Unrecognized
Official War Dead of Canada
First World War
Edward Joseph Pothier: 469261 Private, 25th Battalion / Nova Scotia Rifles / Canadian Expeditionary Force, Died of Illness 23 Nov 1929 / Yarmouth Hospital, Age 33, Not included in the Canadian First World War Book Of Remembrance
Son of Agapit Eugene Pothier and Marie (Amirault) Pothier of Wedgeport . Brother of Mary Evelena (Pothier) Chisolm, Joseph Alfred Pothier, Mary Pothier and Margaret Marie Pothier. He resided in Yarmouth working as a clerk before the war. Edward returned to Canada onboard the Hospital Ship SS Letitia on 12 Feb 1917 settling into a residence on Kempt Street Yarmouth. Finding employment working as a street car conductor on the main street line up until 1928 when the line shut down. He never married and post his death; Edwards funeral was held within St. Ambrose Cathedral, Yarmouth on the 25 November 1929.
Edward's death was attributed to complications of multiple injuries sustained from duty during his service. As it was officially recorded within his Canadian military service records obtained from Library Archives of Canada.
Important note: An appropriate and thus fitting recognition would be, acknowledgement of his sacrifice to service. As he should be forever named amongst the First World War Casualties upon the Yarmouth Cenotaph. Hence Edward's name does not appear on the Yarmouth War Memorial..
Unrecognized
Official War Dead of Canada
First World War
Edward Joseph Pothier: 469261 Private, 25th Battalion / Nova Scotia Rifles / Canadian Expeditionary Force, Died of Illness 23 Nov 1929 / Yarmouth Hospital, Age 33, Not included in the Canadian First World War Book Of Remembrance
Son of Agapit Eugene Pothier and Marie (Amirault) Pothier of Wedgeport . Brother of Mary Evelena (Pothier) Chisolm, Joseph Alfred Pothier, Mary Pothier and Margaret Marie Pothier. He resided in Yarmouth working as a clerk before the war. Edward returned to Canada onboard the Hospital Ship SS Letitia on 12 Feb 1917 settling into a residence on Kempt Street Yarmouth. Finding employment working as a street car conductor on the main street line up until 1928 when the line shut down. He never married and post his death; Edwards funeral was held within St. Ambrose Cathedral, Yarmouth on the 25 November 1929.
Edward's death was attributed to complications of multiple injuries sustained from duty during his service. As it was officially recorded within his Canadian military service records obtained from Library Archives of Canada.
Important note: An appropriate and thus fitting recognition would be, acknowledgement of his sacrifice to service. As he should be forever named amongst the First World War Casualties upon the Yarmouth Cenotaph. Hence Edward's name does not appear on the Yarmouth War Memorial..
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