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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 1 Veterans’ Service Recognition Book Contents Featured Veterans Archibald Frederick Drover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Hillier Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Martha Isabel (Mona) Loder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 The Seawards of Clarenville in the First World War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Herbert John Vokey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Only One Tree - poem by Loyola Hearn . . . .21 World War I ABBOTT, Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 BARTLETT, Joseph Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 BATSTONE, Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 BURSEY, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 BUTLER, Harold Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 DALTON, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 DUFFITT, Edward G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 DUFFITT, Henry Chesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 GEORGE, Joshua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 HARVEY, W. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 IVANY, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 IVANY, Willis Llewellyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 JACKMAN, Michael Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 KING, Francis E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 MARSH, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 MARSH, William Luther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 MORIARITY, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 MORIARITY, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 OSMOND, Douglas McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 PELLEY, Frederick George . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 PENNY, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 PHILLIPS, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 PITCHER, Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 PRETTY, Edmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 PRETTY, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 STONE, Henry Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 WALSH, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 World War II ALCOCK, John Carl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 BAIRD, Elmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 BAKER, Joseph Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 BARNES, John P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 BARRIAULT, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 BARTER, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 BENNETT, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 BESON, Lambert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 BISHOP, William Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 BLANFORD, Darius Cluney . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 BROWN, Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 BUTT, Jack E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 CAKE, Edwin Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 CAKE, Wallace V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 CARPENTER, Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 CHRISTOPHER, Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 COLE (OSMOND), Audrey May . . . . . . . . . .55 COUSINS, Michael F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 DAVIS, Roland Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 DAWE, Clarence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 DAWE, Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 DAWE, Hamlyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 DAWE, Malcolm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 DAWE, William LeRoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 DEON, Roderick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 DUKE, James Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 FARRELL, Reginald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 FOLEY, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 FRENCH, Desmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 GEAR, Patrick Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 GEORGE, Bert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 GEORGE, John W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 GEORGE, Joseph S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 GEORGE, Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 GILL, Ronald Kitchener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 GRANDY, Jesse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 GREEN, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 GREEN, Marjorie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 HAMMOND, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 HANN, Victor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 HAWKINS, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 HENEBURY, Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 HEWLETT, Donald E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 HILLIER, Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 HILLIER, Edgar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 HODDER, Rupert Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . .73 HODGE, Thomas Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 HOGAN, John P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 HOOKEY, Roy Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 HORTON, Hubert Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 IVANY, Wallace Carl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 JACKMAN, Cecil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 JACKMAN, Harold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 JENKINS, Alfred Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 KING, Allan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 KNIGHT, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 LANE, Ralph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 LANE, Roland Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 LEDREW, John McGuish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 MILLER, Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 MILLER, Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 MORRIS, Ralph Calasanctis . . . . . . . . . . . .83 OSMOND, Jane Marsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 PACKWOOD, John Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 PENNEY, Alphaeus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 PIERCEY, Mack Keeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 PIPPY, Wilbur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 POOLE, Frederick William . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 PRIM, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 RICE, Ernest F.G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 RUSSELL, Frederick W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 SEAWARD, Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 SHEPPARD, Arthur James . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 SIMMS, Ernest M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 SIMMS, Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 SIMMS, Thomas M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 SKIFFINGTON, Gerald Patrick A. . . . . . . . .93 SOMERTON, Hubert Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 SOMERTON, William James . . . . . . . . . . . .95 SPENCER, Arthur George . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 SPRACKLIN, Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 STACEY, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 STEELE, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 WALKER, Phillip Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 WALTERS, Frederick John . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 WARFORD, Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 WAY, Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 WAY, Frank Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 WHEADON, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 WILLCOTT, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 WILLIAMS, Fred V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 WILMOTT, George William Charles . . . . . .103 WOODMAN, Elizabeth G. . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Korean War EMBERLEY, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 JANES, Raymond Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 TREMBLETT, Edmund Joseph . . . . . . . . . .109 Canadian Forces CAREEN, Valentine J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 CATER, Denis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 CHURCHILL, Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 DALTON, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 GILLILAND POWER, JoAnne Doris . . . . . .121 GOODLAND, Arlene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 GOODLAND, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 JACKMAN, Michael David . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 KENNEDY, Joseph Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 MACLEAN, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 MELVIN, Michael Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 MILLER, Wayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 NORRIS, Obediah Reginald . . . . . . . . . . . .119 NL Overseas Forestry Unit BAGGS, Herbert Chesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 BOUTCHER, Garfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 CAINES, John Manuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 RCMP BLACKMORE, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 MCKINNON-SMITH, Joanne . . . . . . . . . . .133 MEADUS, William Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 PACK, Doug S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 PEDDLE, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 SQUIRES, Alex Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 THISTLE, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Advertisers' Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 Veteran Information Submission Form . . . . . . . . .144 CREDIT: Photos on Front and Back Covers are courtesy of Frank Gogos. The Conception Bay South Monument of Honour recognizes the contributions and sacrifices of police forces, fire departments, peacekeepers and military personnel. It is the site for annual Remembrance Day and Memorial Day services to honour our fallen soldiers.
