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LAST
NAME
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FIRST
NAME
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SERVICE
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WORK
FOLLOWING RETURN
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WHERE
BURIED
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DATE
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SAMMS
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Benjamin
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Royal Navy/WW1; left Lark Harbour with friend Reuben who
joined the Army. He also served in Merchant Navy during WW2. injured his
leg in shipboard accident and spent months in hospital in Bay Bulls,
Scotland
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Born 8 May 1888, son of Thomas & Elizabeth.
Upon return lived in York Harbour & later moved to Codroy; married
Rachael Kendell, 10 children. After Rachael's death in 1940 he moved to
Corner Brook; Married Lillian Hunt in 1944. Worked various jobs in Corner
Brook
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Corner Brook Ang
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8-May-56
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SANSOME
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Austin
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Merchant Navy
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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22-Feb-89
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SAUNDERS
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Clarence
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RNfldR served 1 yr. 2 medals Vimy 1917-92: 1914-19
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Life member of RCL,
married
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Deer Lake
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SAVARD
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Jacques
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Cdn Army Provost Corps
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Mt. Patricia, SA
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14-May-99
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SCHULSTAD
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Martin
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RCNVR
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14-Oct-98
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SCOTT
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Kitchener
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166(Nfld) Royal Arty
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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1-Feb
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SEAWARD
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William James
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Trooper; Cdn Hussars, Armoured
Corps for 4 years
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Self employed
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Pasadena, RC
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SEWARD
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Robert
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Merchant Navy
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20-May-89
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SEXTON
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Chesley
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Royal Navy, WW2
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Townsite, Ang
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1996
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SHARPE
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Boyce
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Royal Navy, #PJ246641
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Mt. Patricia
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8-Aug-00
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SHARPE
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Elijah (Lloyd)
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59th & later Trg Sgt in166th Arty, 1939-45; (5
years, 311 days); #970386; pat of the 1st 400 from NL; originally signed
with Forestry in Corner Brook but joined the army in St. John's
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Logging, Carpentry, Road Construction, born in Paradise,
NL on 4 Dec 1914; married Meta Keates of Deer Lake; 5 children
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Deer Lake, UC
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18-Oct-95
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SHEPPARD
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Alton
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Forestry. Alton joined the 2nd draft in 1939 and went to
Scotland where he worked throughout the war.
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Son of Martin & Elzina Companion. He married Myrtle
Sheppard; one child. Myrtle died one year later. Married Lotta Douglas in
Selkirk, Scotland: one child. Came to NL for a visit in 1966.
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Scotland
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24-Nov-83
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SHEPPARD
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Arthur
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Royal Navy/WW1; his ship was torpedoed in the
mid-Atlantic and he was injured.
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Son of John & Cecila Ann. After war married Nellie
Park; 4 children. One of 3 brothers who served during WW1. Fished upon his
return; never fully recovered from injury
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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25-Oct-41
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SHEPPARD
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Cornnelius
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Forestry & transferred to Royal Navy, # 256171. Initial
training on HMS Europa then served on HMS Nemo, HMS Edinburgh Castle, HMS
Nibi, HMS Africkindeer IV, HMS Lana
& HMS Canada. MMB253. He served in the Far East, Africa, the
Mediterranean and North Atlantic. He suffered injuries after ship was
torpedoed and was medically discharged 4 Apr 1944.
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Born 24 May 1908, son of William & Sarah. Married
Evelyn Sheppard who died before the war. Upon discharge married Rita
Noseworthy; 7 children. He worked at Bowaters until retirement
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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2-Feb-70
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SHEPPARD
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George Stanley
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Royal Navy, #P/188888. Initially joined the Forestry,
then transferred to Navy. Went overseas with 4th contingent. He served on
HMS Patrocolus, an armed merchant cruiser which was torpedoed by U-99. Then
battleship, HMS King George V and was on that ship when she helped sink the
German Battleship, Bismark. Also served on HMS Queen Elizabeth. In Dec 1942
he picked up LST 363 in USA, headed for the Mediterranean. Involved in
landings in Sicily & Italy. Wounded during landings at Salerno, Italy
and hospitalized in North Africa and England. After recovery he served on
battleship HMS Nelson bound for SE Asia. He was there when Lord Mountbatten
signed the peace treaty with the Japanese. Demobilized in England.
