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THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 1 Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 3rd Floor, Legislative Building 10800 - 97 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5K 2B6 During the past five years, I have served as Her Majesty the Queen’s representative in Alberta and have had the honour of a close association with the Alberta-Northwest Territories Command of The Royal Canadian Legion. I have had the privilege of receiving the province’s “First Poppy” for the yearly campaign, have welcomed soldiers returning home from service abroad and have spoken to various veterans groups and at the Remembrance Day Service at the Butterdome in Edmonton. On behalf of all Albertans, I have been able to express our deep appreciation to veterans for their willingness to step forward to offer ultimate service to their country. The memory of these courageous men and women and their families will always remain in my memory. Congratulations on the creation of this wonderful publication in honour of the sacrifices made by Canada’s brave veterans. This book is a wonderful way to ensure that their stories are remembered for generations to come. My very best wishes to you, always. Norman L. Kwong, CM AOE Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
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WWW.abnwtlegion.com 3 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND I feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment with the production of our second Service Recognition book. This book would not be possible without those who took the time to share a story of a loved one or friend; I thank you all! Time has a way of fading our memory. The voice of our last WWI veteran is now quiet. We must continue to pass the torch of remembrance to future generations. It is through the stories of those who have fought and who fight today for our freedom which will keep their memories and sacrifices alive. Generous donations from businesses and residents of Alberta and Northwest Territories made this publication possible; I thank all of them. It is the hope of The Alberta-NWT Command of The Royal Canadian Legion that this book will continue to remind us all of the important part our military has played in shaping Canada. Today the brave men and women of the Armed Forces continue to represent us around the world, and we thank them for their bravery and sacrifices. Darrel Jones Command President Alberta-NWT Command The Royal Canadian Legion
Military Service Recognition Book 4 Table of Contents Messages Page Lt. Governor’s Message 1 President’s Message 3 Premier’s Message 9 Book Chairman’s Message 11 VeTeRaNs Adamson, Bob 13 Airth, Harry 13 Allain, Audrey N. 13 Allan John Blackburn 13 Allan, Walter Henry 13 Alleman, Martin 13 Allen, Dub 13 Allen, Howard Laurence 15 Amundsen, Bennet Morris 15 Anderson, Bert Stanley 15 Anderson, Carl B. 15 Anderson, Harold 15 Anderson, Jordan 15 Anderson, Louis 17 Anderson, Louis Everett 17 Anderson, Ray 17 Anderson, Richard Andrew 17 Anderson, Svend Aage 17 Andres, Erwin W. 17 Annon, John Francis 19 Annon, William 19 Anson, Lyle 19 Archibald, George 19 Arelis, Al 19 Aris, Walter Robert 19 Armishaw, Percival 21 Armstrong Donald McLeod 21 Arnold, J. R. 21 Arychuk, Harold 21 Ash, Stanley Gordon 21 Asquin, Joseph Ernest 21 Audet, Richard 21 Auger, Gilbert 23 Austin, James Neil Robert 23 Babcock, Keith A. 23 Bacon, Harry 23 Bacon, Russell V. 23 Baguley (nee Matthews), Rose 23 Baguley, Alfred Baker 23 Baguley, Frederick Fergus Brontier 25 Baier, Joseph J. 25 Bailey, Robert 25 Bailey, Thomas Warde 25 Baine, Eugene 25 Baird, Stanley C. 27 Baisley, Doug 27 Baker, Robert John 27 Baldry, Arthur 27 Bale, Bernie 27 Bale, William Richard 27 Ballinger, Edward William 29 Barkemeyer, Herman Laurence 29 Barkemeyer, John Albert 29 Barnett, Rickey Guy 29 Barret, John 29 Barrett, Edward 29 Barrett, Frank 29 Barrett, Roger 31 Barsness, Alvin Thorsten 31 Bartlett, Harry 31 Barton, John 31 Baskin, David Gordon 31 Bartram, Ralph 33 Bauden, Clifford Stewart 33 Bazalgette, Ian 33 Beatty, Harold D. 33 Beckett, Lawrence 33 Beek, Dora 33 Beek, Frank 35 Beglaw, Arnold C. 35 Beierbach (nee Donnelly), Adeline 35 Belanger, Leonard E. L. 35 Bell, Robert Fleming 35 Bell, W. W. 35 Bendick, Alexander 37 Bennett, Fred 37 Bennett, Harvey M. 37 Bennett, John Thomas 37 Bennett, Kenneth Brian 