Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 59 World War I Veterans from Mahone Bay, NS continued.... BARKHOUSE, Daniel (282822) Daniel enlisted in the 219th Battalion on March 20, 1916 in Mahone Bay. Upon enlisting he stated that he had been born in Martins River on July 13, 1896; he was a fisherman; and that his next of kin was his father William Barkhouse of Martins River. He arrived in England on October 18, 1916 and was posted to the 3rd Canadian Labour Battalion on January 10, 1917. He went to France on February 25, 1917 and was posted to the 11th Battalion of the Canadian Railway Troops (CRT). He survived the Spanish Flu in March 1919 and was discharged in Halifax on May 15 of that year. In January 1985, he was living in Toronto at which time he was requesting that his lost Great War medals be replaced. BARKHOUSE, Ozem (90517) Ozem was born in Martins Point on December 15, 1895 and enlisted in the RCGA in Halifax on November 11, 1915. He declared that he was a carpenter, had two years’ experience with the 75th Regiment and that his next of kin was Jeannie Barkhouse of Martins Point. He was posted to the St. Lucia Battery. Gunner Ozem Barkhouse was discharged in Saint John, NB on May 2, 1919. BARKHOUSE, Whitney Alfred (3189790) Whitney was conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment on June 12, 1918, in Aldershot. He declared that he was born in Martins Point on October 23, 1890; he was a pipe fitter; and that Gideon Barkhouse of Martins Point was his next of kin. He passed away in 1952 of a heart condition. The sons of Samuel and Lucilla (Ella) Barkhouse of Newburn: BARKHOUSE, Harold (67979) Harold enlisted in 246th Battalion on December 14, 1916 in Halifax. He declared that he had been born in Newburn in 1894; had thirteen months service in the 'home guard' (Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery (RCGA)); was a lumberman; and that this next of kin was his father Samuel Barkhouse of Newburn. His wife was Rose Barkhouse of Newburn. Harold served in France and Belgium with the 85th Battalion (NS Highlanders). He was invalided home to Canada on November 3, 1919 discharged on November 13, 1919 as medically unfit due to albuminuria. BARKHOUSE, Ira Alvin (1274392) Ira enlisted in the CGA on December 6, 1918, in Halifax. He declared that he was born in Newburn on December 16, 1895; he was a farmer living in Halifax; and that his next of kin was his wife Hazel Barkhouse of Halifax. He served in Canada in the 1st Regiment of the CGA. BARKHOUSE, Noble Haudy (1274391) Noble enlisted in the Canadian Garrison Artillery (CGA) on December 6, 1918 in Halifax. He declared that he was born in Newburn on April 8, 1898 and that his next of kin was his father Samuel Barkhouse of Newburn. He served in Canada in the 1st Regiment of the CGA. BARRY, Banford LeRoy “Roy” (733895) Roy enlisted in the 112th Battalion of the CEF in Bridgewater on March 3, 1916. He declared that he was born on May 31, 1892 in Maitland Forks; was a farmer; and that his father, Mr. Anthony Barry of Maitland Forks was his next of kin. Before going overseas, he set up a pay allotment to a Mrs. Trephina Barry of Maitland Forks. Banford served in France with the 25th Battalion and suffered a gunshot wound to his right thigh on August 17, 1918. He was discharged in Halifax on February 27, 1919. BARRY, Dennis Jeremiah (733665) Dennis was born in Maitland Forks on January 22, 1897 and joined the CEF at age eighteen on December 29, 1915 in Lunenburg, NS. He was a farmer and the son of Charlotte and James Barry. After training with the 112 Battalion (The Annapolis Regiment), Dennis would join many other Mahone Bay men in Nova Scotia’s 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles). Dennis would die of wounds received during the Battle for Cambrai on October 12, 1918. His remains are buried in plot 2F 18 in the Canada Cemetery in Tilloy-les-Cambrai, France.
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