Fireman/Trimmer Henry Winfield Douglas Baker—Perished at Sea August 28, 1940

Henry Winfield Douglas Baker was born at Marie Joseph, Guysborough County, on September 24, 1913, the son of Charles Henry and Marion Louise (Douglas) Baker. Douglas’s father Charles was also a native of Marie Joseph, where he worked as a fish-buyer and operated a local inn. Douglas’s paternal grandfather Henry was a local merchant.

Douglas Baker's name on the Halifax Memorial—1940 Merchant Marine Fatalities

While Douglas’s mother Marion was residing at Spanish Ship Bay at the time of her marriage to Henry, she was born at Liverpool, England, the daughter of David Douglas, whose occupation is listed as “navigator” on the couple’s marriage license.

Born and raised in a coastal community, Douglas made a living at sea. His 1932 marriage license lists his occupation as “fisherman.” On August 20 of that year, the 19-year-old married Nellie Alice Croft, age 18, a native of Gegoggin and daughter of Jacob E. and Maria Jane (MacDonald) Croft. The following year, the couple welcomed a son Wendell into their home.

At some point prior to or shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, Douglas joined the crew of the freighter SS Kyno. Built in the shipyard of Goole, east of Leeds, UK, the 4,000-ton vessel was completed in 1924 and operated by Ellerman’s Wilson Line [EWL], located at nearby Hull, UK. The Kyno became part of EWL’s considerable trans-Atlantic commercial fleet.

SS Kyno

Following Britain’s September 3, 1939, declaration of war on Germany, the Kyno joined the merchant marine fleet that carried crucial supplies from North American to the United Kingdom throughout the Second World War. The vessels traveled in convoys, following a number of different routes across the North Atlantic, depending on their final destination.

Aboard the Kyno, Douglas worked as a fireman and trimmer, two tasks critical to the operation of a coal-fired, steam-powered vessel. Firemen maintained the furnaces that generated the steam required to power the boat, while trimmers ensured that there was a constant supply of coal available in the furnace room. These men laboured in the ship’s hot and treacherous “stokehold,” where the prospects of escape, in the event that a torpedo struck the vessel, were poor.

On August 16, 1940, the Kyno, under the command of Master William Andsell Thompson, departed from Halifax, NS, destined for the United Kingdom. The vessel was part of Convoy HX-66, and followed the designated “HX” route, travelling northeastward past Newfoundland’s Avalon peninsula to the southern tip of Greenland. The ships then steamed eastward past Iceland before curving southward into the Irish Sea toward their final destination at Liverpool.

At this point in the war, Germany’s U-boats operated only on the European side of the North Atlantic, as the United States did not enter the conflict until early December 1941. Prowling the waters west of the British Isles, the submarines sought to intercept a convoy and launch a night-time attack on its ships. As HX-66 passed south of Iceland and veered southeastward toward the waters between Scotland and Ireland, the German submarine U-28, under the command of Korvettehapitän Günter Kuhnke—one of Germany’s top "U-boat Aces"—spotted Convoy HX-66 and prepared to attack.

At 2057 hours August 28, 1940, a torpedo from U-28 struck SS Kyno when the vessel was located approximately 50 kilometres north-northeast of Rockall, an uninhabited granite islet approximately 400 kilometres west of South Uist, Scotland. While 32 of its crew members were able to scramble into lifeboats as the vessel sank, five men perished as the Kyno slipped beneath the water. All were part of the engine room crew—three firemen and trimmers, one “donkeyman” [the person in charge of the engine room] and the ship’s second engineer officer.

Douglas Baker was one of the three firemen/trimmers lost at sea in the SS Kyno’s sinking. His name is engraved on the Halifax Memorial, erected in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, in memory of the men and women of the navy, army and merchant navy who perished at sea during the Second World War.  Douglas was Guysborough County’s first Second World War fatality.

Halifax Memorial, Point Pleasant Park

 After her husband’s passing, Nellie married Henry Schrider and gave birth to a second son, Harvey. She passed away at Halifax on August 22, 2002, and was laid to rest in St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Liscomb. Wendell, her son by her first marriage, passed away at Oxford, NS, on October 12, 2013.

Second World War Honour Roll of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

Avery, Alphonso: Born at Larry’s River on December 26, 1921, son of Abraham and Martha (Avery) Avery. Killed in action in France on July 26, 1944.

