He received a citation from Field Marshall MONTGOMERY for exemplary conduct during the campaign in France.        

YES

 

 

BARNES        

 

Edwin H.   1922 1994

Bayview United Church Cemetery

  LAC RCAF              
BATES Clarence     26 May 1979 Age 82

Freeport Brookside Cemetery

  Private 17 res battalion C.E.F.             YES
BLINN J. Anselm "Sam"   Oct. 3, 1912

Church Point

June 22, 2002 -89

 

    WWII          

YES

 
CORNWALL Miss Bertha     December 30, 1967 American Nurse Corps, and was awarded the French War Cross. RN WWI   Mr. Henry Cornwall   Charles; half-brothers Ivan CORNWALL, Berwick and Harry CORNWALL      
FRANKLIN Elliott Maynard Claude   Born 1920 in Digby, Nova Scotia; home there.  

, F/L  (J14038) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.408 Squadron - Award effective 2 October 1944 as per London Gazette dated 13 October 1944 and AFRO 2637/44 FRANKLIN dated 8 Elliott Maynard December 1944.  Enlisted in Digby, 2 October 1940.  Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 27 January 1941), No.11 EFTS (graduated 29 March 1941) and No.9 SFTS (graduated 20 June 1941). Commissioned 1942.  No citation other than "completed...numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which [he has] invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty".  DHist file 181.009 D.1633 (RG.24 Vol.20603) has recommendation dated 1 July when he had flown 32 sorties (166 hours 32 minutes), 20 January to 17 July 1944.  Name given as Elliott Maynard Claude Franklin. Flight Lieutenant Franklin has completed a large number of sorties against some of the most heavily defended targets in Germany, including several to Berlin.  On all his sorties he has shown a fine offensive spirit and his photographs of the target have been excellent, many indicating  hits on the actual aiming point. Flight Lieutenant Franklin, through his cheerfulness and excellent leadership, combined with his splendid operational record, has set an inspiring example to his crew and to the squadron as a whole.  Therefore, I recommend that he be awarded a non-immediate Distinguished Flying Cross.

                 
BOUDREAU Cyril Joseph   Wedgeport June 6, 2002 -84

Sacred Heart Church Cemetery, Saulnierville

    WWII
Royal Canadian Navy
         

YES

 
BROWN Paul Lloyd   Yarmouth March 1, 2002 -77

 

    WWII

Cape Breton Highlanders.

         

YES

 
BURKE Charles     June 26, 1918 -23

PORT WADE UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

223254 Private WWI

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regt.)

85th Bn. John Howard Burke and Annie E. Burke          
COMEAU Emile     June 10, 1917 - 22

CHURCH POINT ST. MARY'S CHURCH CEMETERY

666503 Private WWI

Canadian Infantry

165th Bn. Mrs. Martha Comeau          
COMEAU Leo Joseph   Weymouth February 6, 2003 -90y

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery

  RCEME WWII -in England, Italy and Continental Europe

 

          YES  
COMEAU Telesphore Joseph     November 10, 1943 Age : 22

ST. BERNARD CEMETERY New-behind the church. Old-near old school building. Lot 2. Range C. Grave 2

F/601010 Sapper WWII

Royal Canadian Engineers

  Marius and Dillie Comeau          
CORNWELL Ralph E     Sept 13, 1918 -20 years old Killed in France

Rossway Baptist Cemetery

  Private WWI              
COSSETT Bruce     April 12, 1917 -33

SMITH'S COVE (HILLSBOROUGH) CEMETERY

1060247 Private WWI

Canadian Infantry

246th Bn John A. and Maximilla Cossett H. M. Wilson (formerly Cossett)       YES
COSSETT Harold     June 4, 1918 -15

SMITH'S COVE CEMETERY

362 Gunner WWI

Canadian Garrison Artillery

  Robert B. and Edith M. Cossett         YES
CROMWELL Ralph Carman   Danvers May 3, 2002 -91

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Weymouth

    WWII He fought on the front line of the Italian Company, and was wounded. He served in England and North Africa.          

