Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 101 OIKLE, Austin (1274308) Austin was born on July 8, 1882 in Bridgewater and enlisted in the CGA on December 2, 1918 in Halifax. Upon enlisting he declared that he has served as a full-time militia artilleryman with the RCGA Depot Company in Halifax for the previous 21 months and 12 days and that his wife, Minnie Oikle of Bridgewater was his next of kin. OIKLE, Frederick Lee (3189426) Frederick was born on August 27, 1895 in Dalhousie, NS and was conscripted in the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on June 13, 1918 in Aldershot. Upon his induction he declared that he was living in Barss Corner; was a farmer; and that his mother, Mary Oikle of Barss Corner was his next of kin. OIKLE, Gilbert Dean (3181185) Gilbert was born on June 19, 1890 in Barss Corner and was conscripted in the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on March 20, 1918 in Halifax. Upon his induction he declared that he was a farmer and that his next of kin was his father James J. Oikle of Barss Corner. OIKLE, John Pearly (3189427) John was born on June 29, 1895 in Northfield and was conscripted in the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on June 13, 1918 in Aldershot. Upon his induction he declared that he was living in Springfield, Annapolis County; he was a farmer; and that his father, Murray Oikle of Springfield was his next of kin. OIKLE, Lee (3180970) Lee was born on April 26, 1891 in Maitland and was conscripted in the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on March 15, 1918, in Halifax. Upon his induction into the CEF he declared that he was a lumberman living in East Dalhousie and that his father, William Oickle of East Dalhousie was his next of kin. PIPON, Edward P. Edward was born in Quebec in 1891. He was working as a book keeper in the Toronto office of the Bank of Montreal when he enlisted in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in June 1916. He was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant and assigned to a motor launch flotilla (patrol boats). He served aboard HM Motor Launches 360 and 367 patrolling the coastline of Britain. In June 1917 he was promoted to lieutenant and given command of HMML 147 and tasked with patrolling the waters of the British West Indies. He passed away in Mahone Bay in 1981. RAFUSE, Daniel (282825) Daniel was born on October 14, 1890 in Martins Point and was conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on April 17, 1918 in Halifax. Upon his induction he declared that he had served for one year in the 219th Battalion; he was a fisherman; and that his mother, Mrs. Daniel (Jeanie) Rafuse was his next of kin. His name was on a 1927 hand-written list of veterans found in the Mahone Bay Legion in January 2015. RAFUSE, Evan Porter (734427) Evan was born on January 21, 1893 in Parkdale and enlisted in the 112th Battalion on March 22, 1916 in Bridgewater along with his cousin Frank. He attested that he was single, a farmer, and that his mother, Mrs. Cecilia Rafuse of Parkdale was his next of kin. Local history notes that he was wounded during the fighting around Passchendaele. His name was on a 1927 handwritten list of veterans found in the Mahone Bay Legion in January 2015. RAFUSE, Frank Ross (734428) Ross was born on August 31, 1897 in Parkdale and enlisted in the 112th Battalion on March 22, 1916 in Bridgewater along with his cousin Evan. He attested that he was single, a farmer, and that his father, Ezekiel Rafuse of Parkdale was his next of kin. Local history notes that he was wounded during the fighting around Passchendaele. His name was on a 1927 hand-written list of veterans found in the Mahone Bay Legion in January 2015. World War I Veterans from Mahone Bay, NS continued....
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