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Born 25 Jan 1921, son of George & Rebecca. Married
Mary Fletcher in Sep 1940; 9 children. Returned to NL and worked for
Bowaters. Reside in Corner Brook.
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5-Jan-04
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SHEPPARD
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George W.
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Royal Navy/WW1 mostly on Armed Merchant Cruisers doing
convoy escorts on the North Atlantic. The day the war ended his ship was in
Quebec taking on a load of conscripts.
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Born 18 May 1899; son of William & Priscilla.
Married Alice Sheppard; 2 children. Fished for a living. George had a great
singing voice and led the congregation of St. James for many years.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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25-Nov-79
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SHEPPARD
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George William
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Royal Navy, HMS Orbita (minesweeper) also served on a
troop carrier
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Deck hand on coal boats from Nova Scotia to Eastern
Seaboard for 10 yrs. Then fished until retirement.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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SHEPPARD
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Gordon Francis
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Royal Navy/WW1
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Born in January 1898, son of George Isaac & Catherine(Duffy).
Married Rebecca Sheppard; two children. Fished for a while and then worked
for many years at Bowaters Paper Mill.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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1976
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SHEPPARD
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Gordon S.
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Royal Navy/WW1
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Born 5 Aug 1902; son of Gordon Willis & Cecilia (Penny);
moved to Sydney, NS after the war. Married Sara Margaret Skeard on 21 Nov 1923; four children. Worked in the
Steel Plant as an engineer. Lost a finger in Machinery and a leg at age 63.
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Sydney, NS
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8-Dec-81
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SHEPPARD
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Harvey
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Cdn Army/RCA
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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5-Jun-90
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SHEPPARD
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Henry W.
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Royal Navy, WW1
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Son of George & Elizabeth. Married Carrie Bishop who
was the telegraph operator at Lark Harbour Post Office; 5 children. Fished with
his father until 1929 then moved to Humbermouth and started a general store
& ice-cream parlour until retirement in 1957.
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Little Rapids
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16-Feb-87
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SHEPPARD
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Isaac F.
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Royal Navy/WW1 in the North Atlantic on several Ships, HMS
Briton, St. John's; spent most of the war on destroyers.
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Son of Samuel & Jane (Wheeler). Married Sarah
Sheppard; 7 children. Worked in fishery and related industries.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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25-Jun-46
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SHEPPARD
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John
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Royal Navy/WW1; joined 16 Sep 1917 and waited until Dec
4 for overseas draft. Arrived in Halifax on eve of the explosion aboard the
wooden battleship, HMS Niobe, which was badly damaged. Worked for 3 weeks
on burial parties and other tasks. During the war he worked primarily in
mine clearing and salvage duties. Demobilized in England.
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Born 23 Sep 1898; son of John and Sarah (Quick). He was
3 weeks old when his father drowned in a terrible storm. Married Emily Ada
Knott in England; 2 children wrote book 'My Life at Sea' depicting his
early life in Lark Harbour and his long life at sea. Many harrowing
experiences, especially laying cable during WW2.
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14-Mar-75
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SHEPPARD
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John H.
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Royal Navy, #JX316631. Joined 15 Sep 1941, went
overseas with 18th contingent. Completed initial training on HMS Ganges
& Europa. Trained as gunner(PSSG). Served on HMS Badger, HMS Minos,
Duchess of Rothsey, HMS Philoctetes & HMS Beaver. He then served on HMS
Lucifer and MB and HMS Swanson, an NB. He demobilized 7 Mar 1946, and his
settled pay on release was 67 British pounds.
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Born 16 Mar 1920, son of George J. & Maude.
Upon return married Elizabeth Childs; 5 children. John. Fished for years
and worked for 20 years with Dept. of Highways.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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13-Feb-99
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SHEPPARD
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Linton
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Merchant Marines, Served during WW2 on ocean tug Havana
which towed torpedoed or damaged ship in convoys. He also served on a cable
ship and other merchant marine vessels.