YES

 
DELANEY Gordon A   1910 1986

Central Haven Cemetery

Private   West N.S. Regt C.A.              
d'ENTREMONT Leslie François   Lower West Pubnico February 7, 2003 -87y

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Middle West Pubnico Cemetery

    WWII hospital ship MV Matilda Sea            
DOUCET Joseph "Artidore"   Belliveaus Cove April 26, 2002 -77

 

    WWII
South West Nova Regiment
         

YES

 
DOUCET Joseph Edouard Gerald     May 14, 1947 -30

SAULNIERVILLE ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

V/40673 Able Seaman WWII

Royal Canadian Navy Vol. Reserve

H.M.C.S. Donnacona Howard and Marie Anne Doucet Elizabeth Doucet        
DOUCETTE George     January 19, 1917 -24

SALMON RIVER (ST. VINCENT DE PAUL) CEMETERY Near North boundary

733622  

Private

WWII

Canadian Infantry

165th Bn Patrick and Therese Doucette          
DOUCETTE Ralph Sydney   Yarmouth County April 17, 2002 -80

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Weymouth

    WWII          

YES

 
DURAN Theodore Vernon     12 March 2003   Corporal in the Royal Canadian Air Force WWII

Gunner in the Artillery

             
ELLIS Richard C     Feb 25, 1957 75 years old

Bayview United Church Cemetery

  Lance Corporal WWII

Royal Canadian Engineers CEF

             
EMERSON Harold S    Nov 14, 1904 Feb 14, 1984

Bayview United Church Cemetery

  Captain WWII

US Army

             
FRANCIS Burgess Arthur     September 4, 1947 - 43

WEYMOUTH FALLS (ST. MATTHEW'S) CEMETERY

F/89648 Private WWII

Royal Canadian Infantry Corp

West Nova Scotia Regiment   Violet M. Francis        
FRANCIS Thomas Edward   Smiths Cove March 18, 2002 -83

Smith-Sulis Cemetery, Smiths Cove

    WWII          

YES

 
                             
GAUDET Edward J. "Eddie"     June 26, 2002 -82

Stella Maris Church Cemetery, Meteghan

    WWII served in England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany          

YES

 
GAUDET Reginald Arthur Vivian "Reg"   Black's Harbour, N.B       WWII   Thomas and Evelyn (STANTON) GAUDETT Margaret (CARTER) sister, Gloria (Wayne) MATTHEWS; brother, Clarence; sisters, Syliva, Pauline and Gloria Vivian Rawding; Reginald Jr. "Reg", Digby; daughters, Sarah (Tom) SHERMAN, Digby; and Vanessa RUTKOWSKI, Digby YES  
GIDNEY Duncan     1918 -22 years (died in France)

 Sandy Cove Baptist Cemetery

  Gunner                
GLAVIN William Alton     August 26, 1940 -55

WESTPORT BAPTIST CEMETERY

A/2551 Cook WWII

Royal Canadian Navy Vol. Reserve

H.M.C.S. Venture   Irene Glavin        
 GAVEL William Weed gavel_william_weed.jpg (26632 bytes) May 30, 1852

Richfield

1959

Forest Glen Cemetery

  Sgt WWI

CEF 1916-1919

112th Battalion Served in Canada, England and France.  Wounded in action. Enos Gardner and Anne 'Jane' (Brittain) GAVEL Edith GOULD of Jeddore, Halifax County       YESgavel_william.jpg (107955 bytes)
GOTT Marion Penny   Born in England on June 24, 1913 March 9, 2005

 

                   
HAINES Hugh Linden   Freeport February 26,2000 -84

Brookside Cemetery, Freeport

      Penny came to Nova Scotia as a veteran of the U.S. Army        

YES

YES

HIGGINS (Nee Delaney) Sgt. Nellie   1899 1989

Central Haven Cemetery

  Sgt. C W A C   C.A.              
HOGAN William Bertram     09 May 1957

St. Joseph's cemetery

    WWI              
HUNT Jacob     October 19, 1918 -25

SMITH'S COVE CEMETERY

90215 Gunner WWI

Canadian Field Artillery

           

YES

INNES Reginald H. "Reg"     March 3, 2005 Age 66

Morganville Cemetery, Morganville, Digby Co.