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 3 On the 26th of June, 1941, Fred Drover was one of six Newfoundlanders who joined the Royal Rifles of Canada when that battalion was stationed in St. John’s; he was 19 years old at the time. Three months later he was transferred to Québec with the Royal Rifles for further training prior to being posted overseas. Following approximately five months of extensive training they, along with the Winnipeg Grenadiers, were shipped by train for Vancouver, B.C., where they boarded a converted passenger ship, the Awatea. The soldiers were not told that their destination was Hong Kong until they were part way across the Pacific Ocean. They arrived there on November 16, 1941. Although tension was high between the United States and Japan at that time no one expected the Japanese to attack Hong Kong, and life was peaceful for the first little while; however that all changed on December 8th when the Japanese did attack. The Canadian, British, and Indian soldiers stationed there fought back but because of the small size of the island of Hong Kong they were doomed to failure and on Christmas day, 1941, the allied soldiers were forced to surrender. Of the 1,978 Canadian soldiers stationed there, 290 were killed and 493 wounded. The remainder were placed in prison camps on the island of Hong Kong for the first two years, and later moved to several prisoner of war camps in Japan. Fred Drover was one of 276 moved to Camp 5B Niigata, a labor prisoner of war camp approximately 150 miles north of Tokyo, Japan, on August 15, 1943. Conditions in the prison camps on Hong Kong had been bad, however they were nothing compared to what faced them in Japan. The weather was much more severe and the prisoners had to put up with freezing temperatures with very little clothing to protect them. Food consisted of two or three small bowls of rice a day, and they were forced to work long and hard from morning until night. Packages of food and clothing which were sent to them by the Red Cross were usually confiscated by the Japanese guards. Some of the prisoners took to stealing rations, which led to death for many. In January of 1944, two prisoners who were caught attempting to steal food from a storeroom were tied to posts in the snow with no shoes and very little clothes on. One was beaten to death by a guard and the other left there until he froze to death. During their imprisonment many of the men died of disease, such as malaria, beriberi, dysentery, and diphtheria, caused mainly by their poor diet and fatigue. Others were crushed to death while working on tunnels for the Japanese. The Japanese would become quite infuriated at times because so many of their enslaved workers were dying and would line the remaining prisoners up on the camp square and threaten them. Archibald Frederick Drover Service # E-30730 Royal Rifles of Canada continued....
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 5 By the middle of 1945, 106 of the original 650 prisoners in the camp had died. It was later learned, during War Crimes Trials in Tokyo in 1946, that Camp 5B Niigata had the worst death record of any prisoner of war camp in Japan. Because Fred Drover had been trained as a stretcher bearer with the Royal Rifles he was selected as a medical orderly and helped care for the sick prisoners alongside a British doctor. There was little they could do for the wounded or sick prisoners however, except to comfort them, as their medical supplies were limited and suitable mainly for first aid. Fred was well respected for his work in the hospital and was later mentioned in dispatches for bravery or courageous actions as a War Medical Orderly. The main source of news from the outside world was a radio which one of the prisoners has smuggled in and which they all managed to keep hidden from the Japanese guards; had the radio been found, that prisoner would have undoubtedly lost his life. Though it was forbidden by the Japanese, some of the prisoners also kept diaries. Fred was one of those, and some of his later entries are as follows: May 1945: “Germany surrenders-Hitler dies. Allies take over island off southern Japan (any day now)”. July 1945: “Still sweating it out, Japan still being very heavily bombed. Can’t understand how this country can keep going”. August 1945: “Very sure it is coming close to end”. August 15, 1945: “First rumor of peace. Everybody quits work. All factories and industries in town quit at 2 o’clock. We now know something is wrong.” August 16, 1945: “War over, pretty definite.” After nearly 45 months of captivity, the prisoners were freed that same day. They were taken by train to Tokyo for medical examinations. From Tokyo they were taken by an American ship to Guam, and then to San Francisco, where they boarded a train for Vancouver, and then Quebec. They were formally discharged on the 1st of April, 1946. Evidence of the high esteem in which Fred was held by his fellow prisoners is demonstrated in the diary of Tom Forsythe, a member of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, who wrote: “I want to take this opportunity of paying tribute to Freddy Drover of Newfoundland. He was the finest medical orderly we ever had. The only orderly who never lost his patience or his temper. He never lost hope and always did his best to inspire it in others.” After his discharge from the Royal Rifles of Canada Fred Drover settled in Clarenville, Newfoundland, and led a quiet life, seldom, if ever, speaking of his time spent in the Japanese POW camp. He was the last surviving Newfoundland Prisoner of War from the Battle of Hong Kong. Fred Drover died in February 1990. continued....
