Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 197 UHLMAN, William “Bill” WWI William was born in Carleton, NS, in 1892. He enlisted with the 85th Battalion CEF serving in Canada and Europe. Bill was an overseas veteran, twice wounded at Vimy. He was very proud of his military service. He returned to Carleton and worked as a lumberman until his death. Submitted by Carleton Consolidated Branch #167 of The Royal Canadian Legion. VEINOTTE, Avery WWI Avery enlisted in Bridgewater on Christmas Eve in 1915, at age 18. He was assigned to 112 Battalion (The Annapolis Regiment) for training and was re-assigned to the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles) upon reaching England. He recorded his occupation as “farmer” and place of birth as Maitland, NS. Avery died from wounds that he received during a trench raid against the German line on the night of February 5-6, 1918, and is buried in plot 1 A 1 in the Thelus Military Cemetery near Vimy Ridge in France. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049 of The Royal Canadian Legion. VEINOTTE, George Allan WWI George was a 16-year-old Mahone Bay boy when he somehow enlisted in the CEF at Halifax on May 19, 1916. He was initially assigned to the Canadian Garrison Artillery and was transferred to the Canadian Field Artillery upon going overseas. George was the son of Jacob and Emily Veinotte of Mahone Bay and was killed six weeks after his 19th birthday. He is buried in plot 2 B 17 of the Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049 of The Royal Canadian Legion. VEINOTTE, Charles Alexander WWI Charles enlisted on March 2, 1916, in Bridgewater. Upon his enlistment, it was noted the he was 20 years old, single, a lumberman from Upper Cornwall, and that his brother, Edward Veinotte, was his NOK. Charles became a member of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles) and died in a field hospital on April 27, 1917, of wounds that he received during the battle for Vimy Ridge. Charles is buried in plot 1 A 68 at the Commonwealth War Graves, extension of the Barlin Communal Cemetery in France. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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