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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
BRANNEN, Walter Trueman - 64, died suddenly of a heart attack Monday at his home at 66 East Boulevard, Onset. He was the husband of Mrs. Winifred (Scott) Brannen. Mr. Brannen was born in Clark's Harbor, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. He was the son Horatio and Susan (Nickerson) Brannen who were natives of Cape Cod before moving to Canada. A retired field representative for General Motors Corporation, he was a member of the Cape Cod Kennel Club. Mr. and Mrs. Brannen bought their home on East Boulevard in 1944 and moved there permanently in 1953. Besides his widow, he leaves a son Rev. Raymond Brannen of Chester, Pa. pastor of the Garden City Chapel in Chester, Pa.; two grandchildren; two brothers, Harris of Moncton, New Brunswick, and Ernest M. of Dorchester; and three sisters, Mrs Viola Wilder of Upper Montclair, N.J., Mrs. Thelma Dasburg of Bloomfield, N.J., and Mrs. Mabel Merchant of Dorchester. Rev. Raymond Shaffer of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Wareham, officiated at the funeral service today. Burial was at Center Cemetery, Wareham.
Walter was 1st mate on ST Stella Maris and son of Capt Horatio Brannen who died when the Stella Maris was destroyed in the Halifax Explosion. Walter survived the destruction of the Stella Maris, moving to the USA after the war.
Ships served in: ST STELLA MARIS - Served in STELLA MARIS as 1st Mate. Survived the destruction of STELLA MARIS on 06 Dec 1917 HMCS DELIVERANCE - Drafted to DELIVERANCE 06 Oct 1915 as an OS, RNCVR
(WTB001) Walter Brannen (WTB002) Service file documents for Walter Brannen Courtesy of Bruce Brannen
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