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 7 The Hillier Family A family with generations serving their country is something to be proud of. Phineas Boone with his two brothers Edgar and Zenas, Paul Hillier and Michael Hiller are three generations of military service to their country. In the picture of the three brothers from left to right are Edger, Zenas and Phineas Boone. 2720, Pte Phineas is Paul’s Grandfather and served in WWI. He enlisted on 5 May 1916 and departed overseas on 19 July 1916, joining The Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the field on 14 October 1916. Phineas was a proud soldier who was wounded four times, the last was a severe gunshot wound to his left forearm in April 1918 which ended his military service. He was transferred from Tiworth Military Hospital to London General Hospital in September 1918 and was medically discharged in November 1918. Phineas resided in Botwood, NL until he passed away on 21 April 1983. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 5. Paul started his military career in 1987 as a member of The 2nd Royal Newfoundland Regiment, B Company in Grand Falls and enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Air Defence Artilleryman in January 1989. In 2003, at the Rank of Sergeant, he was recommended to Commission from the Ranks, which he eagerly accepted. He deployed to Afghanistan with the First Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group from Feb – Sept 2006. In 2008, Paul was recommended for the Order of Military Merit (OMM). The Order of Military Merit recognizes distinctive merit and exceptional service displayed by the men and women of the Canadian Forces. Paul was presented with the Order of Military Merit by the Governor General at Rideau Hall on 26 March 2010. Since retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in July 2014 he has been employed with The Royal Canadian Legion as the Provincial Service Officer and Executive Director for Newfoundland Labrador Command. Paul’s son, Michael, joined on 8 September 2018. Michael completed his Officer Basic Training in Saint Jean, QC, followed by his Logistics Officer training at Canadian Forces Base Borden, ON. Lieutenant Michael Hillier is posted to 5th Canadian Division Support Group at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown as a Platoon Commander of Transportation Company, General Purpose Vehicle with Technical Services Branch. He is looking forward to continuing his military career and all the challenges it will bring.
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 9 Martha Isabel Loder was the first Newfoundland born nurse to have volunteered for service in the First World War. Mona, as she was called, was born in 1884 and raised in Snook’s Harbour, Random Island. She completed her nursing training in London Hospital, England, in 1914, and arrived in France in November of that year, putting her in a war zone 10 months before the Newfoundland Regiment landed at Sulva Bay in September of 1915. Her work with the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve began in Boulogne, France, with casualties delivered in open carts for treatment. She would go on to work in Base Hospitals in Camiers and Etaples, which treated most casualties of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. No doubt she would have treated many Newfoundland Regiment soldiers at that time. Mona would go on to hold the position of Surgical Nurse and work the night shift, when most casualties would be delivered to the ward for treatment. Nurses faced most of the same challenges as soldiers did during that time, dealing with enemy attacks and bombing, “shellshocked” soldiers, soldiers with horrific injuries, mental illness, typhoid fever, and infections due to the lack of proper sanitation. Mona was engaged to be married to a soldier who was later killed in action, and after the war she returned to Newfoundland alone. She died in 1963. Although Martha (Mona) Loder was the first, many other Newfoundland Nurses and Voluntary Aid Department (VAD) Nurses Assistants would follow in her footsteps. Martha Isabel (Mona) Loder
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 11 Adam and Mary Ann (Strong) Seaward were living in Clarenville, with four of their sons and two daughters when war broke out in 1914. They had moved to Clarenville from Gooseberry Cove, SW Arm, around 1895. Their son, Isaiah, the eldest at 31 years of age, was married and living in Clarenville with his wife Clara and four-year-old son Edward. Living with their parents were sons Horatius, age 26; Bartholomew, 24; Joseph, 15; and Andrew, 14; and daughters Maggie, 19, and Alice, 16. Isaiah and Bart were Reservists in the Royal Newfoundland Naval Reserve, which had been established in Newfoundland in 1900. As a member of the reserve they were required to complete 28 days training aboard H.M.S. “Calypso” and to “serve King and Country as required”. Isaiah, Reserve number 821x, received notice from the Registrar General of the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve to “report yourself to H.M.S. “Calypso”, with Certificate and in Uniform at 9 AM on Monday, 3rd of August, 1914”. At the completion of further training he served the war on H.M.S. “Lion”. Horatius had a good job as a locomotive fireman with the Reid Newfoundland Railway, but when the call came for young men to serve he did not hesitate. On September 8, 1914, Horatius joined the Newfoundland Regiment and was assigned number 172, becoming one of the First Five Hundred - a “Blue Puttee”. His preliminary training took place at Pleasantville, St. John’s, and on October 4th Horatius and the remainder of the 1st Battalion Newfoundland Regiment sailed for England on the S.S. “Florizel”, joining a convoy from Halifax. The Seawards of Clarenville in the First World War continued....
