Remembering Those Who Served World War I - Yarmouth Connections

Name: Service No Rank Battalion/Service Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Date of Enlistment: Place of Enlistment: Address at Enlistment: Age at Enlistment: Height: Complexion: Eye Colour: Hair Colour: Previous Military: Martial Status: Trade: Religion Next of Kin: Date of Discharge: Date of Death: Cemetery: Additional Information:

Lovitt Atkins 1099763 Private 258th Railway Construction Battalion August 13, 1878 Barrington, Shelburne Co., NS February 5, 1917 Yarmouth NS Yarmouth NS 39 5 feet, 7½ inches medium light brown dark brown 29th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Yarmouth NS Married Stevedore Baptist Mrs. Margaret Atkins (Wife) Yarmouth NS April 13, 1919 (Halifax; demobilization) June 15, 1929 Mountain Cemetery, Yarmouth NS Served in France and Belgium with the 256th Battalion (10th Canadian Railway Transport)

Lovitt Atkins

Source: Library and Archives Canada

photo: Wartime Heritage 2018