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Brodie, William

  • Person
  • 1864-

William Brodie was born in Fredericton about 1864, his parents were Scottish. In 1891 he was living in St Andrews living at Lucy Sprague’s boarding house and was a teacher and the principal of Charlotte County Grammar School. In 1899 he resigns from the Charlotte County Grammar School which was very unpopular with the parents of the students. He never married

Huntsman Mawson, Elinor

  • Person
  • 1910-2006

Elinor Huntsman Mawson was born 2 February 1910, her mother was Florence Marie Stirling (known as Mary) and her father was Archibald Gowanlock Huntsman. She grew up in Toronto, her father was a Professor in the Zoology Dept. of the University of Toronto, and during the summer months they relocated to St Andrews, because her father was the director of the biological research station. Elinor graduated from Havergal College and the University of Toronto where she received a first class BA honours degree in 1931. During her undergraduate studies she had classes with Dr Charles Best, and he supervised her for her post-graduate studies. She earned an MA in bio-chemistry in 1932. And during her research for her PhD, Dr Best recommended that she should go to England, to tour laboratories and to meet other scientists. She spent the next three years crossing the Atlantic several times, for this purpose. She met her future husband Colin Mawson at Manchester University. She earned her PhD in physiology in 1935. She returned to England on the 3 June 1935 with her mother and met up with her father who was travelling in Europe at the time and she married Colin Mawson on 6 June 1935. After their marriage she worked at the Royal Cancer Hospital Research Institute, London. They moved to Reading when Colin was appointed the Biochemist at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. During the war, Elinor did research on mother’s milk at the National Institute for Research on Dairying, at Reading University. She was a founding member of the Nutrition Society of Great Britain.
In 1949 Colin and Elinor and their daughter Beatrice returned to Canada, to Deep River, where they lived until 1974. Elinor did not work at the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratory, because the AECL did not employ women professionals in the 1950s and early 60s. So Elinor plunged herself into a host of community activities. She was editor of the North Renfrew Times, a member of the Deep River library board, of the Deep River school board, and of the Deep River community association. In 1973 they moved to St Andrews for the summers and to Ottawa for the winters. Elinor joined the Charlotte County Historical Society and in 1977 became its archivist, a position she held for 15 years. In 1994, Colin and Elinor moved to a nursing home in Thornhill, Ontario to be closer to their daughter Beatrice. However, Beatrice died in March 1977 and Elinor died in 2006. Colin Mawson today lives in a nursing home in Toronto, and his nephew Colin Kenning Marchant looks after his well being.

Allaby, Eric

  • Person
  • 1943 -

Eric Allaby was born August 7, 1943, on Grand Manan Island, he graduated from Grand Manan High School and Acadia University (B.Sc., 1964). He became a teacher and worked as a diver. A Ford Foundation fellowship enabled him to research maritime history in North America and England. He was an underwater archaeologist with the National Museums of Canada (1973- 1976) and a founding member of the North American Society for Oceanic History. He has written several books and articles on marine history, including Shipbuilding in the Maritime Provinces, The August Gale, two Grand Manan Historians on shipwrecks around Grand Manan Island, and Grand Manan. He is a marine artist and has exhibited his work around the province. First elected October 13, 1987, as the Liberal MLA for Charlotte-Fundy, he was on numerous committees. Re-elected September 23, 1991, and again in September 11, 1995, for the new riding of Fundy Isles. He chaired the government caucus (1997-1999). He was re-elected June 7, 1999, and served on several committees, and as Opposition House Leader. He was re-elected for a fifth term June 9, 2003. His riding of Fundy Isles was merged with the riding of fellow Liberal Rick Doucet to form Charlotte - The Isles in the 2006 redistribution of boundaries. As a result, Allaby chose not to seek re-election in the 2006 election. In 2007, he was named to the board of directors for the New Brunswick Provincial Capital Commission. Eric Allaby and his wife Berneta reside in Grand Manan, N.B. They have a son and a daughter.
Eric was the curator at the Grand Manan Museum and many of his sketches describing underwater archaeology around the Grand Manan Archipelago are on permanent display. This map shows Eric's love for sharing his knowledge with others and he has published many maps describing Grand Manan and her history.
Source: Biographies of Members, Legislative Assembly, New Brunswick, 55th Legislature, 2004.
Source: Wikipedia

McLeod, Harvey

  • Person
  • 1916

Harvey McLeod is an offspring of a long-time military family.
Grandfathers - WW 1, Parents - WW 2, and his father was in the Regular Army to 1965 (8th Canadian Hussars)
Harvey served in Regular Army 1962 - 70. He has a long time interest in Military History with some university training in history.
Harvey has a large personal collection of military books - no real specialty along with a small personal collection of "militaria"
At this time Harvey is retired and a volunteer at 8th Hussars Museum, Sussex, NB .

Dubeck, Joseph

  • Person
  • 1943

Joseph Dubeck was a Corporal with the 8th Hussars . He joined the Hussars in 1943 from Preston Ontario.

