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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
DODSWORTH, William Burpee - 67, of Great Village, died Wednesday in Colchester Hospital, Truro.
Born in Amherst, he was a son of the late William and Gertrude (Chappell) Dodsworth.
He lived in Great Village for a number of years and was a member of St. James United Church.
A veteran of the Second World War, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy and crossed the Atlantic 38 times with the corvettes.
He was awarded the British Empire Medal.
He is survived by his wife, the former Eunice Walton; two daughters, Christine (Mrs. Alphonse Landry), Dartmouth; Katherine (Mrs. Ronald Downing), Onslow Mountain; three sons, Roger, Oshawa, Ont.; James and Peter, both of Great Village; four brothers, Layton and Ralph, both of Wittenburg; Guy, Bedford; Stewart, Winnipeg; and 14 grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a sister, Bernadette.
The body has been cremated. Memorial service will be held 2:30 p.m. Friday in St. James United Church, Great Village, Rev. Daniel Gunn officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Nova Scotia Diabetes Association. (The Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Thursday, 24 May 1984 / Researched by George Newbury)
Citation for award of the British Empire Medal:
DODSWORTH, William Burpee, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, 21455, British Empire Medal, RCN / Diver at St. John's, Newfoundland. Awarded as per Canada Gazette of 10 June 1944 and London Gazette of 8 June 1944.
"Whilst serving as a diver at St. John's, Newfoundland, this rating has shown an example of perseverance and endurance, and has undertaken unknown hazards in most difficult conditions. When salvage raft capsized in Gander Lake during heavy weather, he dived repeatedly in very cold water, and was instrumental in salvaging the equipment. On another occasion, when it was believed that a time bomb had been dropped adjacent to the Caisson of the Newfoundland Graving Dock, he dived without hesitation to establish the true nature of the object."
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