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Soldiers and Memorials

Soldiers - WWI

Soldiers of Placentia Bay during World War I and II

Soldiers of Placentia Bay during World War I and II

From this small community of only thirty families in 1914, eleven men went to serve in the war.

These were:

Alexander (Sandy) Adams

Nelson Adams

William (Willie) Adams (Killed in Action)

Aubrey Boutcher

Ambrose Guy (Killed in Action)

Henry Guy

John Guy

Joshua Guy

Ernest George Guy

William Henry Peach (Killed in Action)

George Rose (Killed in Action)

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Soldiers of Placentia Bay during World War I and II

Soldiers of Placentia Bay during World War I and II

Soldiers of Placentia Bay during World War I and II

Many soldiers from Arnold's Cove, as well as many of the communities around the islands of Placentia Bay, had served in the Navy, Air, and Army during World War I and II.    

As we continue to research and gather information on these soldiers, we learn more and more of the sacrifices they have made and the values they had fought for.  We hope to always remember those who have served and  honor those who continue to serve our Country. 


LEST WE FORGET

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Women in Uniform

Soldiers of Placentia Bay during World War I and II

Women in Uniform

 After WWII, two of our own enlisted  in the Canadian Forces.  Iris (Guy) Brett and Phyllis (Hollett) Labelle both enlisted to serve our country.  Canadian women have played an important role in our country’s military efforts over the years, overcoming many barriers to serve in uniform in a variety of  roles.  When women chose to enlist in the military, they also volunteered to potentially put themselves in dangerous situations where their lives were on the line.  This service continues today, with females now serving alongside their male counterparts in all Canadian Forces trades.   

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War Memorial

Atlantic Charter

Women in Uniform

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The War Path

Atlantic Charter

Atlantic Charter

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Atlantic Charter

Atlantic Charter

Atlantic Charter

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world war I soldiers - aRNOLD'S COVE

Alexander Adams (pdf)Download
Nelson Adams (pdf)Download
William James Adams (pdf)Download
Ambrose Guy (pdf)Download
Henry Guy (pdf)Download
John Guy (pdf)Download
Joshua Guy (pdf)Download
Ernest George Guy (pdf)Download
William Henry Peach (pdf)Download
George Rose (pdf)Download