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 13 continued.... Bartholomew, Naval Reserve number 540x, soon received his notice from the Registrar General and was ordered to report to H.M.S. “Calypso” at 9 AM on Saturday, 31 October 1914. Following training he served on H.M.S. “Amsterdam” for the duration of the war. Upon completion of further training in England, Horatius landed with the 1st Battalion of the Newfoundland Regiment at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey, on the night of 19/20 September, 1915, where they fought as part of the British Expeditionary Forces. He was evacuated from Sulva on 24 November, 1915, and invalided to England to recover from severe fever. He would spend most of 1916 in England recovering and on furlough. While Horatius was in England, his brother Joseph joined the Newfoundland Regiment, his regimental number of 1644 would indicate May or June of 1916, and he was posted to guard duty on Grey Island, near the top of the northern peninsula in Newfoundland. A small number of men from the Regiment were stationed there in case of attack from enemy ships. Joseph would have been 17 years old in August of that year, but it was not uncommon for young men to lie about their age to join the Newfoundland Regiment, and most recruiters didn’t check too closely. The Seawards now had three sons fighting the war in Europe and on the high seas, and one who was doing his duty at home. Following his recovery in England, Private Horatius Seaward was sent to France in December 1916 and joined the 1st Battalion, Newfoundland Regiment. From January to April 17th 1917 the Battalion was involved in Front line action at such well known battles as Le Transloy, Sailly-Sallisel and Monchy-le-Preux, but on April 18th Horatius was again hospitalized for fever for approximately one month before being discharged to Rest Camp at Boulogne. He returned to the Front in June of 1917, and on August 16th was serving with “A” Company, No. 4 Platoon, 1st Battalion, of the Newfoundland Regiment at the Battle of Langemarck, (the Steenbeek), Passchendaele, Belgium, when he was killed instantly. His name is listed on the Beaumont Hamel Memorial to all those with no known grave. On 27 August 1917, a telegram was received by Adam Seaward and Reverend Butler in Clarenville informing them of the death of Horatius. There is no way of knowing whether Joseph’s next move was as a result of this, but it was around this time that he went to St. John’s to volunteer for overseas duty with the Regiment. Upon learning of his plan, his mother contacted Reverend Cater Winsor, a Methodist Church Minister who had been serving the Clarenville area when Horatius enlisted in 1914, but who had since moved. She convinced him to travel to St. John’s with her to petition the Governor not to send Joseph overseas as she needed him for manual work at home. She felt her family had done their fair share in the war effort. continued....
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 15 continued.... The Governor must have agreed, as he instructed her to go to the Church Lad’s Brigade Armoury to see the Commanding Officer. Joseph Seaward was paged and, the CO gave him an honourable discharge from the Regiment. The next day Joseph went aboard a Navy Ship in St. John’s harbour, quite likely H.M.S. “Calypso”, and attempted to join the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. The Sentry directed him to a Naval Officer who asked him to leave the ship. Joseph returned home and worked in Clarenville as a “water nipper”, unloading coal boats for the Reid Newfoundland Railway, and fishing for herring to supplement his parent’s income. He lived at home until 1923 when he became a member of the Newfoundland Constabulary. He served with the Constabulary for twenty-five years, retiring in 1948. He passed away in 2001 in his 103rd year. Isaiah and Bartholomew returned home to Clarenville at the end of the war. Isaiah raised a family there, and Bart lived in Clarenville for some time after the war but eventually moved to Canada for work. On the 17th of December, 1917, four months after the death of Horatius, King George awarded the title “Royal” to the Newfoundland Regiment, the first time this honour had been given in over 101 years and only the third time in the history of the British Army that it had been given during a time of war. We will Remember ...
