Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 123 Branch 49 Mahone Bay shall mark its 90th anniversary in 2025. The following Veterans were Charter members of the branch: Harold Peters Boucher was born in Sittingbourne, Kent, England on 6August 1889. He was a bank accountant at the Bank of Montreal in Lunenburg when he was conscripted on 12 March 1918. He was enrolled into the 1st Depot Battalion of the Nova Scotia Regiment on 12 March and was immediately discharged so he could voluntarily enlist in the Royal Flying Corps. He ended the war with the rank of pilot officer. Harold married Frances Lillian Smith of Lunenburg in September 1919 and died in Victoria, BC, in 1961. Arthur Bennett Burgoyne enlisted in the 1st Depot Bn of the NS Regiment in Halifax on 16April 1918. Upon enlisting he noted that he had two years of service in the Halifax Composite Bn. Arthur arrived in England on 27 July 1918 and was quickly posted to the 87th Bn in France. He was wounded (gunshot wound to right arm) on 2 October 1918 and was declared medically unfit for service on 30 November 1918. Arthur returned to Canada and was discharged in Halifax on 5 June 1919. His son Laurel would serve as a pilot in the RCAF during WW II. Arthur died in 1966. George Arthur Coggon (Coggin) was born in Sussex, NB, to Thomas and Myrtle Coggin on 4 March 1889. A stenographer by trade, George enlisted in the 113th Battalion (Lethbridge Highlanders) of the CEF in Calgary on 6 March 1916. He was quickly transferred to the 17th Reserve Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders). A year later he was transferred to the Alberta Regiment Depot and later to the headquarters of the Canadian Training Depot. George was assigned clerical duties, as an “acting sergeant without pay,” from October 1916 to September 1919. He was discharged from the CEF on 9 September 1919, in Halifax, and immediately enlisted in the 6th Battalion of the Canadian Garrison Regiment where he served until late October. George died in April 1954. During WW II his son Allan served in Canada and in Burma as a RCAF pilot. Gordon Wellington Daurie was born in Mahone Bay on 2 October 1896, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Daurie. He was a clerk by trade and spent 14 months in the NS Composite Bn before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery of the CEF on 16 November 1915 in Halifax. Gordon was posted to the St Lucia Battery and arrived in St Lucia on 30 November. He served in the Caribbean for the duration of the war and was discharged in April 1919. Gordon died in Mahone Bay in October 1976. Clarence Wesley Dorey was born in Clearland on 20 April 1891 and was a mariner by trade. He enlisted in the 64th Bn at Sussex, NB, on 3 September 1915. He arrived in England on 28 October and was posted to the 40th Bn in England. Clarence arrived in France on 19 March 1916, where he joined the 26th Battalion (“the Fighting 26th”). Clarence was diagnosed with “shell shock” in July and was evacuated to England. He rejoined the 26th in France on 28 March 1918 and was wounded (shot gun wound to left thigh) on 15 August during the Battle of Amiens. He was discharged in May 1919. Clarence married Winnifred Olive Isnor on 19 November 1932. He served overseas in the Canadian Army during WW II and was returned to Canada in late 1943. Clarence was medically discharged and died of cancer on 9 March 1944 and is buried in the Hillside Cemetery, Clearland. 90th Anniversary – Mahone Bay Br. 49 R.C.L. Story by Gary Silliker continued ...
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