Baker, Henry Winfield Douglas: Born at Marie Joseph on September 24, 1913, son of Charles Henry and Marion Louise (Douglas) Baker; husband of Millie Alice (Croft) Baker. Perished at sea aboard SS Kyno on August 28, 1940.

Barnard, Walter Ernest: Born at Ecum Secum on January 8, 1920, son of Henry Samuel and Prudence Rosella (Pye) Barnard. Killed in action in France on August 2, 1944.

Barss, Walter Charles: Born at Louisbourg on March 19, 1918, son of Walter Dinsmore and Edna Evelyn (Horton) Barss, Sydney River. Perished at sea aboard HMCS Alberni on August 21, 1944. [Parents were Guysborough County natives.]

Bond, Joseph Placide: Born at East Port Felix on August 21, 1921, son of William T. and Marie Therese (Cashen) Bond. Killed in action in Italy on August 30, 1944.

Boudreau, Vernon William: Born at Little Dover on November 20, 1920, son of John and Margaret (Rhynold) Boudreau. Killed in action in France on August 28, 1944.

Boutilier, Burnham Edward: Born at Sherbrooke on November 24, 1919, son of James and Susan (Mortimer) Boutilier. Killed in action in France on June 21, 1945.

Brophy, John Lawrence Douglas: Born at Mulgrave on October 17, 1919, son of John and Rose Ann (O’Neill) Brophy. Killed in a flying accident in the United Kingdom on August 16, 1942.

Cameron, Allan Cantley: Born at New Glasgow on October 16, 1920, son of Alexander Christopher and Queenie Mae (Fanning) Cameron, Canso. Died of sickness at Toronto, ON, on June 30, 1943.

Cameron, Douglas Seaman: Born at Aspen on June 18, 1917, son of Leibert and Alma (McKeen) Cameron. Killed in action in the Mediterranean theatre on June 30, 1943.

Carr, Samuel James: Born at Manasette Lake on February 12, 1924, son of Howard and Eviva (Diggins) Carr. Killed in action in Italy on May 23, 1944.

Clarke, John Fred: Born at Trenton on February 8, 1918, son of Alexander and Edith (Clyburn) Clarke, Goldboro. Killed in action in France on August 8, 1944.

Cluney, Robert Doyle: Born at Half Island Cove on September 22, 1923, son of James Burton and Ethel Leona (Munro) Cluney. Killed in action in Italy on December 12, 1943.

Cole, Benjamin Havelock: Born at Canso on May 8, 1921, son of Howard William and Melinda Caroline (Greencorn) Cole. Died of sickness at Debert Military Hospital, NS, on November 7, 1945.

Corkum, James Wallace: Born at Port Bickerton on September 9, 1919, son of Judson Randolph and Alma (Turple) Corkum. Killed in action in Italy on June 8, 1944.

Cottreau, Joseph: Born in September 1903 at Tusket Wedge, NS, son of Arthur and Helen (Doucet) Cottreau; step-son of Rose (Manuel) Cottreau, Canso. Perished at sea aboard SS Torondoc on May 28, 1942.

Cox, David Reid: Born at Isaac’s Harbour on August 3, 1918, son of Harry Joseph and Lucetta Emma (Reid) Cox. Killed in a flying accident in the United Kingdom on April 14, 1942.

Croft, Wilfred Burton: Born at Spanish Ship Bay on November 18, 1920, son of George Henry and Lydia Olive (Jack) Croft. Killed in action in France on August 14, 1944.

Crooks, John Malcolm: Born at Wine Harbour on July 23, 1891, son of Ruben and Mary (Robinson) Crooks; husband of Muriel R. Crooks. Died of sickness at Christie St. Hospital, Toronto, ON, on July 30, 1944.

Dandurant, Harvey McGrath: Born at Sherbrooke on June 13, 1927, son of Harvey and Elizabeth Grace (McGrath) Dandurant. Died on September 25, 1946 while serving with the United States Armed Forces.

Davidson, Andrew: Born at Goldboro on October 7, 1913, son of William Marshall and Sadie McLeod (Fanning) Davidson. Killed in action in France on September 17, 1944.

Davies, William John Ross: Born at Baltimore, MD, on January 24, 1918, son of Dr. James William and Eva Muriel (Williams) Davies, Sherbrooke. Killed in action over Europe on March 5, 1943.

Diggins, John Andrew: Born at Canso on January 12, 1912, son of Walter A. and Elizabeth Sarah “Bessie” (Ryan) Diggins. Killed in action in the Mediterranean theatre on July 13, 1943.