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Born in Lark Hr. on 12 Oct 1901, son of George &
Elizabeth; married Henrietta Sheppard; 4 children. After the war he
married Cristina Darrigan; 3 children. He was a businessman and for years
involved in the salt fish industry.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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14-Jul-77
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SHEPPARD
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Moses
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Merchant Marines, During the war he served as 2nd and
3rd officer on several ships. On 3 Sep 1944 as 3rd officer on SS Livingston
in route from Halifax to St. John's the ship was torpedoed by Kaptain Kurt
Petersen in U-541. The ship broke in two and he was injured, clung to a
piece of debris and was picked up by fellow crewman, Edgar Richards, in a
small life raft. Later they were picked up by Capt Reuben Robinson who put
the rest of the crew in a life raft. They were rescued by the Canadian Navy
and moved to the Lady Rodney.
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Born in Lark Hr. January 1900, son of John &
Victoria, after the war he married Olive Selina Park in 1924; one daughter.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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1982
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SHEPPARD
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Reginald F.
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Merchant Marines. Joined his first merchant ship in 1940
at Cox's Cove and served on many different ships.
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Born in Lark Hr. 18 July 1927, son of Isaac Moore &
Anna. After the war he married Rhoda Childs; five children. He fished and
worked at various jobs.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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Oct-73
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SHEPPARD
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Roland
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Cdn Army, Occupation Forces Germany. Joined 25 July
1951; #SN1580. Joined infantry unit, Carleton and York and did initial
training at Aldershot, NS and Sussex, NB and then to Valcartier, PQ to do
advance & specialized training. Because of the European threat, was
selected to serve with 27th Brigade, hastily made up of recruits and WW2
veterans. He served two years in Northern Germany and was discharged in Jan
1954.
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Born 18 Nov 1925, son of Stanley & Jane. Married Charlotte
Kendell: 4 children. Roland worked in the lumber woods and at construction
work.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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21-Oct-03
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SHEPPARD
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Walter Aaron
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Royal Navy/WW1; Received a serious eye injury in an
ammunition explosion aboard ship where he served as a gunner.
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Born in 1898, son of John & Cecilia Ann. Moved to NS
following the war and worked at the Sydney Steel Plant as a bluer in the
wire and nail division. Married Mary Jane Rhymes from Burgeo; four
children. After Mary's death he married Agnes Townsend.
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Sydney, NS
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4-Feb-73
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SHEPPARD
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Walter Andrew
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Cdn Army/WW1; Highland Regiment;
#471060. Ran away to Sydney and
joined the army at age 15. Did testing and was sent home. Within
three months was called up. Fought in many engagements. He was wounded in
the Battle of the Somme
and mother received a MIA message. He participated in the Battle of Vimy
Ridge where he was also wounded. He was very proud of his regiment, Cdn
Army and what they accomplished at Vimy.
He joined the Royal Navy WW2. Initially he was refused on medical grounds
as he had total disability from WW1. He Convinced
Dr. Webster that he was capable of being a sailor and the Doctor signed off
on his medical on the agreement that he never go near a sick-bay. He became
an ASA technician/specialist. He worked with anti-submarines programs and reached
the rank of Petty Officer.
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Walter was Born 1900, son of Steven & Elizabeth
Sheppard.
After the war he stayed in Halifax
and worked for CHNS Radio Station. Married Olive Sheppard of Lark
Harbour in 1928. Walter
& Olive returned to Lark Harbour
where he ran a business for some years.
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Lark Harbour,
Ang
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31-Oct-63
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SHEPPARD
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William Horace
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Royal Navy; #248014. Member of 13th contingent and
completed initial training on HMS Ganges. Served on several ships including
HMS Comorin, which was torpedoed and was picked up by a Chinese crew. He
later served on an Aircraft Carrier in the Mediterranean and the Far East.
Discharged 21 March 1946
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Born 12 March 1917, son of Isaac & Hannah. On
return married Bertha Childs; 4 children. Horace was a fisherman.
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Lark Harbour, Ang
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31-Dec-72
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SHORT
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SIMMS
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Edward B.