37 Benson, Harold Arthur 37 Berg, Carl 37 Berg, Peter Adolf 39 Berwick, David 39 Bhetteridge, Donald Patrick 39 Bigoray, William 39 Birchall, William Harold 39 Bird (nee Reid), Alice 39 Bird, Charlie 41 Birth, Reginald Henry 41 Bjerke, Gerard Carlyle 41 Blain, Robert 41 Blaine, Eugene 41 Blaine, Robert 41 Blair, Duncan P. 41 Blair, Jesse 41 Bloomfield, Fred 43 Bloomfield, Harry 43 Bloomfield, Raymond 43 Bloomfield, Robert 43 Blowers, Ted 43 Bogstie, Harvey O. 43 Boos, Cornelius 43 Boraas, Ole Peder 43 Boraas, Oscar 45 Borthwick, John 45 Borton, Arnold 45 Borton, Bert 45 Borton, Fred 45 Borton, Graham 45 Borton, Henry 45 Bothwell, Preston 45 Bowen, Murray 47 Bowes, Arthur 47 Bowman (nee Rowntree), Norah 47 Boyd, Gordon Fletcher 47 Bracken, George 47 Brewerton, Cortney Steele 47 Brewerton, LeGay 47 Brimacombe, Douglas 47 Brimacombe, Frederick 49 Brimacombe, Geoffrey 49 Brimacombe, Gilbert 49 Brimacombe, Matthew 49 Brimacombe, William Edward 49 Broadbent, Charles 49 Brodrick, John Wilfred 49 Bronson, Floyd 49 Brooks, John 51 Brososky, Gordon Glen 51 Brown, Arthur 51 Brown, Cyril John 51 Brown, Gordon 51 Brown, Irene Daphne 51 Brown, Vernon Sutton 51 Bruce, John Alfred 51 Bruce, John 53 Bruce, Maurice Leo 53 Bruder, Henry Theodore 53 Brumley, George 53 Bryant, Allan 53 Bunnage, Alvin 53 Burke, Robert Emmett 53 Burke, Wesley Ray 55 Burrows, Betty June 55 Burrows, Irvin Elroy 55 Burrows, Robert Lionel 55 Burtenshaw, C. W. V. 55 Burton, Fred 55 Burton, Frederick Walter 55 Burton, LaMaun Rodeback 55 Butler (nee MacKenzie), Sybil 57 Butler, Bert 57 Butler, Jim 57 Butler, Marie 57 Bysterveld, Peter Elso 57 Cairns, Christopher 57 Callahan, Donald 59 Calliou, Lawrence 59 Calow, Alfred 59 Cameron, Brian R. 59 Cameron, Frank Stewart 59 Campbell, Robert Wilfred 59 Candlish, Robert 59 Candlish, Stewart 61 Carey, Arthur John 61 Carey, Lyle Emmet 61 Carlisle, Eugene Edwin 61 Carlson (nee Dahl), Agnes Christine 61 Carmichael, Paul 61 Carpenter, Burt 63 Carpentier, Melvin 63 Carroll, Gordon 63 Carson, Helen 63 Carter, Chesley 63 Carter, Earl 63 Carter, Kenneth Charles 63 Carter, Willet L. 63 Caskey, Ralph 65 Caskey, Walter 65 Casson, Lloyd John 65 Chaplin, Arthur Horace 65 Charter, A. C. 65 Charter, Phil 65 Chassie, Ernest Francis 65 Cherwoniak, John 65 Chesney, Gladys Mary Eva 67 Chesney, Robert Roy 67 Chillen, William 67 Chow, Bob G. Y. 67 Christensen, Howard Frederick 67 Christopher, T. 67 Christopherson, Clare 67 Cipperley, Lloyd Steven 67 Claeys, Joseph P. 69 Clark, Thomas 69 Clark, Wilbur Earl 69 Clifton, Bert Harding 69 Coady, Francis A. 69 Cober, Harold 69 Coccioloni, Anthony 71 Coccioloni, Frank 71 Cockbain, Henry 71 Coelen, Arthur Edward 71 Cole (nee Baguley), Irene Mary 71 Cole, W. 71 Congdon, Ralph Edward 71 Cook, Alvin 73 Cookson, William 73 Cooper, Douglas F. 73 Cooper, John Walter 73 Copithorne, Robert Ernest Edward 73 Corless, John Wesley 73 Coster, Oliver C. 75 Cotter, Leo 75 Cotter, Robert 75 Courtney, Howard Arthur 75 Cowell, A. F. 75 Coyle, John Leitch 75 Crabb, William Robertson 75 Craig (nee Ure), Elizabeth Dorothea 77 Craig, Bob 77 Craig, James Duncan 77 Crandall, Andrew Jackson 77 Crawford, Allen Herbert 77 Crawford, Ronald 77 Criss, Clinton Allan 77 Criss, Richard Raymond 79 Criss, William Barry 79 Crocker (nee Moskalyk) Etnie Olive 79 Crockett, Albert 79 Crockett, Albert Roy 79 Crockett, Frank 79 Crossley, Ernest 81 Croteau, Lionel George 81 Crotty, Thomas 81 Crowe, Raymond 81 Culp, Verlyn 81 Currie (nee Proctor), Ruth Catherine 81 Currie, Donald 81 Currie, Ivan 83 Cyr, John 83 Dahl, Ove 83 Dahl, R. Mark 83 Dahms, Ernest 83 Dahms, Russell Keith 83 Daigle, Archielle Joseph 83 Daigle, Roger Raymond Joseph 83 Dalke, Don 85 Dann, Reginald 85 Darkes, Lucille 85 Davey, Andrew 85 Davies, Ann 85 Davies, Art 85 Davies, Arthur G. 85 Davies, Horace Edgar 87 Davies, Laurence Ward 87 Davies, Lewis 87 Davies, Nellie 87 Davis, Bruce Raymond 87 Davis, George Thomas 87 Deans, Albert George Stephen 87 DeBoer, Albert 89 DeCorby, Daniel Camille 89 Deedrick, Dalton 89 DeGroot, Marihus 89 Deller, Roy N. 89 Denham, Sydney 89 Densmore, James William 89 Derry (nee White), Mary 91 Derry, John 91 Derry, John Edmund 91 Deschambault, Alfred 91 DeSpiegelaere, Josef Louis 91 Deutsch, Rudy 91 DeWinter, Harry 93 Dewitz, Ulrich William 93 Diller, Gordon Leslie 93 Diller, Harry Sylvester 93 Dillman, Ralphael 93 Dittrick (nee Steffler), Joan 95 Donnelly, Lloyd McNeale 95 Doolan, Bill 95 Dorey, Theodore 95