Soldiers of Placentia Bay - wwi AND wwii

Alexander Allen

Alexander Barrett

Alexander Barrett

Haystack, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment: 19

Service #:  5933

Alexander Barrett

Alexander Barrett

Alexander Barrett

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment: 21

Service #6078j

Angus Barrett

Alexander Barrett

Josiah Barrett

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  18

Service #: 5976

Josiah Barrett

John Samuel Beazley

Josiah Barrett

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  20

Service #:  5873

John Samuel Beazley

John Samuel Beazley

John Samuel Beazley

Sound Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  19

Service #:  1742


Earl W. Best

John Samuel Beazley

John Samuel Beazley

Tack's Beach, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  18

Service #:  4095

Lambert Best

George Edward Bollard

George Edward Bollard

Merasheen, Placentia Bay

Royal Newroundland Regiment

Age of Enlistmenet:  20

Service #5513

George Edward Bollard

George Edward Bollard

George Edward Bollard

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Englistment:  24

Service #2334

Died in war on April 14, 1917

Joseph Coady

George Edward Bollard

Edgar Hatcher Courtney

Bar Haven, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  24

Service #5869

Edgar Hatcher Courtney

Edgar Hatcher Courtney

Edgar Hatcher Courtney

Tack's Beach, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  17

Service #2530

Almer Dicks

Edgar Hatcher Courtney

Almer Dicks

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  18

Service #3539

Died at war on October 25, 1918

Cecil Dicks

Edgar Hatcher Courtney

Almer Dicks

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  18

Service #3905

Chesley Dicks

Chesley Dicks

Chesley Dicks

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  26

Service #: 5334

Richard Dicks

Chesley Dicks

Chesley Dicks

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  25

Service #: 2392

William Ennis

Chesley Dicks

Otto Cecil Hepditch

Merasheen, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  22

Service #:  5523

Otto Cecil Hepditch

Moses Albert Caldwell Ingram

Otto Cecil Hepditch

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  19

Service #: 1577

George W.B. Ingram

Moses Albert Caldwell Ingram

Moses Albert Caldwell Ingram

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  25

Service #:  5655

Moses Albert Caldwell Ingram

Moses Albert Caldwell Ingram

Moses Albert Caldwell Ingram

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  20

Service #: 2391

Died at war on March 16, 1917

Stanley Ingram

Reginald Masters

Stanley Ingram

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  19

Service #: 8294

Richard Jarvis

Reginald Masters

Stanley Ingram

Haystack, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  19

Service #: 4135

Killed in Action:  September 29, 1918

Reginald Masters

Reginald Masters

William Samuel Masters

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  28

Service #:  1366

William Samuel Masters

William Lambert Masters

William Samuel Masters

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  21

Service #: 1396

Died at war July 1, 1916

William Lambert Masters

William Lambert Masters

William Lambert Masters

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  24

Service #:  2797

Prisoner of War:  Germany 1917

Josiah Reid

William Lambert Masters

William Lambert Masters

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Newfoundland Forestry Companies

Age of Enlistment:  18

Service #:  8308

John Shea

Wilson Stacey

Wilson Stacey

Bar Haven, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  22

Service #:  5941

Wilson Stacey

Wilson Stacey

Wilson Stacey

Sound Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  22

Service #:  5988

Alfred Stacey

Wilson Stacey

Alfred Stacey

Sound Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  22

Service #:  1747

Patrick Tobin

Angus Perry Brinston

Alfred Stacey

Bar Haven, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  20

Service #:  6114

Benjamin J. Warren

Angus Perry Brinston

Angus Perry Brinston

Tacks Beach, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  21

Service #:  2592

Angus Perry Brinston

Angus Perry Brinston

Angus Perry Brinston

Sound Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  18

Service #:  2851

Killed in action August 27, 1917

John Thomas Adams

Charles Ambrose Percy

Charles Ambrose Percy

Tack's Beach, Placentia Bay

Service #:  1516


Charles Ambrose Percy

Charles Ambrose Percy

Charles Ambrose Percy

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Service #:  


James Guy

Charles Ambrose Percy

Richard Reid

Arnold's cove, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  22

Service #: 4963 


Richard Reid

Wilson George Williams

Richard Reid

Haystack, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Age of Enlistment:  19

Service #: 4457


Wilson George Williams

Wilson George Williams

Wilson George Williams

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Gunner 166th Field Regiment  WWII

Age of Enlistment:  18

Service #: K2627925


Richard Slade

Wilson George Williams

Wilson George Williams

Spencer's Cove, Placentia Bay

British Navy - WWII




Stanley Harold Williams

Stanley Harold Williams

Stanley Harold Williams

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Royal Artillery 59th Heavy Artillery Regiment WWII

