Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 123 World War I Veterans from Mahone Bay, NS ZWICKER, Francis Roy “Frank” (67460) Frank enlisted in the 25th Battalion on November 19, 1914 in Halifax. Upon enlisting he declared that he had eighteen months reserve service with the Mahone Bay Battery; he had been born in Lunenburg in 1897; and that his next of kin was Norman Zwicker of Mahone Bay. He was gassed during the war and passed away in 1927 of pneumonia. ZWICKER, Henry Wilfred (246746) Henry was an engineer living in Mahone Bay when he opted to enlist in the CEF while on a trip to Ottawa. He enlisted in the 207th Battalion on January 10, 1916 declaring that he had been born in Mahone Bay on June 20, 1878; had served as a militia soldier in the 69th Regiment for fifteen years; had served as a regular soldier in the Royal Canadian Regiment for one year; and that his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. A.H. (Elizabeth) Zwicker of Mahone Bay. He passed away of pneumonia in 1963. ZWICKER, John Edward (2699285) John enlisted in the 6th Battalion Canadian Garrison Regiment on McNab's Island on May 7, 1918. He declared that he had previous service with the 63rd Regiment but had been declared medically unfit for overseas duty. At the time of his enlistment he was living in Dartmouth. He declared that he was born in Mahone Bay on September 23, 1893 and that his next of kin was his father, James Albert Zwicker of Dartmouth. He would end the war as a sergeant. He passed away in 1961 of heart disease. ZWICKER, Otto Albert (282383) Otto enlisted in the 219th Battalion in Mahone Bay on March 13, 1916. Upon enlisting he declared that he was a blacksmith; was born in Mahone Bay on February 11, 1896; and that his mother, Mrs. Lovella Zwicker of Mahone Bay was his next of kin.
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