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Goulden, David King F40237. Private. North Nova Scotia Highlanders. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. 1919 to 1944.David was awarded on 11 May 1944 a Good Conduct Badge. He landed at Normandy on 6 June 1944 and received special mention when, during the fierce fighting, he mounted the hulls of two Sherman tanks to rescue the commanders. [Shelburne Coast Guard 6 July 1944]. On 8 July 1944 he received a slight shrapnel wound, from a mortar shell fragment, on his right jaw and cheek. David was killed in action on 9 October 1944 during the Battle for the Belgian Channel Ports. He is buried in Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium in Row E, Plot 1, Grave 11.
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O'Connell, Herman Milford. Gunner. 4th Anti Tank Regiment. Royal Canadian Artillery. 1918 to 1943.1942
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O'Connell, Herman Milford. F867223. Gunner.4 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps.
Mike [Herman] was a fisherman when he enlisted on 9 June 1941. He embarked for overseas in October 1941. He and three other soldiers were killed when a two inch mortar bomb burst prematurely. Mike received a severe wound which pierced his heart on 2 September 1943 and he died the next day. The four soldiers were killed " in the performance of their military duty" and were buried at Brookfield Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey , United Kingdom. Mike's marker is Grave 1, Row G, Plot 45.
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Chetwynd, Keith Vernon. Private. West Nova Scotia Regiment. 1920 to 19431940
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Chetwynd, Keith Vernon. F64709. Private. West Nova Scotia Regiment. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. 1920 to 1943.Keith was a fisherman when he enlisted in Yarmouth on 2 April 1942. The regimental diary, in describing the Battle for Ortona, refers to the deep gullies in the area, which made it possible for the German snipers and patrols to approach close to the Canadians and as a result the casualties were heavy. Keith was killed on 13 December 1943 and is buried at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery in Grave 10, Row A, Plot 5. Italy.
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Sutherland, Lewis Lovitt Johnstone Capt. North Nova Scotia Highlanders 1921 to 19441943
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Sutherland, Lewis Lovitt Johnstone F50447. Captain North Nova Scotia Highlanders. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. 1921 to 1944.After Lewis Sutherland received his early education in Lockeport he obtained his Senior Matriculation at Horton Academy in Wolfville and entered the pre-med program at Acadia University. While at Acadia he joined the Canadian Officer's Training Program and continued the program when he entered Dalhousie University. He left his studies to enlist at Halifax as a private and quickly rose through the ranks. He embarked on the 19 July 1940 with the 1st Battalion of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders Regiment on the Orion. In 1942 he returned to Canada for Officer Training at Brockville, Ontario, and was promoted to Second Lieutenant on 7 November 1942 and to Lieutenant 11 December 1942. He embarked again from Halifax on 13 May 1943. In England and Scotland he was an instructor in commando training. The regiment was chosen to participate in the D-Day invasion "second wave" on 8 June 1943, at Normandy. On 12 June he was promoted to Acting Captain and then on the battlefield for his bravery and leadership he was promoted to Captain. While leading his company in combat he was shot by a sniper. Buried at Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Grave 13, Row C, Plot 12. France.
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Newell, Victor Donald. West Nova Scotia Regiment. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. 1922 to 1944.1943
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Newell, Victor Donald. F3478. Private. West Nova Scotia Regiment. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. 1922 to 1944.Victor Newell enlisted 28 December 1942 in Yarmouth, arrived in the United Kingdom on 19 June 1943 and in Italy 13 September 1943. During the "Gothic Line Battle" he stepped on a landmine and was killed when a portion of his boot entered his heart. Buried at Montecchio War Cemetery,Italy.
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Goodwin, Herbert Ralph1944
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Goodwin, Herbert Ralph F3481. Fusiler. Independent Machine Gun Company. Princess Louise Fusiliers. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps.1922 to 1945.
Herbert Goodwin was a fisherman when he enlisted in Yarmouth on 12 January 1943 and then took his basic training in Halifax and Aldershot. He embarked from Canada on 14 May 1943 and embarked for the Mediterranean Theatre of War on 23 October 1943. Herbert was wounded on 19 December 1944 and reported dangerously ill the next day. His parents then received word he was out of danger and had a letter from him saying"he was better and hoped to be home soon". Later medical reports showed he suffered from acute hepatitis, rupture of the esophagus, pleurisy and a shell wound penetrating the right chest and abdomen. He would require long hospital care which he was to receive at No.1 Neuro Hospital in the United Kingdom. He was placed on the RCN Hospital Ship HMCS Niobe at 1730 hours on 26 February and died there at 2200 hours that evening. Buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Grave 8, Row J, Plot 56, Surrey, United Kingdom.
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Newell, Robert 'Glenwright'. Corporal. North Nova Scotia Highlanders. 1915 to 19451939
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Newell, Robert "Glenwright" F7082. Corporal. North Nova Scotia Highlanders. 1915 to 1945Glenwright Newell was the second volunteer for military service from Cape Sable Island when he enlisted on 4 September 1939. He trained in Yarmouth, Halifax, Quebec and Newfoundland before going overseas on 21 November 1944. Glenwright was in active service in Belgium in March 1945. He recieved a bayonet wound to his scalp on 6 April 1945 which was followed by pneumonia. He was transferred to No.11 Canadian General Hospital in England. On 24 August 1945 he was reported dangerously ill and died 16 December 1945. Buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery in Grave 5, Row A , Plot 58, Surrey, United Kingdom.
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Dash, Karl Evans. Sapper. 1 Field Squadron. Royal Canadian Engineers. 1923 to 1945.1942
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