WWW.abnwtlegion.com 5 Table of Contents Douglas, Arlie B. 95 Downie, Murray Carmen 95 Drobena, Joseph 95 Duffy, Mervyn R. 97 Dunbar, J. 97 Duncombe, Walter 97 Dunham (nee Phillips), Joan 97 Dunham, Arthur 97 Dunham, Frank 97 Dunham, Harold C. 97 Dunham, Ralph 97 Dunk, Burdett Paul 99 Dunphy, Joe 99 Dutka, Adam 99 Dutka, Pete 99 Duval, Roy F. 99 Dykeman, David L. 99 Eadie, Malcolm 99 Earl, Brinson 101 Eastwood, William 101 Edgar, John Charles 101 Edge, Clement 101 Eichelbaum, Peter Klaus 101 Ellington, Roy Cecil 101 Elliott, Richard Stanley 103 Emard, Duane J. 103 Emard, Garth A. 103 Emard, Lawrence L. 103 Emerson, William Ralph 103 Emes, Lorraine 103 Emes, Wayne 103 Erickson, Lloyd 103 Espetveidt, Clifford Ivan 105 Etherington, Wilfred 105 Evans, Alexander Clarence James 105 Evans, C. G. M. 105 Evans, Frank Llewellyn 105 Evans, James Richard 105 Evans, Lindsay Albert 105 Eves, Douglas 105 Ewen, Gordon 107 Fadum, Yngvar 107 Farquhar, Charles 107 Farvolden, Ralph Egil 107 Faulkner, Wallace Douglas 107 Fausak, Alfred Leonard 107 Fawkes, John 109 Fedorovich, Irene 109 Ferguson, Francis Aylwin 109 Ferguson, H. J. 109 Ferguson, MacDonald 109 Ferguson, Terrance Gerald 109 Ferster, Stanley A. 111 Fettig, Thomas 111 Field, Leondard 111 Fink, Bernard 111 Fink, Francis Roger 111 Fink, James Joseph 111 Fish, Donald Harvey 111 Fjeld, Arthur 111 Foldberg, Ivan Harvey 113 Forsyth, Duane H. 113 Forsyth, T. Rex 113 Foster, Alexander William 113 Fox, Cornelius Henry “Harry” 113 Fox, Harold Joseph 113 Francis, Robert Robertson 115 Fredericks, Clarence Irven 115 Fredericks, John Grant 115 French, Alvin Reuben 115 Friebe, Charles Robert 115 Frieburg, Ames 117 Frisk, Ed 117 Frisk, Silas 117 Frost, Oscar 117 Fudra, Chester Morris 117 Fulton, Lorrie 117 Fulton, Ward Hargrove 117 Fulton, Warren Thompson 117 Funnell, Arthur Henry 119 Furman, James Charles 119 Gabruck, Victor 119 Galbraith, Eileen Lillie 119 Galbraith, John Happel, Jr. 119 Gale, Harvey Edgar 119 Galusha, Tom 119 Gardner, James Edward 121 Gares, Gerald Edmund 121 Garnett, Anthony Noel 121 Garnett, William Turner 121 Gazley, Ted 121 Gee, William Franklin 121 Geernaert, Louis Glorieux 121 Geremia, Norman 123 Gerrits, Arthur Edward 123 Gerrits, Reindert William 123 Gesinghaus, Richard 123 Getson, Gilbert Roy 123 Gibbons, Lawrence 123 Gifford, Arthur William 123 Gilbert, Kenneth Henry 125 Gilbertson, Eric 125 Gilmer, Keith Allan 125 Gilpin, Elwyn Courtney 125 Gilpin, Isaac Herbert 125 Gimbel, Vernon J. 125 Girouard, Daniel John 125 Gladue, Peter 125 Glasgow, Albert 127 Gleghorn (nee Gilpin), Phyllis Jane 127 Gleghorn, William 127 Glover, Russell 127 Goddard, Albert 127 Goebel, Gary John 127 Golley, James 127 Good, James Allan 127 Goodale, Ellsworth 129 Gordey, Nick 129 Gordon, James Cape 129 Gould, Arthur Lewis 129 Gould, Lawrence Albert 129 Gould, Lloyd Douglas 129 Gould, Matthew A. 129 Grace, Michael Edmond 131 Graham, Thomas Jenkins 131 Grant, Jenny Elizabeth Sheffield 131 Gratton, Louis Albert 131 Gray, Boyd Benjamin 131 Gray, Emmanuel 131 Gray, Gerald A. 131 Gray, Horace 133 Gray, Jack 133 Gray, John Vernon 133 Gray, Joseph Albert 133 Gray, Ralph Ellis 133 Gray, William Brigham 133 Greentree, Kenneth M. 133 Grey, Francis 133 Grierson, Hugh Allan 135 Grosseth, Jentoft 135 Gschaid, Louis 135 Guiltner, Harvey 135 Gullons, Melvin Keith 135 Gurney, Leonard Frank 135 Gurney, Reginald Arthur 135 Gurney, William George 137 Gurney, William Sidney 137 Haeberle, John William 137 Hafso, Herman Frederick 137 Hagen, Errol 137 Haines, Frederick Crowe 137 Halina, Stephen Jeffrey 137 Halliday, Willliam Elmer 139 Hallwachs, Victor Herman 139 Hamelin, Stephen 139 Handlon, Patrick Martin Eugene 139 Hankins, Gerald Warren 139 Hanrahan, Harry Patrick 139 Hanrahan, William P. 141 Hansen (nee Newman), Violet Mary 141 Hansen, Lloyd Edgar 141 Hansen, Lloyd H. 141 Harker, Blair M. 141 Harker, William Sabey 141 Harlos, William 141 Harray, William 143 Harris, Clifford 143 Harrison, Jean Elizabeth 143 Harrison, William A. 143 Hartle, Alan Ernest 143 Hartman, Seraphin 143 Hassey, William 143 Hauck, Edgar 145 Haug, James Willard 145 Hawthorne, Jay Ernest 145 Hawthorne, Olive Mollie 146 Hayakaze, Michael Yuki 145 Hebert (nee McConnell), Catherine 145 Heckbert, Sydney Carlos 145 Heigh, Henry Jay 147 Helfrich, Henry G. 147 Henderson, John P. 147 Hendry, William 147 Henkelman, William 147 Hercheck, John 147 Hessler, Raymond 149 Hickmore, Ernest