Feb. 5, 1924 - Sept. 3, 2005

Alec Lockyer

Stanley Harold Williams

Stanley Harold Williams

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

LS Royal Navy WWII - 1940-1946

Merchant Navy - 1946-1949

Dec. 3, 1921 - Jan. 5, 2009

Aubrey Boutcher

Aubrey Boutcher

Aubrey Boutcher

Arnold's Cove, Placentia Bay

Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve 1918

Service #1195

George Hapgood

Aubrey Boutcher

Aubrey Boutcher

Flat Islands, Placentia Bay

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Service #3807

Josiah Boutcher

Josiah Boutcher

Josiah Boutcher

Spencer's Cove, Placentia Bay

Service # 1195

Azariah Barrett

Josiah Boutcher

Josiah Boutcher

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Service #2826

Wallace Beck

Josiah Boutcher

Aubrey Wilson Brinston

Sound Island, Placentia Bay

Service #1246

Aubrey Wilson Brinston

William George Boutcher

Aubrey Wilson Brinston

Arnold's Cove, Placentia Bay

Royal Artillery 59th Heavy Artillery  Regiment WWII

Service # 971329

Died Sept. 5, 1994

Bertram Lake Boutcher

William George Boutcher

William George Boutcher

Spencer's Cove, Placentia Bay

Service #2330

William George Boutcher

William George Boutcher

William George Boutcher

Spencer's Cove, Placentia Bay

Service #964

Benjamin Courtney

William Alma Kirby

Benjamin Courtney

Woody Island, Placentia Bay

Service #:  3008

Malcolm Hollett

William Alma Kirby

Benjamin Courtney

Spencer's Cove, Placentia Bay

Service#:  241

William Alma Kirby

William Alma Kirby

George Russell Peach

Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay

Service #:  2049

George Russell Peach

George Russell Peach

George Russell Peach

Spencer's Cove, Placentia  Bay

Service #1192

Josiah Wesley Peach

George Russell Peach

Josiah Wesley Peach

Spencer's Cove, Placentia  Bay

Service #2319

Walter Peach

George Russell Peach

Josiah Wesley Peach

Spencer's Cove, Placentia  Bay

Service #351

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ROYAL NAVY

Wesley Gregory - Died June 10, 1975 (61 yrs)

Thomas Marshall - Died June 9, 1976 (82 yrs)

John W.B. Upshall - WWII (1920 - 1996)

MERCHANT NAVY

 

William Monks - WWII Died Jan. 27, 1972 (76 yrs)

George Gregory - WWI Died Mar. 12, 1972 (82 yrs)

Humphries Dowden - WWII - Died Aug. 3, 1972 (56 yrs)

James E. Peach - WWI, Died June 13, 1974 (78 yrs)

Timothy Hollett - WWII - Died Sept. 14, 1974 (72 yrs)

Frederick Monks - WWII - Died Jan. 27, 1975 (63 yrs)

George Strowbridge - WWI - Died Aug. 13, 1974 (77 yrs)

Frank Lockyer - WWII (1912 - 1995)

Malcolm C. Slade - WWII - Died Mar. 2, 1982 (84 yrs)

Lewis R. Lockyer - WWII - Died Jul. 26, 1990 (65 yrs)

Nathaniel Slade - WWI - Died Feb. 24, 1984 (84 yrs)

Armenius B. Wareham - WWII - Died Nov. 12, 1981 (66 yrs)

Chesley Ingram - WWII - Died Dec. 7, 1981 (74 yrs)

Albert B. Brinston - WWII - Died Feb. 7, 1977 (74 yrs)

Victor Butler - WWII - Died Sept. 25, 1981 (85 yrs)

Charles Ingram - WWII (1914 - 1994)

James H. Green - WWII (1915 - 1997)

Albert Ryan - WWII - Died Mar. 26, 1990 (71 yrs)

Lewis Lockyer - WWII - Died July 26, 1990 (65 yrs)

William Roy Marshall - WWII (1918 - 1991)

Neil Masters - WWII - Died Dec. 15, 1966 (66 yrs)

George Comby - WWII - Died Jun. 18, 1971 (65 yrs)

Lambert Williams - WWII - Died Jan. 10, 1990 (80 yrs)

Azariah Smith - WWII (1927 - 1996)

Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit

Maynard Berkshire - WWII (1912 - 2002)

Wilson Warren - WWII - Died Feb. 13, 1983 (78 yrs)

Walter Hynes - WWII - Died Dec. 12, 1970 (61 yrs)

Women in Uniform

Iris (Guy) Brett

Phyllis (Hollett) Labelle

Phyllis (Hollett) Labelle

Served with HMCS Cabot (Reserve) from 1959-1963

Phyllis (Hollett) Labelle

Phyllis (Hollett) Labelle

Phyllis (Hollett) Labelle

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War Memorial

Taken from The Veteran Magazine dated September, 1921

  

