Havelock Memorial - All Names

Private Bernard David Haney, the son of George Haney and Agnes (Come) Haney who were farming near Havelock. He was the youngest person from the area to die in the war. He lied about his name and age and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, 5 days shy of his 16th birthday, using the name Bernard “Heny”. He was relatively tall (5'8") and although his photograph makes him look quite young, his statement was taken at face value, even though he misspelled his alias and had to cross out his real name on his enlistment papers. Private Haney was killed on October 22 attacking Regina Trench, in what was probably his first battle, 8 months after signing his enlistment papers in St. Jean. His body was never found or identified and he is listed on the Vimy Memorial with other Canadians that have no known grave.

Private John Stephen Moneypenny was the son of Stewart Moneypenny and Mary, later Mrs. John McCarthy, of Franklin Centre. John Moneypenny had been born in Brooklyn, New York, and he was farming near Franklin Centre at the start of the war. He enlisted in November 1915, and joined the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in the field on September 21st 1916. He survived the battle at Vimy Ridge, but at Passchendaele he was buried by shell fire at 3:00 pm on November 16th, 1917 and was found dead with two other men when dug out, likely killed by the concussion of the shell when it struck close by. The 25 year old Moneypenny was originally buried close to the hedge behind No. 2 Company Headquarters, however his grave was lost and he is now commemorated on the Menin Gate.

Gunner Nesbitt W. Stevenson served with the 79th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery. He enlisted at the age of 18 in 1917, while still a student. He was wounded on September 30th, 1918, suffering severe burns on his back as a result of a gas (probably mustard) shell explosion while supporting the infantry outside of Arras near the Cambrai-Douai road. He was evacuated to the 22 General hospital at Camiers, listed as dangerously ill, and subsequently died of his wounds on October 1, 1918, at the age of 20. Nesbitt Stevenson was the son of J. W. and Elizabeth Stevenson, of Havelock.

Private Fred Clarence Stewart was the 32 year old son of J. Whiteside Stewart. He had been farming near Hemmingford when enlisted in the 87th Battalion in February, 1916 and was killed on April 9th, during the first day of the battle of Vimy Ridge.