Howard 149 Hicks, Blain R. 149 Higgins, Robert Louis 149 Hilash, John M. 149 Hilliker, Brock Basil 149 Hinkle (nee Rae), Isabelle Catherine 151 Hinkle, Howard Albert 151 Hirst, Fred 151 Hoag (nee Ostertag), Ruby Lorraine 151 Hogg, James K. 151 Hollar, Charles 151 Hollar, Jackson 151 Hollings, Robert Wesley 153 Hollingsworth, Lyle W. 153 Holstead, Thomas 153 Holvik, Johnny 153 Hook, Gilbert T. 153 Hopkins, Stuart George 153 Hopper, Richard 153 Horman, Frank 153 Horrocks, David Edward 155 Horsburgh, George A. 155 Hougen (nee Downson), Margaret 155 Hougen, Engwald 155 Hougen, Magnus C. 155 Hougen, Palmer L. 155 Hoult, Cyril 155 Howe (nee Levivki), Pearl 157 Howe (nee Parcels), Ruth Josephine 157 Howe, Edward James 157 Howe, Lloyd Gerald 157 Hrycyk, William 157 Hubbard, Alfred A. 157 Hudson, William 159 Hughes, Donald 159 Hughes, Leslie 159 Hunter, Monte C. 159 Hutton, William 159 Ingles B. 159 Ingram, A. Graydon 159 Ingram (nee Levick), Nora 159 Inkin, Phil 161 Inman, Everon 161 Iredale, Orley 161 Jameison, Hans 161 James, F. Grant 161 Jaquish, Donald 161 Jaquish, Waldemar 161 Jenkins, Victor William 161 Jensen, Bryant A. 163 Jensen, Elmer Marious 163 Jensen, Henry Evan 163 Jepps, William T. 163 Jewell, Edward 163 Jobe, Dennis 163 Johnson, Thomas Kitchener 163 Johnston, Alex 165 Johnston, David 165 Johnston, Ivan 165 Johnston, John 165 Johnston, Thomas 165 Jones, Albert 165 Jones, Cecil Harold 165 Jones, Herbert George 165 Jones, Hopkins Daniel 167 Jones, John Caradoc 167 Jones, John Howell 167 Jones, Robert Henry 167 Jordan, Joseph 167 Kallal, Joseph 167 Kallal, Paul Vincent 167 Kalynchuk, Demmy 169 Kaminsky, Mike 169 Kannigiesser, John Joseph 169 Karlson, Usko Allen 169 Karren, Clinton 169 Kashton, Stephen 169 Kay, Charles Patterson 169 Kay, Francis Victor 171 Kay, Gordon William 171 Kay, Robert Wesley 171 Kay, Vernon Douglas 171 Kazakoff, Nick Mike 171 Keeler, Joseph Gordon 171 Kempf, Delbert 173 Kerluk, William 173 Kerr, John Chipman 173 Kerr, Lawrence 173 King, Robert Allan 173 King, William 173 Kinhnicki, Harold 173 Kinniburgh, Jack 175 Kinross, Cecil John 175 Kirichuk, George 175 Kirk, Chester Riley 175 Kirk, Guy Dwayn 175 Kirk, Marvin Halburt 175 Kisinger, Edwin Henry 177 Kittleson, Alan James 177 Kjelland, Harold 177 Klontz (nee Howells), Elizabeth 177 Klontz, John Vincent 177 Knapp, Royal Morrison 177 Knights, Edward 177 Knowles, Joseph N. 177 Kocyba, John 179
Military Service Recognition Book 6 Table of Contents Koehli (nee Gabruck), Anne 179 Koehli, Henry 179 Koehli, Oswald 179 Koenig, Joseph 179 Koleyak (nee Brucks), Sophie 179 Kovar, Alex A. 179 Kristenson, (Sapper) Karl 181 Kristianson, Ralph S. 181 Kroshinsky, Willard Elmer 181 Kryvoniska, Fred 181 Kuchar, John 181 Kuhn, George 181 Kundrik, Julius 183 Kunesky, Daniel 183 Laidler, Andrew 183 Laidler, Pete 183 Lane, Jim 183 Langer, Arthur Eric 183 Laniuk, Fred 183 Lansing, Lawrence John 183 Laplante, Edward Robert 185 Larcombe, Arthur 185 Larcombe, Lawrence 185 Larlham, James Edgar 185 Larson, Allan 185 Laubeck, Ernest Berthold 185 Lawrence, Alastair Aneas 185 Lawrie, Robert Hardy 185 Lazoruk, Thomas Emil 187 Leask, Donald 187 Lee, Edward Conrad 187 Lee, Glen Arthur 187 Leffingwell, Vernon K. 187 Leighton, William 187 Leminski, John Sonny 189 Lentz, Gehardt 189 Lentz, Harold 189 Lenz, Bernhardt Hans Edurd 189 Leslie, James 189 Lewis, Roderick 189 Lewis, Wilfred Eugene 189 Liafreniere, Reginald 191 Lickiss, Glendon 191 Lickiss, Gordon 191 Lickiss, Newton 191 Lijdsman, Franciscus J. M. 191 Lisson, Ray 191 Litchfield, William Elden 191 Lockhart, Floyd 191 Long, Francis John 193 Long, Kenneth 193 Long, Leslie Alexander 193 Long, Wilfred Richard Waters 193 Lord, A. W. 193 Loree, Bernard 193 Losness, Herbert O. 195 Lovell, Ed 195 Lowis, George Henry 195 Lowrie, George Lewis 195 Luco (nee Patton), Mary Gertrude 195 Luco, George 197 Lungul, Michael 197 Lynes, Edgar S. 197 Lysons, Arthur Warren 197 Lyttle, Lawrence 197 MacDonald, Willy 197 MacDonell, Rev. Roderick Andrew 199 MacFarquhar, Rod 199 Machtemes, Joseph Henry 199 MacKenzie, Allen 199 MacKenzie, Dave 199 MacKinnon, Lawrence 201 MacLaine, John Warren 201 MacLean, Del 201 MacLellan, Donald 201 MacLeod (nee Bagnall), Kim 201 MacLeod, Rick 203 MacMillan, Edward D. 203 MacPhee, Alex 203 MacPhee, Roderick 203 MacPherson, Edward 203 Mahaffey, Raymond 203 Mahoney (nee Baguley), Olive Joan 205 Maier, Otto 205 Makus, Ervan 205 Manson, John M. 205 Manyluk, William