The scene which presented itself on Sunday, August 7th, the occasion of the unveiling of the Arnold’s Cove War Memorial, was one that impressed itself very vividly upon those who were privileged to be present. Overlooking the vast Bay stands the Spiral Monument erected to perpetuate in grateful memory the boys of Arnold’s Cove, who went but did not return. No better choice of a site could have been selected, the Monument being visible from all parts of the Cove. It is situated only a few yards from the Church of England Church, their place of worship. This Monument will stand the test of time as a fitting reminder of the men who died as well as a grateful tribute from their fellow villagers, who though small in numbers, contributed to the very best of their means. Shortly before the unveiling ceremony Mr. T. Wakeley, accompanied by Mr. Isaac Wakeley and some 30 veterans, arrived by motor boat from Harbour Buffett, Haystack, and nearby places. Their attendance, though the weather was not favorable for motor boats, shewed their practical interest in the ceremonies about to take place. The writer could not but be impressed with the earnestness of the Comrades and friends who came long distances in motor boats to attend the ceremony. At 3:00 p.m. the firing party in charge Cpl. A. Adams, MM. And Bar, Veterans commanded by Sergt. Dicks, and the whole assemblage of citizens formed the procession from the school house to the site of the Monument, chanting the Hymn “Nearer by God to Thee”. On arrival the Rev. A. Shorter pronounced the Prayer of Dedication.

“Almighty God, who didst at sundry times command they people Isreal to raise up perpetual memorials of they goodness unto them, vouchsafe, we humbly beseech Thee, to bless, sanctify, and hallow this monument which we now raise, that it may ever remind those who come after, of the Christian Courage and self sacrifice of our brethern who fell in the Great War that we with them, following the steps of Christ the Captain of our salvation, may overcome all enemies, ghostly or bodily, and finally attain to they Everlasting Glory. Amen”.

Mr. T, Wakeley of Harbour Buffett then unveiled the Memorial, and after the draped Union Jack had fluttered down the Monument the firing party fired three volleys. Bugler Cook from St. John’s sounded the “Last Post”, and as the dirgeful notes faded away many an eye was dimmed with thoughts of the gallant lads who passed out in the path of duty. Shortly afterwards the wreath bearers from the Veterans of Arnold’s Cove, the Greart War Veterans’ Association, relatives and the public wended their way to the base of the Memorial there to lay their floral offerings.

Addresses were made by Mr. T. Wakeley, Rev. A. Shorter, and the Dominion Secretary of the G.W.V.A., after which the collect for the repose of the departed was recited by the priest and congregation.

The sounding of the General Salute concluded a ceremony which will live long in the memory of all who were present, and a fitting tribute from the people of Arnold’s Cove (30 families) to those who fell in the Great War. To Cpl. A. Adams and the Veterans of Arnold’s Cove is due great praise for the energy displayed and time cheerfully given in raising sufficient funds and erecting such a splendid Memorial. 

Placentia Bay in WWII

The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration issued during World War II (1939-45) by the United States and Great Britain that set out a vision for the postwar world.  


From August 9 to August 12, 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met aboard  the USS Agusta and HMS Prince of Whales naval ships in Placentia Bay, off the southeast coast of Newfoundland, to confer on a range of issues related to World War II.  At that point, the United States had not yet entered the war (it would do so in December of that year following the bombing of Pearl Harbour.  They met under utmost secrecy, evading all press to avoid the threat of being targeted by German U-boats or isolationists bent on pulling the U.S. into war 

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The war path

  

During the Second World War, Arnold’s Cove played a different role. It became a part of the American defense system in Newfoundland. 


The American military arrived in Arnold’s Cove in 1941. They were the members of the US Army 3rd Infantry and the 24th Anti-Aircraft Artillery units. Their mission here was to set up Anti-Aircraft guns, and man the high watch towers in several locations in Placentia Bay and Trinity Bay.


They set up a watch tower at Otter Rub and did foot patrols with K9 dogs along the coast from Arnold’s Cove to Come By Chance and along the coast line in both bays. They had to report any sighting of German submarines or any other activity that could indicate the enemies’ presence. Weather reports were kept daily and sent to Argentina.   Twice a day, and once a night the jeeps came through on their way to the Otterub from the Station.  


There were approximately 60 men stationed at Arnol's Cove Station. Here they would establish their barracks, messhall, day room, and their outside power plant. They also had their dog kennels here. In 1942 one of the main barrack buildings caught fire and was burnt down. A few days later the US Army Corps of Engineers had building supplies and US Soldiers there to rebuild the building.


The American Military stayed in Arnold’s Cove until 1945, and the American buildings were then sold to private enterprises

Hike the Otterrub/War Path hiking trail and read more at the viewing stand (the place where the towers once stood).

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