James Anthony Cann 551326 Private (Trooper) 16th Light Horse, 3rd Division Cavalry Squadron, Fort Garry Horse Regiment August 25, 1889 Hebron, Yarmouth Co., NS May 14, 1915 Regina, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 26 5 feet, 7 inches fresh brown blue 3 years Canadian Field Artillery Single Farmer Baptist Enoch Cann (Father) Hebron, Yarmouth Co., NS October 9, 1918 29 Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, France V. D. 10. Commemorated on Page 380 of the First World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on August 18 and 19 Listed on the Role of Honour Fort Garry Horse James Anthony Cann was the son of Enoch Cann (1843–1923) and Margaret Susan (Saunders) Cann (1845–1935) of Hebron, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, and the brother of Elizabeth Cann, Mary Lenora Cann (1871-1957), Maggie Cann (1872-1907), Laura Saunders Cann (1875-1964), William Harvey Cann (1877-1947), George Leslie Cann (1879-1974), Blanche R Cann (1881- 1905), and Emma Cann (1885-1976). James left Yarmouth in 1914 and was farming in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan prior to his enlistment in 1915. After training in Canada, he transferred to the United Kingdom, arriving in England on January 31, 1916. He embarked for France on April 3, 1916, and was appointed Lance Corporal on July 13, 1917. James reverted to the rank of Private at his own request in 1918. On October 9, 1918, having advanced through Maurois and Reumont to Le Cateau (Le Cateau-Cambrésis), he was dismounted and holding some horses when he was instantly killed by an enemy shell. James Anthony Cann is interred at the Highland Cemetery in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord, France. His name is also listed on a family grave marker in the Hillside Cemetery in South Ohio, Yarmouth Co., NS.

Memorial Stone Hillside Cemetery, South Ohio, Yarmouth Co., NS

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