Alexander 205 Mapstone, Stanley John 207 Marcinkoski, Edward 207 Marino, Carl 207 Marsh, Albert Charles 207 Marshall, Cyril 207 Martel, Gregory Dale 207 Martin, Dalton Arnold 209 Martin, Elvin M. 209 Martin, Herbert W. A. 209 Martin, John Henry 209 Martin, John McLean 209 Martin, Ray 209 Martin, William 211 Massine, Alphonse Christian 211 Matejka, John Peter 211 Matheson, Alexander 211 Matheson, Douglas R. 211 Mattson, Erling T. 213 Maxwell, Gordon Sinclair 213 Mayled, Frank Henry 213 Mayled, Victor Allman 213 McBride, Dr. Clifford Dawson 213 McBride, Roderick Dawson 213 McCaig, William Earl 213 McCannel, Donald Gilbert Alex 215 McClain, Jack 215 McConnell, Thomas Mark 215 McCormick, Donald R. 215 McCuaig, John Duncan 215 McDermott, James Lloyd 215 McDonald, John Archie 215 McDonough, Edmond Albert 215 McDougall, Ian Fraser 217 McDougall, Maurice H. 217 McElroy, Hadden 217 McGhee, Andy 217 McGhee, Emerson 217 McGhee, Melvin 217 McGregor, John 217 McGregor, Robert 219 McGregor, William 219 McInenly, Alfred 219 McIntosh, Jack Albert 219 McIntyre, D. Alex 219 McKay, James C. 219 McKenna, Brian Earl 221 McKenna, Hugh 221 McKenzie, Harold James 221 McKenzie, Roy Raymond 221 McKenzie, Thomas Arthur 221 McKinney, Clarence 221 McKinney, George Calvin 221 McKinnon, John Arnott 221 McLean, Edward George 223 McLean, James E. 223 McLennan, James 223 McLeod, Cora 223 Mcllewan, Sam 223 McMullen, Clarence 223 McNaughton, John 223 McNeil, Dan 225 McPherson, Angus Stirling 225 McPherson, Raymond Bruce 225 McQuarrie, Donald Herbert 225 McWilliam (nee Swallow), Edith 225 Meakins, Robert 225 Meldrum (nee McMullin), Rowena 225 Meldrum, Verl T. 225 Melenka, George 227 Melnechuk, Nicholas 227 Melville, John Martin 227 Menaar, Elaine George 227 Mercier, Lucien Arthur 227 Merryfield, George John 229 Metz, Milton J. 229 Meyers, Douglas Roberts 229 Michaelis, Harry 229 Mickelberry, Norman Huston 229 Milburn, Donald 229 Miles, Edwin 229 Miller, Darwin E. 231 Miller, Frank Edwin 231 Miller, J. Rex 231 Miller, James E. 231 Miller, John 231 Mitchell, Charles George 231 Mitchell, Ches Lorenzo 231 Mitchell, Gabriel 231 Modin, Willard Eugene 233 Moir, Alexander George 233 Monk, Geoff 233 Montalbetti (nee Caletti), Marie 233 Montgomery, Lloyd Clayton 233 Moon, Herbert Newton Jr. 233 Moon, William Herbert 233 Moore, Albert 235 Moore, Ellis Andrew 235 Moore, Frank Henry 235 Moorey, John Arnold 235 Morgan, Coleman Michael 235 Morrell, George Edward Alfred 235 Morrell, Robert Earl 235 Morris, Enoch Howard 235 Morris, Reginald Allison 237 Morrison, Donald Samuel 237 Morrison, Florence Elsie 237 Morrison, Peter Daniel 237 Moses (nee Dutka), Helen 237 Moses, George 237 Moses, Owen Llyr 239 Moskalyk, Alexander 239 Moskalyk, Peter P. 239 Mueller, Arthur Walter 239 Mullen (nee Morgan), Emily Joyce 239 Mulligan, Allan Kenneth 239 Munn (nee Barlow), Lorraine Betty 239 Munro, George Robert 241 Nadeau, Raymond Joseph 241 Napier, Lorne 241 Neis, Philip J. 241 Nelson, Alan Lawrence 241 Nelson, Edgar Emil 243 Nelson, Victor Dibs 243 Newby, Thomas Bernard 243 Nielsen, Walter 243 Nile, Alfred James 243 Nolan, Charles Andrew 243 Nordhagen, Elvin Carsten 245 Nordhagen, Lorna Jean 245 Nykolychuk, William 245 Oakes, John Eric 245 Oakes, Owen Lorne 245 Ochotta, Nick 245 Odgaard, Holger Kristian 247 O’Donnell, Bernard 247 O’Donnell, Edmund Emmett 247 Ohman, Ole 247 Olesiuk, Alexander 247 Olivier, A. R. 247 Oriver, Clifford 247 Orsten, Clarence Melvin 247 Orsten, Harold Arnlev 249 Orsten, Jens Henry 249 Orsten, Sigurd Cornelius 249 Ortman, Barry J. 249 Osborne, Harry Perrin 249 Osgood, Alfred G. 249 Osgood, Gordon A. W. 249 Osgood, Howard R. 251 Osinchuck, Michael 251 Osinchuk, Paul 251 Ostrem, David Rubin 251 Ouimette, Benjamin William 251 Ouimette, Leslie Edward 251 Owen, Stanley Paul 253 Pajak, Alexander 253 Parkinson, William Stewart 253 Parks, Ernest Stanley 253 Parry, Bert Edward 253 Parry, Lillian Margaret 253 Parsons, G. H. 253 Patenaude, Richard Leroy 255 Paterson, William Copeland 255 Paulson, William Woodrow 255 Pederson, Gordon 255 Pedlar, Frederick Gordon 255 Pedlar (nee Garfield), Nettie C. 257 Pengelly, Francis James 257 Pennycook, Elmer James 257 Pennycook, Gordon 257 Perkins, John 259 Perkinson, W. R. 259 Perlick, Frederick Herman 259 Peterson, Art 259 Peterson, Bror 259 Peterson, Henry 261 Peterson, Phyllis Joan 261 Peterson, Roy M. 261 Pidzarko, Eugene 261 Pinder, George Harold Murdoch 261 Pioker, Steve 261 Place, Harold Douglas 263 Place, William David 263 Plawiuk, Eugene S. 263 Plawiuk, Nestor L. 263 Pollock, George Arthur 263 Pollock, Raymond 265 Polushin, Vena 265 Popp, Wesley 265 Potter, Ernest William 265 Potter, George Alexander 265 Potter, John Edwin 265 Potter, Robert Arthur 265 Powell, Henry David 265 Powell, Uri 267 Power, Cliff 267 Pregitzer, Henry 267 Presniak, Sandy 267 Prest, Tom Albert 267 Preston, Austin Elisha 267 Preston, Donald Edgar Ray 269 Primett, Edwin 269 Proulx, Bret 269 Provencal, Lucien 269 Pushak, Walter John 269