      Canadian Armed Forces for 25 years, where he served with the Kingston Guard, the Signal Corps and as an Administrative Chief Clerk. He served as a peacekeeper in Egypt and with NATO in Europe.         YES  
JANS William Frederick     August 17, 1944 AGE 19

 DIGBY (FAIRVIEW) UNITED CHURCH CEMETERY

Plot 32

V/66589 Able Seaman WWII

Royal Canadian Navy Vol. Reserve

H.M.C.S. Cornwallis Gottfried and Maggie Jans          
JOHNSON Ralph Scott   February 27, 1923

Digby

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Digby Baptist cemetery

  WAG (wireless air gunner) WWII served in the RCAF from 1939-1946 as a WAG (wireless air gunner) attached to the RAF upon arrival in London and was honourably discharged in 1946 as MWO first class            
KERR Charles Frederick     Friday, September 19, 2003 -81

Mount Carmel Parish Cemetery, Concession

                   
KNICKLE Allan J. "Nick"   Blue Rocks December 7, 2001 -79

Forest Hill Cemetery, Digby

  Able Seaman and Radar Operator WWII served six years of active duty overseas        

YES

 
LEWIS Charles Frederick "Fred"   Waterford, Digby Co April 14, 2002 -88

Longinus Cemetery, Waterford

  leading Seaman WWII

Navy

 

         

YES

 
LINKLETTER William Clayton   1930

Summerside PEI

July 23, 1999

Freeport Brookside Cemetery

    RCAF

Korean War

         

YES

YES
MACKIN James Gregory   St. John, N.B. Thursday, March 10, 2005 age 83

 

  Communications officer WWII

Canadian and American Navies

  Michael and Mary (Moore) Mackin       YES  
MARSHALL Betty Blanche   England December 18, 2002 - 78

Clementsvale Cemetery

      After the war she came to Nova Scotia as a war bride.        

YES

 
MARSHALL Ernest     June 5, 1943 -37

DIGBY (FAIRVIEW) UNITED CHURCH CEMETERY Plot 11

V/25258 Petty Officer Steward WWII

Royal Canadian Navy Vol. Reserve

 

H.M.C.S. Cornwallis Ella Marshall Lillian Marshall        
MCALPINE Percy     February 28, 1918 -20

SMITH'S COVE SOULIS CEMETERY

733546 Private WWI

Canadian Infantry

  Freeman McAlpine          
MOREHOUSE Ira Bertram     October 30, 1941 -23

LITTLE RIVER (UNITED BAPTIST) CHURCH CEMETERY

SALMON RIVER (ST. VINCENT DE PAUL) CEMETERY

R/124551 Aircraftman 2nd Class WWI

Royal Canadian Air Force

  Bernard and Lois E. Morehouse          
MUISE Cyril     December 6, 1918 - 46

DIGBY (ST. PATRICK'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

282854 Private WWI

Canadian Infantry

219th Battalion            
NEWCOMBE Roy Emerson     February 21, 2004 - 82

Woodlawn Cemetery

    WWII              
OLIVER Howard Mathew   Vancouver, B.C. April 28, 2003 -84y     WWII

Korean War

         

YES

 
OUTHOUSE Vincent Edison "Skip"   Tiverton March 30, 2002 -87

Port Maitland Beaver River Cemetery

    WWII

Royal Canadian Navy

 

HMCS Camrose        

YES

 
PATTERSON  Marion   1922 1989

Freeport Brookside Cemetery

  Private C.W.A.C             YES
PERRY David H F/L   1920 1944 Their Son
Buried in Calais, France

Freeport Brookside Cemetery