Dort, Colin David: Born at Cole Harbour on November 20, 1923, son of Joseph Wilfred and Jane Mary (Murray) Dort. Killed in action in Italy on September 16, 1944.

Dort, James David: Born at Little Dover on February 19, 1923, son of David Leander and Bertha (Reynolds) Dort; ward and nephew of Frances Carrigan, Springhill. Killed in action in Italy on February 29, 1944.

Dunning, William John Anderson: Born in Newfoundland on November 19, 1915, son of John Carmichael and Jessie Emma (Cook) Dunning, Hazel Hill; husband of Eva C. Dunning, Bass River. Died from injuries received in an accident at Sydney, NS, on February 15, 1945.

Fader, James Vincent: Born at Dover on July 20, 1911, son of Ivan William and Mary Delena (Barry) Fader. Killed in action in Italy on September 19, 1944.

Fanning, Huntley Allison: Born at Drumhead on October 29, 1921, son of Leonard R. and Theresa Evelyn (Manthorne) Fanning. Perished at sea aboard HMCS Esquimalt on April 16, 1945.

Fleming, Marshall Douglas: Born at Port Hilford on September 24, 1920, son of David C. and Eva M. (Langille) Fleming. Accidentally killed at No. 6 Service Flight Training School, Dunnville, ON, on November 3, 1942.

Gammon, Alfred Vincent: Born at Tor Bay on August 25, 1917, son of Albert Alexander and Hattie Lucretia (Gammon) Gammon; husband of Ruby (Tucker) Gammon, Truro. Killed in action in Italy on September 15, 1944.

Gammon, Bayne: Born at New Harbour in 1921, son of Garfield A. and Leila B. (Slater) Gammon. Perished at sea aboard SS Frederick S. Fales on September 22, 1940.

George, John Kingston: Born at Halfway Cove on September 18, 1922, son of Austin and Hazel (Davis) George. Killed in action in Belgium on October 24, 1944.

Giffin, Huntley Osborne: Born at Isaac’s Harbour on January 9, 1890, son of Theodore Harding and Martha (Lintlop) Giffin; husband of Matilda Matthewson (Holland) Giffin, Montreal, QC. Perished at sea aboard SS Lady Hawkins on January 19, 1942.

Giffin, William Ira: Born at Halifax on February 8, 1916, son of Edgar Ethelbert and Marguerite Maud (Weatherdon) Giffin, Halifax. Died of wounds at Christie St. Hospital, Halifax, on October 6, 1943. [Father was Guysborough County native.]

Gillis, Roderick James: Born at Mulgrave c. 1913, son of Neil and Mary E. (Hayes) Gillis. Perished at sea aboard SS Roxby on November 7, 1942.

Goodwin, Charles: Born at Canso on March 18, 1917, son of Howard Glenwood and Minnie Olivia (Carter) Goodwin. Perished at sea aboard SS J. B. White on March 16, 1941.

Gordon, Nelson Leslie: Born at Bay Roberts, NL, on July 10, 1924, son of Alexander and Violet Lillian (Parsons) Gordon, Canso. Killed in a flying accident at Woodbridge, UK, on February 2, 1945.

Grady, William Leland: Born at Port Shoreham on February 22, 1902, son of William Henry and Eliza Sophia (Porper) Grady. Killed in action in France on August 10, 1944.

Greencorn, Clarence Henry: Born at Half Island Cove on November 21, 1914, son of George and Margaret (Greencorn) Greencorn. Killed in action in Italy on September 19, 1944.

Hadley, Douglas Albert: Born at New Waterford, Cape Breton, on December 26, 1920, son of Lewis and Elizabeth May (Jamison) Hadley, Oyster Ponds; foster son of George and Bertha Seaman, West River Station, Pictou County. Killed in action in Italy on September 28, 1944.

Hanlon, Carl Alphonse: Born at Canso on February 2, 1924, son of Joseph and Caroline “Carrie” (Fanning) Hanlon. Killed in action in Italy on July 13, 1944.

Hart, Cyril Robert: Born at Boylston on November 1, 1923, son of Levi Robert and Minnie Eliza (Peart) Hart. Killed in action in France on July 25, 1944.

Hartling, Gordon Rudolph: Born at Spanish Ship Bay on May 5, 1921, son of Frank Burton and Mary Elizabeth “Bessie” (Rudolph) Hartling. Killed in action in France on June 9, 1944.