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 17 Herbert John Vokey was the son of Philip and Emily Vokey of Little Harbour, a small fishing community near British Harbour, Trinity Bay, both now abandoned. At 19 years of age Herbert travelled to the CLB Armoury in St. John’s and enlisted in the Newfoundland Regiment. He was sworn in on 27 April 1916 for “the duration of the war, but for no more than one year”, no one expecting the war to last any longer than that. He was issued Regimental Number 2614, and his pay would be $1.10 per day, of which he allotted 50 cents to his mother, Emily. Herbert completed his training at Pleasantville and sailed from St. John’s with the 9th Draft on 19 July on board HMT Sicilian. The ship had left Montreal on the 16th with soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, also destined for Liverpool, England. Upon completion of further training at the Regimental Depot in Ayr, Scotland, Private Vokey left for the Western Front as part of the 12th Reinforcement Draft to the 1st Newfoundland Battalion, departing Southampton on 11 October 1916. The 12th Draft would spend a few days at the British Expeditionary Force Base Depot in Rouen, France, receiving final training before joining the Regiment. Private Vokey’s contingent of one officer and 226 other ranks joined the 1st Battalion near Gueudecourt on October 22nd. The Regiment had been active in the front line attack of Hilt Trench, Gueudecourt, on the 12th of October and had remained in the area of the Somme since. Although they were regularly in and out of the front line, they had not directly engaged the enemy, but did incur many casualties due to the relentless bombings. The Battalion was withdrawn from active service around the middle of December and would spend the next six weeks well back from the front lines resting and no doubt enjoying their Christmas break. On 23 January 1917 they were shown in records as “returned to active duty”, although they were already back in the trenches and by that time had incurred casualties. By February 23rd Private Vokey and his comrades were involved fighting at Sailly-Saillisel, in the Somme District of France. Herbert John Vokey continued....
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 19 After Sailly-Saillisel, the month of March was quieter for the Battalion, and they spent their time re-enforcing and training for battles to come. On 29 March 2017 the 1st Battalion began to make its way to the north-east, where the Battalion would take part in what would be known as the Battle of Arras, at Monchy-le-Preux. The battle began on the 14th of April and would last ten days; it would be, after Beaumont Hamel, the most costly day of the war in Newfoundland lives, with 487 casualties on the 14th alone. Private Herbert John Vokey would be recorded as “missing in action” on that date; he would be officially recorded as “presumed dead” on 17 November 1917. According to Lieutenant Cyril Gardner, he was last seen in a trench “with a small bible in his hand which a bullet had gone through, and with one boot off and one boot on.” It’s here that the story takes a little twist. Lieutenant Percy Dobie, of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, had been taken prisoner during a battle near Cambrai, France, on 22 March 1917 and was being held in a German POW hospital in Douai, Northern France. Some days later a young soldier, still in uniform, wounded and unconscious, was brought in and placed in the bed next to him. The next morning that young soldier was dead, but before he was taken away someone had gone through his pockets and put his bible on Lieutenant Dobie’s bed. Dobie looked through the bible and found the name “Lizzie Wiseman” inside, along with another name which was illegible, and Delby’s Cove, Newfoundland. Lieutenant Dobie was repatriated in December of 1918 and held on to the little bible. Off and on over the years he would think about it but could never find out where Delby’s Cove was. He eventually sent a letter to the public library in St. John’s, where the librarian did know of Delby’s Cove and forwarded the letter to the Postmaster in British Harbour. The Postmaster did know Lizzie Wiseman, who had long since married and was now Lizzie Tavenor living in Corner Brook. He forwarded the letter to Mrs. Tavenor who got in touch with Lieutenant Dobie. Apparently Herbert Vokey had been home on leave prior to leaving for England, and she had given him the pocket size bible at that time; forty years later it was returned to her. There is no record to indicate where Private Vokey was buried, and he is listed as “No Known Grave”. His name is on the Beaumont Hamel War Memorial along with all others with no known grave, and a memorial was erected in the Little Harbour cemetery in his honour. continued.... Memorial to Herbert John Vokey in Little Harbour, Trinity Bay