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Royal Navy, WW1
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Mt. Patricia, UC
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12-Nov-70
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SIMMS
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Fredrick
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NFC/WW1
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Mt. Patricia,Ang
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1984
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SIMMS
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Lawrence
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Merchant Navy
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11-Dec-03
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SIMON
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Austin
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SKEARD
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Herbert
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Merchant Navy
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Mt. Patricia
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21-Nov-93
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SLADE
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Arthur F.
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RCMP
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Mt. Patricia
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15-Sep-90
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SMALL
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Harvey
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WW1
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SMITH
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Donald
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Royal Nfld Regt /WWI
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Townsite, UC
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1940
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SMITH
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Stephen
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Royal Nfld Regt /WWI
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1981
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SMITH
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Thomas
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166(Nfld) Royal Arty
|
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Mt. Patricia, RC
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20-Apr-91
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SMITH
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Walter H
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59 (Nfld) Royal Arty
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Mt. Patricia, UC
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1995
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SNOOKS
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Ernest
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Royal Navy; #248038. Went overseas with 13th contingent.
Served on MV Calving & Ethel doing coasting duties
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Born 1 August 1907, son of John & Maude Snooks. Met
wife, Hazel Strickland while returning home on the train to Lark
Harbour and they were married in 1946 and moved to Port aux Basques;
one child, but Hazel had 4 children. Worked as a stevedore with the
Canadian National Railroads. Died in St. John's
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Port aux Basques
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16-Mar-75
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SNOW
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John
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Royal Navy, WW1
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RC
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1988
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SOLO
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Husan
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Royal Navy,
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Mt. Patricia, RC
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1971
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SOLO
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Sean
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R22Regt
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Mt. Patricia, RC
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1980
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SOPER
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Donald
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Royal Flying Corps, WW1
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1968
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SPENCER
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Harold
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Merchant Navy
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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21-Feb-74
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SPENCER
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John
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Merchant Navy
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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4-Jul-99
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SPONTANEO
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Michael
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American Army/ Inf
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Mt. Patricia, RC
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8-May-94
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SPRACKLIN
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Karl
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Cdn Army/ RCA
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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1989
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SQUIRE
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James
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59(Nfld) Royal Arty
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STAGG
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Alexander
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Royal Nfld Regt /WW1
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Mt. Patricia, SA
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13-Nov-73
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STANSFIIELD
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Arthur
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Royal Navy, WW1
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Townsite, UC
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1954
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STARES
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WW 1
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STARES
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Albert
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R Nfld R (M)
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2001
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STEVENSON
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David Duncan
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166(Nfld) Royal Arty, # 970591; served April 1940-April 1945.
Trained in UK and participated in North Africa, Sicily & Italy
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Born 30 Dec 1917. Returned to Nfld in Oct 45; took
farming course in NS, but worked at paper mill as millwright. He was an
avid golfer and won Blomidon Club Tournament several times. Enjoyed
gardening and TV sports.
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Mt. Patricia, UC
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13-Dec-80
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STEVENSON
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James William Duncan
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RAF 3798681; Wireless operator on Lancaster Bomber; shot
down over Germany on 13th mission. POW for 3 yrs. Back was injured in crash,
invalided to hospital in England. Enlisted 20 May 1941; released as a WO
on4 May 1946
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Returned to work at the paper mill and retired at 65
yrs. Enjoyed gardening & fishing and liked to travel. He was born 13
Nov 1910
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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14-Feb-94
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STEWARD
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Arthur
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Royal Nfld Regt /WWI
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Townsite, Ang
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17-Dec-57
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STONE
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Charles
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Royal Navy,
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STONE
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Daniel
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Royal Nfld Regt /WWI
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Mt. Patricia, UC
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1971
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STOWE
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Robert
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59(Nfld) Royal Arty
|
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1984
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STRONG
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Clive R
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RCMP
|
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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7-Aug-01
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STRONG
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Howard
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Royal Navy,
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STUCKLESS
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John
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Br Army WW1
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Central, SA
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SULEY
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Ambrose
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WW1
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Mt. Patricia, UC
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3-Jun-68
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SUTTON
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Charles
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Royal Navy,
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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1983
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SWEET
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Murdock
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166(Nfld) Royal Arty
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Mt. Patricia, Ang
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8-Nov-98
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