Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 95 MADER, George Alexander (3190764) George was conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment of the CEF on November 5, 1918 in Halifax. Upon induction it was recorded that he was a hotel clerk; had been born in Mahone Bay on November 24, 1894; and that his next of kin was his mother Mrs. Adelaide Mader of Mahone Bay. He passed away from a heart attack in 1949. MADER, Ira Day (248440) Ira enlisted in the CGA of the CEF on August 16, 1917 in Halifax. He volunteered to be part of a draft of the Military District 6 (Howitzer) Brigade Ammunition Column. Upon enlisting he declared that he had been born on September 1, 1895, in Maders Cove; he was a teacher; had one year of militia service with the Mahone Bay Siege Battery; and that his next of kin was his father George Mader of Maders Cove. He was wounded during the war. MADER, Morris William (733758) Morris was living on Main Street in Mahone Bay when enlisted in the 112th Battalion in Lunenburg on January 7, 1916. He declared that he had been born in Mahone Bay on October 15, 1897 (actually it was 1898) and that his sister, Miss Amy Mader of Bridgewater was his next of kin. He departed Halifax for England on July 23, 1916 and was posted to the 25th Battalion on October 31, 1916. Morris served in France and Belgium with the 25th Battalion until April 10, 1918, at which time he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was gassed during the war and was discharged in Halifax on May 24, 1919. MADER, Owen Alex (282363) Owen enlisted in the 256th Railway Construction Battalion in Mahone Bay on March 10, 1916. Upon enlisting he declared that he was a 'truckman' by trade (railway worker); that he had been born in Mahone Bay on October 5, 1886; and that his mother Emily Mader of Mahone Bay was his next of kin. He passed away in 1949. MADER, Roy Daniel (3185434) Roy was conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment of the CEF on May 23, 1918 at Aldershot. Upon induction it was recorded that he was a carpenter; had been born in Maders Cove on September 21, 1894; and that his next of kin was his father Zachariah Mader of Maders Cove. MADER, Royce Dewy (2700736) Royce enlisted in the 6th Battalion of the Canadian Garrison Regiment in Halifax on November 6, 1918, at which time it was noted that he had tried to enlist in the CEF when he was still underage. Upon enlisting he declared that he had been born in Mahone Bay on April 14, 1900; he was a farmer; that he had two years’ service in the Composite Battalion which had commenced on July 7, 1916 (he had lied about his age to enlist at that time); and that his next of kin was his mother Mrs. Ida Mader of Mahone Bay. MADER, Uniacke (3182768) Uniacke was conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the NS Regiment of the CEF on May 18, 1918 at Aldershot. Upon induction it was recorded that he was a clerk; had been born in Mahone Bay on May 12, 1900; and that his next of kin was his mother Mrs. David A “Hattie” Mader of Mahone Bay. MADER, Ward Maxiner (488693) Ward served with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was killed in action on October 27, 1917 in Passchendaele. MADER, Wilfred L. There is no CEF record of a soldier named Wilfred Mader. His name was on a 1927 hand-written list of veterans found in the Mahone Bay Legion in January 2015. He may have served in the full-time militia during the war. MADER, William (282579) William enlisted in the 219th Battalion on March 9, 1916 in Barrington Passage, at which time he declared that he had been born in Clearland on March 4, 1896; he was a farmer by calling; he had six months service in the Composite Artillery Battery of the RCGA; and that his next of kin was his father Mr. Joseph Mader of Clearland. World War I Veterans from Mahone Bay, NS continued....
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