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 25 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” ABBOTT, Frederick Service # 3483 Born in Musgrave Harbour in 1897. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Killed in action, Belgium 1917. DECEASED BARTLETT, Joseph Patrick Service # 629 Born in Marysvale in 1896. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment C Company. He was reported as missing in action on July 1, 1916 at Beaumont-Hamel during the fighting on the first day of the Somme. His name is engraved at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in France. DECEASED BATSTONE, Alfred Service # 4734 Born in English Harbour, Trinity Bay. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from April 26, 1918 to July 5, 1919. DECEASED
Veterans’ Service Recognition Book 26 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 51 and Ladies’ Auxiliary salute all Veterans who have served in two World Wars and the Korean Conflict. “Lest We Forget” Happy Valley - Goose Bay Labrador The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (Newfoundland & Labrador) Incorporated [CCGA (NL) Inc.] is a non-profit, volunteer organization used to augment maritime search and rescue resources in the Newfoundland and Labrador Region. CCGA members would like to encourage all fishers to keep safety in mind at all times. Having the proper safety equipment on board and in good operating order will not prevent a disaster from happening, but knowing its location and practicing its use will greatly increase your chances of survival. The CCGA will be celebrating 42 years of successful operation in 2020. Since the CCGA was founded in 1978, its members have been credited with participation in thousands of missions and saving countless lives. Thousands of people are helped each year in marine incidents and millions of dollars of property are saved. The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary has been recognized as one of the best, safest and most cost effective volunteer marine rescue organizations in the world. Honouring The 75th Anniversary of the end of WWII
Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 27 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” BURSEY, Joseph Service # 2373X Born in North West Brook. Served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. DECEASED BUTLER, Harold Scott Service # 796 Born in Burin in 1891. He enlisted with the British Army on December 22, 1914 and was a member of the 1st Infantry Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment. He suffered a shrapnel wound during the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey in 1915 and a severe gunshot wound during the Battle of Cambrai in France in 1917. He received the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1918. Discharged on July 7, 1919. DECEASED: 1968 DALTON, Fred Service # 1338 Born in Conception Harbour on January 14, 1893. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, enlisted on March 20, 1915 and discharged on March 13, 1919. He was a POW, captured at Monchy on April 14, 1917. He was released on December 16, 1918. DECEASED
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 29 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” DUFFITT, Edward G. Service # 2700 Born in Burgoyne’s Cove, Trinity Bay. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from May 4, 1916 to April 24, 1919. DECEASED DUFFITT, Henry Chesley Service # 3308 Born in Clifton, Trinity Bay. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from December 1916 to August 1918. DECEASED GEORGE, Joshua Service # 2015 Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from December 6, 1915 to October 12, 1916. Killed in action on October 12, 1916, Ypres, Belgium. DECEASED
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 31 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” HARVEY, W. Thomas Service # 751 Born in Portugal Cove in 1891. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Returned home after Gallipoli due to medical reasons on June 27, 1916. DECEASED: 1962 IVANY, James Service # 2402X Born in Otter’s Cove, Trinity Bay. Served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve and also served with the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit in WWII. DECEASED IVANY, Willis Llewellyn Service # 1405X Born in Otter’s Cove, Trinity Bay. Served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve and also served with the US Navy in WWII. DECEASED
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 33 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” JACKMAN, Michael Joseph Service # 733 Born on Bell Island in 1895. Served with The Newfoundland Regiment and enlisted on December 18, 1914. Killed in action on July 1, 1916 at Beaumont-Hamel. DECEASED KING, Francis E. Service # 1990X Born in St. Jones Within, Trinity Bay. Served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve from December 27, 1915 to April 10, 1919. DECEASED MARSH, Joseph Service # 2695 Born in Burgoyne’s Cove. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from May 3, 1916 to March 3, 1917. Killed in action on March 3, 1917 at Sailly-Saillisel, France. DECEASED