Hattie, Bert MacIntosh: Born at Barney’s River on July 12, 1919, son of Robert C. and Margaret R. (MacDonald) Hattie, Caledonia. Killed in action in Italy on May 20, 1944.

Hodgson, Marshall McLaren: Born at Country Harbour Mines on May 9, 1923, son of Murray Wilbert and Helen Grace (McLaren) Hodgson. Died of illness related to combat wounds at Halifax, NS, on June 23, 1945.

Hubbard, Frederick Leo: Born at Canso on March 25, 1919, son of Clifton Daniel and Cora Anna (Hurst) Hubbard. Killed in action in the Solomon Islands on March 11, 1944, while serving with the US Infantry.

Hudson, Claude Harold: Born at Country Harbour Mines on June 2, 1922, son of Harold Vans and Sarah Elizabeth (Fisher) Hudson. Killed in action over Europe on January 12, 1945.

Jamieson, James Edward: Born at Canso on August 17, 1913, son of Roy Edward and Helen (Reid) Jamieson. Killed in action in the Mediterranean theatre on July 1, 1941.

Jamieson, John Christopher: Born at Halfway Cove on May 26, 1900, son of John Patrick and Margaret Ellen “Maggie” (Murphy) Jamieson. Died of sickness at Fredericton, NB, on October 19, 1945.

Jewers, Baxter Milton Edwin: Born at Halifax on February 26, 1920, son of Milton Adam and Gertrude Alice (Rood) Jewers, Stewiacke. Killed in action in Italy on September 8, 1944. [Parents were natives of Guysborough County.]

Johnson, Lorimer Leigh: Born at Hazel Hill on February 12, 1917, son of James and Laura (Lawrence) Johnson. Killed in the Netherlands on April 21, 1945.

Jordan, George Ernest: Born at Giant’s Lake, Guysborough County, on March 3, 1922, son of Ernest and Evelyn (Jordan McCaul) Jordan. Killed in action in France on June 7, 1944.

Jost, Burton Norris: Born at Guysborough on August 2, 1911, son of Arthur C. and C. Victoria (Martin) Jost. Killed in action in the Netherlands on June 25, 1943.

Kelly, John Dennis: Born at Mulgrave on January 24, 1918, son of John and Bridgit Anastasia (Keys) Kelly. Accidentally killed at Seebe, AB, on August 19, 1945.

King, Joseph Henry “Harry”: Born at Minto, NB, on November 14, 1921, son of Murray McNab and Edith (Beal) King, Dorchester, NB; husband of Mildred Irene King, Londonderry Mines. Killed in action in France on June 28, 1944. [Residing at Eight Island Lake at time of enlistment.]

Lawrence, Robert Leonard: Born at New Glasgow on March 28, 1924, son of Norman H. and Mae Alice Lawrence, Guysborough (foster parents). Killed in action in France on August 13, 1944.

Leslie, Norwood Kitchener: Born at Sherbrooke on November 11, 1914, son of John W. and Beatrice Leslie. Killed in action in the Netherlands on October 13, 1944.

Lucas, Lawrence Edward: Born at Guysborough on December 9, 1925, son of Charles Joseph and Amelia Hattie (Andrews) Lucas. Killed in action in the Netherlands on April 23, 1945.

MacDonald, Duncan Joseph: Born at Mulgrave on June 14, 1918, son of Osborne and Catherine Ann (Ryan) MacDonald. Killed in a training accident while serving at Dartmouth, NS, on April 19, 1944.

MacDonald, James Gordon: Born at Greenwood, Pictou County, on June 12, 1922, son of Alexander "Sander" and Gladys (Jordan) McDonald. Killed in action in Italy on May 17, 1944. [Mother was Guysborough County native.]

MacHattie, Harvey Donald: Born in China on June 6, 1920, son of Rev. James Blake and Janet MacHattie, Toronto, ON. Killed in action in Italy on January 27, 1945. [Parents were Guysborough County natives.]

MacKenzie, Floyd Irwin: Born at Roachvale on May 18, 1921, son of Alexander Edward and Mildred Sophia (Horton) MacKenzie. Killed in action in France on June 7, 1944.

MacPherson, Lawrence Patrick: Born at Antigonish on November 16, 1919, son of Alexander and Isabel (O’Connor) MacPherson, North Riverside. Died of sickness in Italy on October 5, 1944.

Malloy, William Alexander: Born at South Lochaber on December 13, 1920, son of George and Edna Blanche (Smith) Malloy. Killed in action in Italy on February 2, 1945.

