Do You Know the Simon and Hilda Myatt Family - Dartmouth NS - Halifax Explosion?

Photo by Cal Shook

From my great Aunt Anna Bella's memory featured in last month's blog, I'm hoping will come a much fuller story of the Myatt family.

Thanks to Paul C. Landry's comments on last month's blog post shared with the Facebook group "Nova Scotia Genealogy", I have the names of the Myatt family living in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia the day of the Halifax Explosion.   They are:

Elda Elizabeth (or Hilda) b. Sept 17, 1889 at River Bourgeois,
married Simon Myatt (Maillet) and had 3 children: 

-Anne Victoria b. Oct 10, 1908 

-Florence Margaret b. Nov 29, 1911 

-Joseph Leo b. Jan 1, 1915

At the time of the explosion my great Aunt Anna Bella and grandfather Joe Landry's first cousin Hilda Myatt would have been 28 years old  and the mother of Anne age 9, Florence age 6, and Joseph age 2.  Hilda's husband Simon might have been a bit older than her, being married once before.

Paul C. Landry, also commented about where the children ended up years after the explosion:

-Anne Victoria married Robie Whidden Oct 5, 1926, at Elmsdale, NS. In 1975 she was in Newmarket, Ontario. 

 -Florence Margaret married George Stewart Dec 31, 1935, Halifax, NS. In 1975, she was also located in NewMarket, Ontario. 

-Joseph Leo married Laura Keddy Apr 12, 1936, Enfield, NS. He was living in Toronto at the time of his birth certificate application on Mary 18, 1964. 

 I believe Simon was previously married to Rose Mary Manette, according to the census returns. He had a son Angus living with him in 1911, who reported his death Sept 2, 1926. 

 I found Angus' marriage certificate which gave his mother's name.
Angus died Mar 30, 1958, at Halifax, NS, having never married.
He also had 2 sisters. (Rose b. 1893 and Mary b. 1896)

Hilda Myatt lost and eye as a result of the Halifax Explosion and I wonder if any other family members were injured.  Do you know if there was a separate Relief Commission for the people living in Dartmouth at the time of the explosion?

Hilda died in 1918 of influenza and it might have been hard for Simon to be a single dad with young children.  Were the children able to stay with him?   Any additional information you can give me about the Myatt family before, during or after the explosion would be greatly appreciated.