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Korean War
Remembering the Korean War, a brief history, the battles,
and Remembrance Pages of the casualties from Nova Scotia.
Telegraphist Air Gunners
The unique connection of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, to the
Telegraphist Air Gunners (TAGs) Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy of
World War II. Of the three thousand TAGs trained, five
hundred seventy completed their training in Yarmouth at
RCAF Station Yarmouth - East Camp.
Our YouTube Channel
Wartime Heritage videos on our YouTube Channel
Songs and stories of the war years shared with audiences
across Nova Scotia, and in England by 440 Productions.
The Channel contains some fifty-eight (58) videos of stage
performances and video movie clips presented between
1994 and 2008.
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to the war years posted daily.
The Wartime Heritage Association is a volunteer non-
profit organization committed to remembering
wartime heritage and history.
Stories, History and Photos of the War Years
Sharing wartime history and personal stories, information,
and photos of World War I, World War II, Telegraphist Air
Gunners, and the Korean War.
World War II
Remembrance pages and Information on Nova Scotia
casualties from sources that include the Books of
Remembrance in Ottawa, the Canadian Virtual War
Memorial (Veterans Affairs), the Commonwealth War
Graves Commission, the American Battle Monuments
Commission, War Memorial, and other local sources.
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World War I
The wartime history of Yarmouth, Digby, and Shelburne
Counties of Nova Scotia, those who gave their lives in the
service the nation and the men and women who served.
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A history of the Public presentations of wartime stage
musicals and videos of Wartime Heritage (440 Productions),
picture galleries, and Nova Scotia and England tour
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Vietnam War
Remembering the Vietnam War and Remembrance Pages of
the casualties with connection to Nova Scotia.
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Remembering the casualties of the Merchant Seaman of
Nova Scotia, and those with no direct connection buried in
cemeteries of Nova Scotia
A Selection of Wartime Heritage Stories
Stories of World War I Stories of World War II Telegraphist Air Gunner Stories - WWII
The Little Girl’s Secret
Sylvia heard a single plane flying in low. She knew the
plane was not Allied, but German, as she saw yellow
paint. The aircraft turned around and came back
firing its guns. “I rushed my brother in behind a
concrete pillar, under the bathing station and hid my
brother and myself. The sound was very loud, as the
pilot emptied his guns into the pillar. We stayed
hidden until the firing stopped.”
Sylvia looked out with care and watched the plane fly
out over the sea and the two went back to playing in
the sand.
She didn’t want to tell anyone what happened that
Sunday morning in Bournemouth. “I thought we would
get into trouble. Now at the age of 88, I thought it
may be of interest.”
Read the full story at:
http://www.wartimeheritage.com/storyarchive2/story
_little_girls_secret.htm
Image depicting Sylvia and her brother
Waiting Until the Darkness
Tom was serving as a stretcher bearer with the 24th
Battalion. “Bullets were flying like hail and their big
guns were doing their best to stop us” as the soldiers
moved against the enemy trenches in early October
1916.
“We rushed to their first line, soon took that … then
we made for the second line and here is where we
lost the most of our men … What was left of us took
the trench … I started to do a bit of doctoring. I had
tied up four or five fellows and was on my way over
to another one when bang! my leg gave way, and I
dropped in a shell hole. I cut my pant-leg off and
found that the bullet had gone trough my thigh about
five inches above the knee. I fixed myself up and
waited for darkness. Then I started crawling out. It
was two miles and a half to the dressing station, and
they were shelling pretty heavy all the way, but I got
out with only a scratch or two from them.”
Tom Smith recovered from his wound and returned to
the 24th Battalion. One year later he was tending to a
wounded soldier when an artillery shell exploded on
them, and both were killed instantly.
Tom’s friend Willard Perry who also served with the
24th Battalion wrote: “I was out on a wiring party
between our lines and Fritz’s front when I first heard
the news the following night and it was an awful
shock to me. Every spare minute we had to ourselves
Tom and I were together, and we always shared with
each other. I had a box from home on Tuesday. I
thought of Tom when I was opening it and I had to
just sit down and cry. God be with him ‘till we meet
again is my prayer.”
Willard Perry was hit by a piece of shrapnel and
instantly killed on November 6, 1917.
Thomas Smith and Willard Perry were from Yarmouth
Co., In Nova Scotia. Thomas Smith’s name is listed on
the Yarmouth Memorial, Willard Perry’s name is not
listed. Read their Remembrance pages and letters:
Thomas Smith and Willard Perry
© WHA
© WHA
Image depicting the soldier