Durelle, Yvon

  • Person
  • 1929-2007

Fils d’Ernest Durelle et d’Odila Robichaud, Yvon Durelle est né le 14 octobre 1929 à Baie-Sainte Anne, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Il marie Thérèse Martin, fille d’Édouard Martin et Rosanna Robichaud, le 17 juillet 1951 et ils ont eut quatre enfants, deux filles, deux garçons.
M. Durelle commence à travailler, mais pas il ne suit pas ses confrères de la Baie-Sainte-Anne qui font le métier pêcheur. Malgré ceci, les gens lui donnent son alias de Fighting Fisherman. Dans ses temps libres, il pratique la boxe et son talent devient évident. En 1948, ses combats l’amènent dans la région de Miramichi. Avec le temps, les victoires se cumulent et les éloges aussi.
Le 4 mai 1953, il est couronné champion canadien de la catégorie des poids moyen avec une victoire aux dépens de George Ross. Après avoir gagné contre plusieurs aspirants, il décide de se lancer dans la catégorie des poids mi-lourds, où il devient au mois de juillet 1953, il détient le championnat canadien. En 1954, Durelle se bat en sol européen, mais perd ses trois combats, soit deux en Allemagne et un au Royaume-Uni. De nouveau en sol canadien, le boxeur de la Baie-Sainte-Anne défend son titre chez les mi-lourds contre Billy Fifield. Il devient de plus en plus évident que Durelle se taille une place chez les grands boxeurs du monde et il se bat partout au Canada et aux États-Unis.
Il gagne aussi le championnat du Commonwealth en 1957 avec une victoire sur Gordon Wallace et défend son titre en 1958 contre Mike Holt.
Le combat qui viendra changer la vie de Durelle est celui du 10 décembre 1958 au Forum de Montréal, contre Archie Moore. L’un des premiers combats diffusé d’un océan à l’autre de l’Amérique du Nord, le combat décide le champion des mi-lourds du monde dont Moore devait défendre. Durelle et Moore s’échangent des abats dans ce qui est considéré comme étant parmi les meilleurs combats de boxe de tous les temps, Moore prend le dessus en 11e ronde, avec le knock-out final.
Yvon Durelle reprend son combat avec Moore en juin 1959, mais le combat abouti sans décision, en partie parce qu’il était distrait en raison du désastre d’Escuminac qui coûta la vie à plusieurs personnes de sa région natale de Baie-Sainte-Anne. Durelle continue de son métier de boxe jusqu’en 1960, optant pour une pause. Il pratique la lutte pendant quelque temps, soit de 1959 à 1969. Il reprend le combat en 1963, le temps de quatre combats et se retire définitivement de la boxe en 1965.
Yvon Durelle ne fait pas que de la boxe. Il travaille aussi pour la Commission d’alcool au Nouveau-Brunswick.
Il est ouvrier des services publics et est aussi actif dans l’armée en 1952 pour quelques années. Il a aussi eu des mêlées avec la loi, notamment en 1977 lorsqu’il fût accusé de meurtre d’un individu qui lui avait fait des menaces de morts au bar appartenu par Durelle.
Yvon Durelle est intronisé dans le Temple de la renommée sportive du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1971, au Panthéon des sports canadiens en 1975 et dans le Temple de la renommée de la boxe canadienne en 1989.
Il est décédé le 6 janvier 2007 à l’âge de 77 ans, suite à un accident vasculaire cérébral.

Scott, L/Cpl Medly Garthfield

  • Person
  • 1917-1945

G779 Medley Garfield Scott was born in Port Elgin New Brunswick November 13, 1917. Medley enlisted on September 15, 1944, at the time of enlistment he was a  labourer. On enlistment in Sackville his rank of appointment was Trooper. He embarked overseas with the 8th New Brunswick Hussars. He attended a training courses and served in Canada , United Kingdom, Central Mediterranean and Continental Europe.  At this time he was a driver mechanic of a tank. Medley served fifty two months in Canada, United Kingdom, Italy and Northwest Europe. He was overseas forty seven months. He was appointed Lance Corporal February 21 1945. Medley was quite business like and during slack times he fully occupied his time by working at fishing and wood work. It was felt by his superiors that his future was secure. Medley received the 1939-1945 War Medal, Italy , France, and Germany star, and Canadian Volunteer service medal. Medley married Margaret Scott August 12 1935. He returned to civilian life and his farm October 29th 1945 in Fredericton.

Black, Lt. Col Joseph Laurence

  • Person
  • 1900-1992

Lt-Col Black was born in 1900 in the province of New Brunswick. He would attend the Royal military College in Ontario graduating in 1921. He proceeded to join the reserved with the 8th New Brunswick Hussars. Lt. Col Black was appointed as Commanding Officer of C Squadron of the Hussars. The Squadron would muster in Sackville and train there.

When World War II commenced, the Hussars were mobilized for active duty and Lt-Col was one of the first officers to volunteer for overseas service. He was second in command of the Regiment in 1941. Unfortunately, due to a familial emergence, Black was transferred back to serve in Canada. He expected to return to his regiment, but he would instead go on to serve the rest of the war in Canada and the Untied States. He served as an intelligence officer on the West Coast of Canada.

Lt. Col Black was later President of J.L. Black and Sons. Also, he was the inaugural president of the Moncton Radio Station, created in the 1930s.

Cotton, Ernest A.

  • Person
  • 1939-1945

Ernest A. Cotton was the recreational director for Camp Sussex during World War II. He provided the men at the Camp with a series of activities to keep them occupied between training. Some of these activities include; events conducted by the YMCA, entertainment materials, etc. Camp Sussex was the largest military base in Atlantic Canada. He went on to marry a Sussex native, Helen Aiton.

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