Markie, Thomas: Born at East Erinville on July 21, 1924, son of Andrew William and Margaret Ann (MacPherson) Markie. Killed in action in Belgium on October 24, 1944.

Mattie, Leonard William: Born at Mattie Settlement on October 28, 1921, son of Arthur Norman and Mary Jane (DeWolfe) Mattie. Killed in action in Italy on January 24, 1944.

McIntosh, Edward James: Born at Stillwater on November 29, 1899, son of William and Olive (Hingley) McIntosh; husband of Beulah McIntosh, Sherbrooke. Died of sickness at Sherbrooke on December 24, 1942, while serving with the Veterans Guard of Canada.

McKinley, McGregor: Born at Spanish Ship Bay on August 1, 1902, son of Seth and Caroline (Baker) McKinlay; husband of Bessie (Blackett) McKinley, Liscomb. Perished at sea aboard SS Mildred Pauline on May 1, 1942.

McNeary, Joseph Leo: Born at Canso on February 9, 1924, son of Walter Dennis and Mary (Maney) McNeary. Killed in action in France on July 28, 1944.

Munroe, Austin Havelock: Born at Little Dover on December 2, 1919, son of Edward and Mary Munroe; husband of Anna Elizabeth Munroe, Little Dover. Killed in action in the Netherlands on March 25, 1945.

Munroe, Garfield J.: Born at Little Dover on September 12, 1921, son of Daniel and Annie (Harnish) Munroe. Killed in action in France on September 27, 1944.

Myers, Clyde Elmer: Born at Grace Bay on April 3, 1925, son of Delbert Sturgeon and Gladys Maud (Horton) Myers, Queensport. Died of sickness in Canada on March 17, 1944.

Myers, George Wilbur: Born at Cook’s Cove on September 16, 1919, son of Wilbur John and Myrtle Powell (Jones) Myers. Killed in action in France on July 19, 1944.

Newell, Gordon Melvin: Born at Canso on May 14, 1924, son of Mansfield and Lila (Feltmate) Newell. Killed in action in Italy on May 20, 1944.

Nickerson, Harold Judson: Born at Canso on April 13, 1913, son of George Frederick and Caroline “Carrie” (Nickerson) Dobson. Died of sickness at Cornwallis Veterans’ Hospital, Halifax, on June 18, 1946.

Nickerson, William James Murdoch: Born at Calgary, AB, on April 18, 1918, son of James Glenright and Grace Elizabeth (Murdoch) Nickerson, Vancouver, BC. Killed in action over Germany on November 18, 1943. [Mother was a Guysborough County native.]

O’Hara, Loren Stanton: Born at New Harbour on November 16, 1903, son of George W. and Sarah Jane (Humber) O’Hara, Sherbrooke. Died of sickness at General Hospital, Regina, SK, on September 18, 1945.

Peart, Hilbert Joseph: Born at Canso on February 28, 1916, son of Roy and Elizabeth Lillian “Bessie” (Scott) Peart, Halifax. Perished at sea aboard HMCS Athabaskan on April 29, 1944.

Pelrine, Raymond Francis: Born at Port Felix on July 30, 1922, son of Charles Martin and Clara (Fougere) Pelrine, Havre Boucher. Killed in air raid near Bournemouth, UK, on May 23, 1943.

Power, Lawrence Fabian: Born at Mulgrave on January 16, 1916, son of William Patrick and Rose Ann (O’Neill) Power. Killed in action over the English Channel on August 18, 1943.

Pye, Franklyn Richard Samuel: Born at Ecum Secum River on December 5, 1916, son of Archibald A. and Margaret Jane Florence (Jewers) Pye. Killed in action over Germany on August 27, 1942.

Pye, Howard Leslie: Born at Liscomb on December 8, 1913, son of Leonard W. and Ida Alexandra (Hartling) Pye. Died at Surrey, UK, on January 24, 1943.

Ray, Irvin Kirwin: Born at St. Mary’s River on March 12, 1921, son of Joseph Elijah and Melissa Angeline (Jack) Ray, East River St. Mary’s. Died while a prisoner of war at Yokohama, Japan, on November 13, 1943.

Richard, Thomas Joseph: Born at Charlos Cove on August 25, 1918, son of Martin Samuel and Margaret Jane Richard; husband of Elizabeth A. (Mannette) Richard, New Glasgow. Killed in action in France on July 4, 1944.

