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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Simon Clements
Regimental Number:
282682
Force:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
219th Battalion/85th Battalion
Regimental Number:
282682
Date of Birth:
July 29, 1887
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
March 16, 1916
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Address at Enlistment:
Yarmouth Nova Scotia
Age at Enlistment:
28
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inches
Prior Military Experience:
29th Battery, CFA, Yarmouth, N.S.
Trade:
Trackman
Marital Status:
Widow(er)
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
(Mother) Mary Carter, Yarmouth Nova Scotia
Simon Clements, nicknamed “Sim-Clue” was married with an infant son, Louie. His wife died March 9, 1916, aged 23 years. Prior to his
enlistment Simon was employed with Phillips Brothers, Truckers. He enlisted with the 219th. In England he was with the 17trh Reserve Battalion, and was
assigned to the 85th Battalion in France in March 1917. He was killed at Passchendaele on October 30, 1917.
His son was raised by his grandmother, Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Carter.
Date of Death:
October 30, 1917 (Passchendaele)
Age at Death:
30
Memorial:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium
Panel 26 - 30
Commemorated on Page 217 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on May 16
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion
Commemorated on the Yarmouth Monument
Sources:
Library and Archives Canada (Attestation Paper)
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
Commonwealth War Grave Commission (Cemetery Information)
Canadian Great War Project
Veterans Affairs Canada
Additional Information:
“A Monument Speaks” A Thurston; 1989 (p 98)
Simon Clements
Attestation Paper
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