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 35 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” MARSH, William Luther Service # 2083 Born in Deer Harbour, Trinity Bay. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from January 3, 1916 to October 12, 1916. Killed in action on October 12, 1916 at Gueudecourt, France. No known grave. DECEASED MORIARITY, James Service # 441218 Born in Brigus on December 4, 1894. He enlisted on April 24, 1915 with the Canadian Army and was reported as having been killed in action on April 28, 1917 at Arleux-enGohelle. His name is commemorated in the stone of the Canadian National Memorial which stands on Vimy Ridge. DECEASED MORIARITY, John Service # 877675 Born in Turks Gut on March 2, 1896. He enlisted March 16, 1916 with the Canadian Army, 185th Battalion C.O.E.F. He died of wounds in the 6th Casualty Clearing Station at Bruay on May 24, 1917. He is buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension. DECEASED
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 37 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” OSMOND, Douglas McNeil Service # 306 Born in Moreton’s Harbour. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment. He was one of the first 500. Died from battle wounds at Beaumont-Hamel in 1916. Buried at Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. DECEASED PELLEY, Frederick George Service # 1056 Born in Shoal Harbour, Trinity Bay on June 4, 1893. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from January 13, 1915 to April 30, 1916. DECEASED PENNY, George Service # 3759 Born in Hickman’s Harbour. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from May 11, 1917 to April 11, 1919. DECEASED
Veterans’ Service Recognition Book 38 ST. JOHN’S FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL 1075 ARE VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO SERVED LEST WE FORGET Do You Have a Loved One Serving in the Canadian Armed Forces? Need More Information… Contact the Military Family Resource Centre Nearest you Corner Brook (709) 637-4591 Gander (709) 256-1703 ext. 1202 Goose Bay (709) 896-6900 ext. 6060 St. John’s (709) 570-4636
Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 39 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” PHILLIPS, Robert Service # 1441X Served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. Killed in action on April 20, 1917 off Fife Ness, Scotland on HMT Othonna. Buried at sea. DECEASED PITCHER, Gilbert Service # 2178 Born in Burgoyne’s Cove. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from February 23, 1916 to October 5, 1918. Wounded at Beaumont-Hamel on July 1, 1916. DECEASED PRETTY, Edmond Service # 8116 Born in Chapel Arm in 1899. Served with the Newfoundland Forestry Corps, enrolled on May 9, 1917. He was discharged after war’s end on April 15, 1919. He died on May 29, 1920 and rests in a Commonwealth War Grave in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Cemetery in Chapel Arm Trinity Bay. DECEASED
Veterans’ Service Recognition Book 40 The Town of Bonavista salutes the war Veterans and the many sacrifices made on behalf of all Newfoundlanders & Labradorians. We wish The Legion all the best on their “Veterans’ Service Recognition Book” Volume #20 Town of Bonavista P. O. Box 279, NL (709) 468-7816 Proud to support The Royal Canadian Legion of NL/Lab and in recognition of my Family Members, past and present, who have served & are serving. 262 Newfoundland Drive (709) 726-6870 Your road to better health
Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 41 “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We Will Remember Them” PRETTY, John Service # 2276 Born in Chapel Arm in 1898. Served with The Newfoundland Regiment, enrolled on March 13, 1916. He sailed on the SS Sicilian on July 19, 1916. He eventually joined the Battalion at the front of the attacking force on April 14, 1917 and was never found. He is remembered on the Wall at Beaumont-Hamel. DECEASED STONE, Henry Thomas Service # 2638 Born in Snook’s Brook, Trinity Bay. Served with The Royal Newfoundland Regiment from April 29, 1916 to December 4, 1917. Wounded February 23, 1917 in France. Discharged on December 4, 1917 as a result of the wounds. DECEASED WALSH, Michael Service # 5612 Born in Coachman’s Cove in 1898. Served with The 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment. DECEASED: 1950
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 45 ALCOCK, John Carl John left for basic training in St John’s. He was on Bell Island when the German U Boat attacked. He was shipped to England for additional training at Dover. He joined the 59th Newfoundland Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery and went on through Holland into Germany until the war ended. BAIRD, Elmo Born in Northern Arm on March 7, 1920. Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Maintenance/Repair Tech. Areas Served In: England, Iraq, Shaiba, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Italy and Yugoslavia. He has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for over 70 years. BAKER, Joseph Raymond Service # F66584 Born on February 13, 1919 in Marystown. Served with the Canadian Army - Royal Canadian Engineers - Rank: Sapper from August 21, 1942. Areas Served In: Central Mediterranean, United Kingdom and Continental Europe. He was discharged on November 14, 1945. DECEASED: April 16, 1999