Richardson, Roland Elwood: Born at Goldboro on February 21, 1921, son of Howard and Clara (Cottie) Richardson, Timmins, ON. Died of accidental wounds received during training at Botwood, NL, on June 18, 1942.

Rudolph, Lawrence Arthur: Born at Liscomb on December 31, 1923, son of Basil Melbourne and Elsie  (Walters) Rudolph. Killed in action in the Netherlands on February 27, 1945.

Rutherford, James Ross: Born at Canso on January 30, 1917, son of James McGregor and Lillie M. (Webster) Rutherford. Killed in a motorcycle accident at Aldershot, UK, on March 18, 1942.

Ryan, Austin Edward: Born at Mulgrave on May 11, 1923, son of James Edward and Florence Eloise (Cunningham) Ryan. Killed in action in Italy on September 30, 1944.

Shea, Henry George Charles: Born at Miles End, London, UK, on April 2, 1918, son of Patrick and Eva (Bates) Shea, Guysborough; husband of Priscilla (Levangie) Shea, Frankville. Killed in action in France on July 27, 1944.

Sinclair, Ian Andrew: Born at Goshen on February 22, 1924, son of John Alfred and Nellie Jane (Sinclair) Sinclair. Killed in a night-time air crash near Dishforth, UK, on February 24, 1944.

Skinner, Norman Clayton: Born at Guysborough on February 4, 1918, son of John Gordon and Laura May (Gero) Skinner. Killed in action in Italy on August 30, 1944.

Smith, Edison Reynolds: Born at Port Hood on May 11, 1924, son of Henry Guy and Emma Grace (Watts) Smith, Cook’s Cove. Killed in action in Belgium on October 16, 1944.

Smith, Henry Edward: Born at Canso on March 30, 1913, son of James and Theresa (Murphy) Smith, Boylston. Killed in action in Italy on September 28, 1944.

Snyder, Charles Henry: Born at Halfway Cove on March 5, 1913, son of John James and Mary Elizabeth (George) Snyder. Killed in action in France on September 25, 1944.

Sponagle, Neil Trueman: Born at Coddles Harbour on May 11, 1919, son of George Roy and Clara May (Jones) Sponagle. Killed in action in the Netherlands on March 18, 1945.

Strachan, James Anthony Osborne: Born at Antigonish on April 4, 1920, son of John O. and Clara (McMillan) Strachan, Mulgrave. Killed in action over Germany on October 10, 1943.

Strople, Howard Nightingale: Born at North Intervale on July 4, 1887, son of James and Mary (Lipsett) Strople. Died of sickness at Toronto, ON, on May 9, 1943.

Surette, Henry Andrew: Born at Round Hill, Annapolis County, on June 2, 1908, adopted son of John Samuel and Nancy (Keizer) Taylor, Port Bickerton; husband of Marie Esther (Noseworthy) Surette, St. John’s, NL. Killed in action at Hong Kong on December 25, 1941.

Uloth, Ray Douglas: Born at Dort’s Cove on March 29, 1925, son of Sylvester Philip and Nita (Peart) Uloth. Killed in action in the Netherlands on October 14, 1944.

Veinotte, Joseph Victor Wilkins: Born at Ecum Secum on May 24, 1916, son of Daniel Kenneth and Mary Florence (Ashton) Veinotte. Perished at sea aboard HMCS Athabaskan on April 29, 1944.

Westhaver, Robert Irvine: Born at Marie Joseph on February 16, 1911, son of George Allen and Effie Mae (Clarke) Westhaver. Killed in action in France on August 10, 1944.

Williams, John Whitney: Born at Halfway Cove on August 12, 1912, son of George Henry and Gertrude Cordelia (Dickie) Williams, Guysborough. Killed in action in Italy on May 17, 1944.

Worth, Irving William: Born at Cross Roads Country Harbour on June 23, 1918, son of Henry and Sarah Jane “Sadie” (Mason) Worth. Killed in action in France on July 25, 1944.

This honour roll was assembled from information available on online sources:

1. Veterans of Guysborough County, a site created by Diane Lynn Tibert, Milford, NS, and Kelly Kaiser, Sherbrooke, NS.

2. Nova Scotia Casualties - WWII, a site created and managed by George Egna, Yarmouth, NS, and Glen Gaudet, Halifax, NS.

If you notice any errors, or know of a name that should be added to the list, please contact me at the e-mail address posted at the top of this blog.