WWW.abnwtlegion.com 7 Table of Contents Quinton, W. M. R. 269 Rabusic, Frank 269 Race, George Thomas 271 Radcliffe, Orval Archie 271 Rae, Douglas William 271 Rae, Harry Edwin 271 Rainville, Ron Ernest 271 Ralph, Jack 271 Rattray, David Thomas 271 Rattray, David 273 Rattray, Michael John 273 Rawluk, William N. 273 Rawnsley, Harold 273 Rawnsley, Harold Joseph 273 Reading, Frank Howard 273 Reddick, Albert R. 275 Reddick, Clifton 275 Redding, Douglas 275 Redington, Eugene 275 Reid, Robert L. 275 Reynolds, Jerry 277 Rice, William 277 Richardson, Calvin Devere 277 Richardson, George 277 Ricks, Alfred 277 Rigsby, Gerald 277 Riley, John 277 Riley, Wilfred 279 Rimmer (nee Nadon), Albertine 279 Riome, William E. 279 Risdale, Bernard 279 Ritchie, James Willett 279 Riva, Doris Mary 279 Rix, Grant (John) 279 Robbins, Edgar Carroll 281 Roberts, Thomas 281 Robertson, James 281 Robertson, Loy 281 Robichaud, Lawrence Joseph 281 Robinson, Archie P. E. 281 Roche, Lance Geoffrey 283 Rodgers, William Jasper 283 Rogan, Hubert Dominic 283 Rogers, Frederick Thompson 283 Roland, Jack 283 Rollingson, Albert 283 Ross, James A. 283 Ross (nee Hunt), Winifred Mary 283 Rosson, Gilmour 285 Rottenfusser, Albert 285 Rourke, Floyd 285 Rowan, Henry 285 Rowley, Adelbert Bateman 285 Rusnak (nee Kozma), Mary 285 Rusnak, Steve J. 287 Russell, John Emerson 287 Russell, Mark Wilson 287 Russell, Robert 287 Rutherford, Alexander 287 Rutledge, Robert Andrew 287 Ruzicka, Edward John 287 Ryan, Bill 289 Ryan, Daniel 289 Ryan, Tom 289 Sachkiw, Lawrence A. 289 Sagstuen, Hans 289 Salive, Norman J. 289 Samograd, Mike 289 Sancster, Wallace 289 Sandboe, Clifford Norman 291 Sanderson, Frederick Herbert 291 Sanderson, Joyce Lucille 291 Sangrett, Wilfred 291 Sarasin, Beverly Chester Leif 291 Sarasin, Emory 291 Sarasin, Oliver 291 Sashuk, William 293 Satchwell, Lilian 293 Saumer, Lyle Lawrence 293 Schan, Dorothy 293 Schan, Jacob 293 Schan, Joe 293 Schan, John 293 Schan, Leo 295 Schan, Leonard 295 Schan, Nick 295 Scharf, Nicholas 295 Schlender, Lawrence 295 Schley, Thelma Iola 295 Schmidt, Dallas Wilbur 295 Schnyder, George 297 Scholl, Evelyn Florence 297 Schuller, Alfred Joseph 297 Schuller, Stephen Joseph 297 Schultz, Robert Arnold 297 Schultz, Theodore Alfred 297 Schweitzer, Raymond C. 299 Seal, Harold Joseph 299 Seal, Wilfred Charles 299 Seath, Lloyd George Gladstone 299 Sehlin, Donald Leslie 299 Selthun, Leo Norman 301 Setter, Axel 301 Setter, Gordon Melvin 301 Severtson, A. M. 301 Seward, Frank W. 301 Seymour, Delbert 303 Seymour, Henry Arthur 303 Shand, Gerald 303 Sharkey, Ed 303 Sharpe (nee Michial), Leilah 303 Shattuck, Robert 303 Shattuck, Willis Wilfred 303 Shepherd, Wesley 305 Shevalier, Harvey Edward 305 Shilmar, Robert 305 Shimmin, Leonard George 305 Sholdice, James 305 Sholdice, Richard 305 Sibbald, Jean Evelyn 305 Sibbald, Lloyd Elmer 307 Sibbald, Roy Everett 307 Siggs, George 307 Sikorski, Tom 307 Silbernagel, Matt 307 Simmons, George Joseph 309 Simon, Edward 309 Simpson, Robert 309 Sinclair, Bill 309 Sinclair, David 309 Sinclair, Virginia Mary 309 Sinclair, William 311 Skirrow, Arthur Donovan 311 Skrzyzala, Ludwik 311 Skrzyzala, Richard 311 Slater, John Sisson 313 Sloan, Hugh Card 313 Smart, Jack 313 Smiley, Douglas 313 Smith, Andrew Douglas 313 Smith, Angus James 313 Smith, Arthur 315 Smith, David James 315 Smith, George Lee 315 Smith, Harold Benjamin 315 Smith, Harold James 315 Smith, Hubert 315 Smith, Lawrence James 315 Smith, Norman Osborne 315 Smith, Pender 317 Smith, Richard West 317 Snowdon, George Wilkinson 317 Soderquist, Joseph 317 Solways, Gabe 317 Sorensen, Paul Jens Engelbrecht 317 Sparks, Earl Roy 317 Sparrow, Patrick Charles 317 Spencer, Wesley Burton 319 Sperberg, Frederick Francis 319 Spink, David 319 Spink, John 319 Spires, Richard 319 Squarok, John 319 Sroka, Peter James 321 Stables, John Stirling 321 Stalker, William Gordon 321 Steed, Ross 321 