Fonds - Morris Silver

Morris Edward Silver, fisherman, welder and WWI soldier, was born 11 August 1891 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to Nathan Silver (1856-1916) and Emma Louise Berringer (1858-1939) . He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 20 October 1914 and served as a sergeant with the 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion during World War I in Europe. He was wounded in 1917, sent to hospital in England where he recovered and was honourably discharged 19 June 1918. Prior to the Great War he earned a living as a fisherman. After the war, he returned to Lunenburg, became a welder and rented garage space from the Lunenburg Foundry Company. He was a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows lodge at Lunenburg (Masons), the Canadian Legion, and the Liberal Association. He never married but was very close to Dr. Elizabeth L. Hall, also from the area, who chose a career in social services. Morris corresponded with Elizabeth regularly while she was away at college in Reading, PA and later when she lived and worked in Montreal, Quebec during the Second World War. Morris Silver died in Lunenburg, NS on 7 June 1969.