Veterans’ Service Recognition Book 46 www.portauxbasques.ca Back & Neck Pain Clinic 40 Dawes Avenue Clarke’s Beach, NL T: 709.786.1850 www.callingwooddowns.com 13 Legion Road Clarenville, NL T: 709.466.6459 www.clarenvilleretirement.com
Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 47 BARNES, John P. Born in Riverhead, St. Mary’s Bay in 1922. Served with the Canadian Army. Received the Italian Star. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Dermot Lee Memorial Branch 62. DECEASED: 1996 BARRIAULT, Michael Service # 4076H Born on December 18, 1919 in Curling. Served with the Canadian Navy from 1940 to 1965. DECEASED: January 23, 2004 BARTER, James Service # XX/230222 Born in Bay de Verde on August 21, 1922. Served with the Royal Navy from December 1940 to February 24, 1946. DECEASED: February 24, 1995
Veterans’ Service Recognition Book 48 85 Massey Drive Massey Drive, NL A2H 7A2 (709) 634-2724 Lest We Forget 18 Bruce Street Mount Pearl, NL A1N 4T4 Email: cmbrown@emcoltd.com www.emcowaterworks.com Phone: (709) 747-2626 Fax: (709) 747-2623 Toll Free: (800) 563-9667
Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 49 BENNETT, Francis Service # JX/246683 Born in Clattice Harbour, Placentia Bay on November 25, 1918. Served with the Royal Navy from October 11, 1940 to May 16, 1945. DECEASED: August 6, 1999 BESON, Lambert Service # 970414 Born on January 24, 1915 in Joe Bat’s Arm. Served with the 166th (Nfld) Field Regiment, RA from April 30, 1940 to September 22, 1945. DECEASED: May 22, 1980 BISHOP, William Francis Service # 971612 Born on January 9, 1919 in St. Mary’s Bay. Served with the 59th (Nfld) Heavy Regiment, RA from 1940 to 1945. DECEASED: May 4, 1987
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 51 BLANFORD, Darius Cluney Service # JX/180809 Born in 1920 in Greenspond. Served with the Royal Navy from January 3, 1940 to September 20, 1943. He was killed in action on September 20, 1943 while serving on the HMS Polyanthus in the North Atlantic. DECEASED BROWN, Raymond Service # 339822 Born on October 17, 1909 in St. John’s. Served with the Royal Air Force from June 8, 1940 to January 9, 1946. DECEASED: January 29, 1983 BUTT, Jack E. Service # 971808 Born in Musgrave Harbour on December 17, 1923. Served with the 59th NFLD Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery from January 3, 1945 to May 10, 1945. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Botwood Branch 5. DECEASED: August 2, 2007
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 53 CAKE, Edwin Charles Born in Lamaline on March 25, 1904. Served with the Canadian Merchant Navy (S.S. Empire Merlin, London). He was the son of Frederick J. and Jemima Cake of Lamaline. Remembered with honour, Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia, Canada. In the perpetual care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. DECEASED: KIA – August 25, 1940 CAKE, Wallace V. Service # D/JX/211342 Born in Lamaline on November 18, 1917. Served with the Royal Navy from 1940 to 1945. He was a Prisoner of War. DECEASED: September 11, 2002 CARPENTER, Edward Service # 1662 Born on January 8, 1918 in Little Catalina. Served with the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit from January 23, 1940 to August 10, 1943. DECEASED: April 9, 2000
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 55 CHRISTOPHER, Vincent Service # 181330 Born on February 23, 1919 in St. Mary’s Bay. Served with the Royal Navy from 1940 to 1945. DECEASED: September 18, 1992 COLE (OSMOND), Audrey May Service # W314390 Born in Twillingate on September 27, 1922. Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (Women’s Division) from 1943 to 1946. DECEASED: November 13, 1996 COUSINS, Michael F. Service # SN1379 Born in Point May on May 6, 1922. Served with the Canadian Army from 1942 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1953. DECEASED: October 3, 1993
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Volume 20 www.legionnl.com 57 DAVIS, Roland Leonard Service # A-4763 Born on November 20, 1921 in Meadow’s. Served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1941 to 1945. DECEASED: September 7, 1976 DAWE, Clarence Service # 1148 Born on May 19, 1913. Served with the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit from 1939 to 1945. DECEASED: September 16, 1980 DAWE, Edward “Ted” Service # C/JX 185973 Born on March 30, 1919. Served with the Royal Navy from 1940 to 1946. DECEASED: September 29, 1996
Veterans’ Service Recognition Book 58 Tel: (709) 335-2778 Cellular: (709) 682-2697 Email: dieseldoctornl@gmail.com Town Office Phone: (709) 673-3439 Town Office E-mail: info@townofspringdale.ca Town Mailing Address: Town Office, P.O. Box 57, Springdale, NL A0J 1T0 www.townofspringdale.ca Conne River Health & Social Services P.O. Box 160 Conne River, NL A0H 1J0 7 0 9 . 8 8 2 . 2 7 1 0 LestWe Forget WARR’S PHARMACY LTD. 93 Hamilton River Road Happy Valley-Goose Bay (709) 896-2963 FULL SERVICE PHARMACY AND GIFT SHOP OPEN DAILY Monday - Saturday 9am - 9pm Sunday & Holidays 12pm - 5pm FREE SCHEDULED DELIVERY SERVICE Caring for your health care needs since 1964 It’s our business and our pleasure Facsimile: (709) 896-2965 Dr. Michael Bautista 36 Roach Street, St. John’s, NL A1B 1L7 Lest We Forget
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