Stefanizyn, Peter Albert 321 Steffin, Paul 321 Steffler, Joan 321 Steinbach, Wilfred Henry 323 Stenseth, Henry Elmer 323 Stepa, Joseph Henry 323 Stepa, Paul 323 Stephen, Ogilvie Rose Innes 323 Stevens, Clifford Zachary 323 Stevenson (nee Mahoney), Wilma 323 Stewart, Forrest B. 325 Stewart, Hamish Galbraith Hamilton 325 Stilling, Frank 325 Stone, Kenneth Mayson 325 Stromsmoe, Wendell 325 Sullivan, Malcolm John 325 Sullivan, Patrick William 327 Sumner, Harvey Arnold 327 Sutter, Charles Raymond 327 Sutter, Cora May 327 Sutter, Joseph Fredrick 327 Sutton, Vernon Brown 327 Svoboda, Ferdinand 327 Swyripa, William 327 Syrotuck, Mary 329 Szklarz, Jan 329 Szybunka, Andrew 329 Taggert, Bob 329 Taitinger, Donald Harry 329 Tannas, Carl 331 Taylor (nee Thacker), Helen 331 Taylor, Daniel Joseph 331 Taylor, Gerald 331 Taylor, William Dawson 331 T’ebbutt, Harry 331 Terry, Gordon 331 Thachuk, Mike 331 Thiel, Hilda 333 Third, John Clayton 333 Thomas, Burke A. 333 Thomas, Godfrey 333 Thompson, Charles 333 Thompson, Vern Melvil 333 Tippe, Bill 335 Tober, Clement Morley 335 Tompkins, Harry Vernon 335 Tonneson, Harold Stein 335 Torgerson, Bernard 335 Torguson (nee Anderson), Norma 335 Torguson, Raymond Stanley 337 Trace, Arthur Roy 337 Trach, Harry 337 Trach, Steve 337 Tremblay, Rene T. 337 Trottier, Lyle 337 Tuppen, Len 337 Tupper, John David 339 Twa, Lloyd George 339 Tweedy, Lester 339 Tywoniuk, Leslie John 339 Umbach, Cecil Beverly 339 Umbach, Donald William 339 Valerio, Anthony 341 Van Staalduine, Marinus 341 Vereschagin, Abraham 341 Victor, Jerry 341 Voros, George 341 Vowel, Donald Allan 341 Walker, Norman 341 Wallace, James A. 343 Walters, Mary 343 Walushka, Al 343 Ward, Percy Bartle 343 Wasylchew, Mike 343 Watson, James H. 343 Webb (nee Parr), Ina 343 Webb, Elsmore James 343 Webb, John Cameron 345 Webb, Lyle 345 Weinheimer, Eric 345 Wemp, Duncan 345 Whitford, Arthur Raymond 345 Whitney, LeRoy Elmer 345 Wiest, Cecil Robert 345 Wiest, Wilfred Ray 345 Witbeck, Teddy 347 Wood (nee Nelson), Alice Elizabeth 347 Wood, John James 347 Woudzia, John 347 Wynne, Harold 347 Young, Duncan 347 Young, Elgin 347 Zajac, Mike 347 advertisers’ Index 348 Veteran submission Form 352 SPECIAL THANKS to Glenn and Kate Matthews for supplying silhouettes for Veterans without photographs. 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THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 9 Message from Honourable Ed Stelmach Premier of Alberta On behalf of the Government of Alberta and all Albertans, I wish to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Alberta-Northwest Territories Command of the Royal Canadian Legion for their continued efforts in supporting our veterans by publishing the second volume of the Military Services Recognition Book of Veterans. Canadians share a profound respect and admiration for the men and women of our armed forces as well as a deep gratitude for their sacrifices in helping to protect our way of life. This book is an important tribute to the valour of those who serve in the name of peace, and a reminder of the incredible debt of gratitude and respect we owe to our military, both past and present. Congratulations to the Alberta-Northwest Territories Command of the Royal Canadian Legion for this important piece of our history and best wishes for continued success in the years ahead. Ed Stelmach 2010
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 11 This book is the second in a three part series of Military Service Recognition Books we will be publishing over the next few years. There were a large number of individuals involved, and each has contributed in their own way to the success of this publication. This publication would not have been possible without the participation of the branches and membership in researching and contributing the stories contained in this book. I would also like to thank Command staff and executive for their help in collecting the required information and their guidance in the decision-making and direction this project was to take. The professional expertise of Fenety Marketing has again raised funds through the selling of advertising in this book and through a public telephone solicitation that has made this publication possible. This fundraising has contributed much needed financial assistance to this command and the many programs it sponsors. I would also like to thank the branches and their members for their tireless work