Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 97 continued ... LUNENBURG COUNTY Gunner Ozem Melbourne Barkhouse was born in Martin’s Point NS on 15 December 1895. He had served 2 years as a reserve soldier in the 75th Lunenburg Regiment when he enlisted in the CEF on 10 November 1915. He was discharged in May 1919. Ozem died in Fisherman's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg, on 4 June 1977 and is buried in Lakefield, Massachusetts. Gunner Maynard Lacandar Crossland of Clearland NS was born on 8 March 1897. He was the son of Joseph Crossland and a cooper by trade. Maynard enlisted in the CEF at Halifax on 10 November 1915, having already served as a reservist for 2 months in the No.1 Siege Battery in Halifax. He was discharged in May 1919. Gunners Gordon Wellington Daurie and Roy Randolph Daurie were the sons of James Albert and Fannie L Daurie of Mahone Bay NS. Roy was born on 1 March 1894 and Gordon on 2 October 1896 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Daurie. Roy was a painter and had served 7 months with No.1 Siege Battery, in Halifax, when he enlisted in the CEF on 10 November 1915. Gordon 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 and Roy were posted to the St Lucia Battery and arrived in St Lucia on 30 November. They served in the Caribbean for the duration of the war. Gordon was discharged in April 1919 and Roy was discharged in May. Roy died on 2 April 1956 in Easton, Massachusetts. Gordon died in Mahone Bay in October 1976. Gunner Willis Eisnor was born in Oakland on 17 July 1897 to Rueben and Mary Eisnor. Willis was only 17 years old when he enlisted as a reserve soldier in No.1 Siege Battery in Halifax. He was still only 17 when he lied about his age and enlisted in the CEF on 10 November 1915. He was discharged in May 1919. Willis married Ethel May Eisnor of Queens County five months later. Gunner Leo Alexander Ernst was born in Mader’s Cove NS on 12 August 1895 to Titus and Victoria Ernst. He served for 7 months with No.1 Siege Battery, as a reserve soldier, before enlisting in the CEF on 10 November 1915. He was discharged in May 1919. He became a cable operator in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and married Ruth Marguarite Dial, of Mader’s Cove, in August 1930. He died in Mahone Bay on 3 June 1967 and is buried in the Park Cemetery, Mahone Bay. Gunner Belden Joudrey was born on 3 August 1897 on Second Peninsula NS to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Joudrey. Bleden was a fisherman who enlisted in the CEF on 10 November 1915 and was discharged in May 1919. Gunner Harry Langille was born in Martin’s River NS on 6 November 1897. He declared that his nextof-kin was Burton Langille. Harry had served 3 months as a reservist in the Halifax Composite Battalion before enlisting the RCGA on 16 November 1915. He was discharged in September 1918 after a serious bout with malaria. Gunner Louren ‘Laurie’ Beverly Langille was born on 14 October 1892 in Martin’s River NS. He was a farmer and the son of Burton Langille. Laurie had served for 7 months with No.1 Siege Battery in Halifax when he enlisted in the CEF on 10 November 1915. He was discharged in May 1919. Louren died on 28 December 1963 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Gunner Charles R Smith was born in Mahone Bay NS on 24 June 1885. He enlisted in the CEF on 10 November 1915 stating that he was a widower, an engineer, had served in the 75th Lunenburg Regiment as a reserve soldier for 12 years and that his son, Murray Smith, lived in Upper New Cornwall. In August 1917 he was returned to Halifax suffering from a knee injury as well as some serious heart issues. Charles was discharged on 11 September 1918, as medically unfit, and died on 6 November due to injuries sustained from an “accidental fall from bicycle”. He is buried in Mahone Bay.
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