Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 107 Private Smith was killed in action and lost without a trace. His name appears on The Menin Gate Memorial, situated at the eastern side of the town of Ypres (now Ieper) in the Province of West Flanders, on the road to Menin and Courtrai. It bears the names of 55,000 men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War. The attached newspaper article is a short tribute to the life of Stewart Smith of Necum Teuch, N.S., a small community between Musquodoboit / Sheet Harbour on the Eastern Shore. Gallant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ansell Smith of Necum Teuch, Gives Life for King and Country. NECUM TEUCH, July 20 - Mr. and Mrs. Ansell Smith received a telegram from Ottawa, June 27th, stating that their son. Pte. Stewart Smith was killed in action, June 13. He enlisted at Halifax, November 15, 1916, and went overseas on the S.S. Messina with the 2nd draft of the 63rd battalion, January 22nd, and was sent to France the last of April. He had only been in the trenches a short time. He was the fourth young man to enlist from Necum Teuch for overseas. He had been employed by the James Stairs and Co. before he enlisted and had travelled for the company for a number of years. He was 25 years of age and a sterling young man, well known and highly respected by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. The news of his death was a sad blow to his parents and relatives. He leaves to mourn their loss, a father and mother, four sisters - Mrs. John E. Pace, Misses Victoria, Beatrice and Iza, at Necum Teuch; brothers Harvey and Borden, Miss Orpha, in New Glasgow and Nathen in Halifax. The family have the deepest sympathy of all in their bereavement. Private Stewart Smith We will Remember
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