Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 99 MYRA, Thomas Eugene (282577) Thomas enlisted in the 219th Battalion on March 9, 1916 in Barrington Passage declaring that he was born in August 22, 1887 in Gold River. He declared that he had militia experience in a composite artillery unit and that his father, John Myra of Gold River was his next of kin. His name was included on a 1927 hand-written list of local veterans found in the Mahone Bay Legion in January 2015. NAAS, Everette Sherman Hector (4052645 & 1285045) Everette was conscripted (4052645) into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS regiment on September 30, 1918 in Aldershot. He declared that his mother Jeannie Nass of Dartmouth was his next of kin and that he had been born in Mahone Bay on December 26, 1900. He was discharged five days later. He enlisted, voluntarily (1285045) on June 5, 1919 in Halifax declaring that his next of kin was his mother Mrs. Jeanette Munro of New York City; that he was a chauffeur by trade; and had been born in Mahone Bay on December 26, 1899. He passed away in 1950. NAAS, Stuart Lemuel (3188286) Stuart was conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on June 7, 1918, in Aldershot. Upon his induction he stated that he was a farmer; was born in Walden on June 12, 1896 and that his father, Charles Naas was his next of kin. Stuart was the son of Charles and Dena Naas. He passed away in Bridgewater in December 1980. NAUGLER, Otto St. Clair (4061002) Otto was conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on October 19, 1918 in Bridgewater. Upon his induction he stated that he was a fisherman; was born in Upper La have on September 4, 1897 and that his mother, Mrs. Colville Naugler was his next of kin. He moved to Indian Point after the war and passed away in 1981. NAUSE, Freeman Joseph (666716) Freeman was living in St. Hilaire, NB when he enlisted in the CEF in Edmunston on June 13, 1916, by joining the 165th Battalion (Acadians). Upon enlisting he declared that he had been born on November 18, 1889 in Mahone Bay and that his next of kin was his father Christian Nauss of Mahone Bay. He returned from the war with the rank of lance corporal. He passed away in Bridgewater in 1965. NAUSS, Fred Hector (3190742) Fred was conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on November 1, 1918 in Halifax. At his induction into the CEF he stated that he had been born in Mahone Bay on January 10, 1890; he was a ship's carpenter; and that his next of kin was his mother Mrs. Oscar “Maggie” Nauss of Mahone Bay. NICOL, George Alexander (282823) George enlisted in the 219th Battalion in Lunenburg on March 1, 1916. He declared that he had been born in Mahone Bay on July 17, 1889; he was an electrician; he had four years of service in the reserve artillery; and that his next of kin was his wife Mrs. Maude A. Nicol of Mahone Bay. He ended the war with the rank of sergeant. NORSE, Thomas E. (67960) Thomas served with the 25th Battalion and was killed in action at the Battle of Mount Sorrel on June 17, 1916 in Belgium. NORSE, William Enos (414705) William served with the 13th Battalion and was killed in action at the Battle of Courcelette on September 4, 1916 in France. OIKLE, Sherdy Albert Sherdy was born on December 15, 1883 and was serving as a private in the 75th Lunenburg Regiment in 1901. There is no record of him serving in the CEF during the Great War. He may have served in the full-time militia. World War I Veterans from Mahone Bay, NS continued....
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