Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 125 Wallace Tupper Ernst had served as a reserve artillery captain prior to the outbreak of war in Europe on 4 August 1914. During the Great War he was the officer commanding No.1 Siege Battery in Mahone Bay. Wallace was born in 1877 in Mahone Bay, to James Ezra Ernst and Catherine (Keddy) Ernst, and married Ida May (Kaulback) Ernst in 1901. Ida died in 1938 and, two years later, Wallace married Helen Slaunwhite of Mahone Bay. He died in 1971 and is buried in the Hillside Cemetery, Clearland. Gordon Rowland St Cyr Gwynne-Timothy was born in Llangedwyn, Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales c.1899. He was a Flying Officer in the RCAF, stationed in Dartmouth, when he married Dorothy Mabel Wilhelmina Zwicker on 6 September 1923 in Mahone Bay. Their son Kenneth Gordon Gwynne-Timothy was born two years later. Gordon died in 1974. Sidney Raymond Hallamore was born in Middle Cornwall on 24 September 1894 and was a lumberman prior to going to war. He enlisted in the CEF on 5 January 1915 in Halifax. Upon enlisting he declared that his mother, Mrs. C Hallamore of Middle Cornwall, was his next of kin. Sidney arrived in England in May 1915 and was posted to the 25th Battalion (NS Rifles). He suffered gunshot wounds to his thighs on 29 March 1916. Sidney was discharged from the hospital in May and returned to the fight. On 12 October 1916, during the Capture of Regina Trench in the Somme, he suffered a second wound. His left knee was shattered which resulted in the amputation of the leg. Raymond was discharged from the CEF in October 1917. He married Geraldine Muriel Burgoyne in 1920. Sidney Raymond Hallamore died on 17 November 1967. Aubrey Sterling Joudrey enlisted in the 219th Bn on 9 March 1916, in Barrington Passage, N.S. He declared that his next of kin was his father Augustus Joudrey of Mahone Bay; that he had prior service with the composite artillery battery; and that he was born in Mahone Bay on 30 November 1896. Aubrey married Bertha Swinehammer on 17 June 1916. He arrived in England on 18 October 1916 and was posted to the 4th Canadian Labour Battalion on 10 March 1917. Four days later he arrived in France. His battalion was redesignated as 2nd Canadian Infantry Works Battalion on 28 March 1918. On 24 July Aubrey was posted to the 85th Bn (Nova Scotia Highlanders). On 14 November, 3 days after the armistice, Aubrey was accidentally shot in his right leg. His wound was considered dangerous, and he was evacuated to England. Aubrey Sterling Joudrey was returned to Canada in July 1919 and died in Mahone Bay in 1968. Wilfred Roy Marryat enlisted in the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery of the CEF on 18 November 1915, in Halifax. He was posted to 1st Siege Battery and was commissioned from the ranks and served as a lieutenant. Upon enlisting he declared that he was a tailor by trade; had been born in Mahone Bay on 29 December 1886; his parents were John and Mary Jane Marryat; he had 4 years prior service with the Garrison Artillery; and that his next of kin was his wife, Elva, of Mahone Bay. Wilfred was posted to the St Lucia Battery and arrived in St Lucia on 30 November 1915.He spent the duration of the war in the Caribbean. He broke his left arm on 24 February 1919, prior to leaving St Lucia, when he was kicked by a horse. Wilfred was discharged in Halifax on 19 April. Wilfred enlisted in the RCNVR during WW II and became a commissioned shipwright. In June 1944, naval Lieutenant Wilfred Marryat became a Member of the British Empire (MBE). He died in 1970 and is buried in Mahone Bay. The citation for his MBE reads: "This Officer, who served as a Commissioned Officer in the Army during the last war (WWI), has displayed the utmost zeal and devotion to duty as Shipwright Officer through the period of preparation of HMCS Cornwallis for occupancy as a Naval Training Establishment. His skill and untiring energy have been a source of inspiration to those serving with him." continued ... continued ...
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