on behalf of our Commands’ veterans, ex-service personnel and their families. This unique publication is dedicated to those who have served their country so well during times of war and peace. This book will help future generations better understand the sacrifices made during these times of great conflict, and to better understand the purpose and objects of The Royal Canadian Legion. A special thank you to all who took the time to compose and submit stories. There are too many to list, but you will recognize your contribution as your stories are told in this book. We have a number of submissions left over from last year, and we have also received some new submissions for this year, so not all can be presented in this publication. With this project continuing, all stories submitted will be considered for future publications and we hope more stories will continue to come in. We have tried to include as much of the information we received as possible and we regret we have had to leave some information out because of space constraints. The selection of stories for this book was done on a random basis to be as fair as possible to everyone who submitted stories and the only consideration was to keep families together. Please rest assured that any stories received before the deadline will be first to be considered in future editions. I hope that everyone has an opportunity to read these personal histories and stories and share some of the enjoyment and satisfaction we have received in putting this book together. Yours in comradeship, Gary Peters Military Service Recognition Book Project Coordinator
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 13 Adamson, Bob Bob served in World War Two. He was killed in action. No further information was available. Bob was a member of Legion Branch 74 Innisfree. Airth, Harry Harry was born in Renfrew, Ont. He came west in 1904, and enlisted in the Army in 1914, and went overseas until 1918. He was wounded, and returned to Edmonton and became a fireman. Harry was a member of Viking Legion Branch #81. Allain, Audrey N. Audrey enlisted in the Canadian Army in December 1940. She was a member of an Ack Ack Battery and served in the War of Britain. She was a Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Number 140. Allan, John Blackburn John was born in Macleod, Alberta, in 1911. He enlisted in WWII with the Royal Canadian Navy and served aboard HMCS Haida on the High Seas and the Atlantic. He received a Russian Government Medal for the Murmansk Run. John was a member of Legion Branch #46 Fort Macleod for 55 years. He died in 2000. Allan, Walter Henry Walter was born in Cobourg, Alta., in 1892. He enlisted in WWI with the Canadian Army and served in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. He received a medal for his duty at Vimy Ridge. Walter died in 1989. Alleman, Martin Martin was born in Chur, Switzerland in 1895. He came to Canada in 1920 and enlisted in WWII with the CanadianArmy. He served with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment R.C.I.C. in Britain, Africa and Italy. He was killed in action in Italy on August 3, 1943. He is buried in Agira Canadian War Cemetery. Allen, Dub Dub was an Irma and District Veteran. No further information was available. LEST WE FORGET
Military Service Recognition Book 14 CONSTRUCTION & GENERAL WORKERS’ UNION LOCAL NO. 92 104 10319 106 Avenue Edmonton AB T5H 0P4 Tel: (780) 426-6630 Fax: (780) 426-6639 The membership of Union Local 92 is proud to support the Alberta/NWT Royal Canadian Legion Business Manager - Mike Reid Secretary-Treasurer - Larry Lebold President - Stuart Jones Vice President - Barry Hennessey Recording Secretary - Gerald Poirier Executive Board - Jim Dolan - John Esteves
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 15 Allen, Howard Laurence Howard was born in Bayfield, New Brunswick, in 1926. His family came west to Saskatchewan in 1927. He enlisted in 1950 and served in Korea with 2 RCHAwith the rank of L.Bdr. He was a survivor of the train wreck in BC when a train transporting troops from Shilo, Manitoba, to Seattle, Washington, for training prior to deployment to Korea in 1950 collided with an eastbound train. Seventeen soldiers were killed. After returning to Canada, he farmed until his retirement to Cauvin, Alberta. Howard has been a member of Legion Branch #29 Wainwright for 5 years. Amundsen, Bennet Morris Bennet was born in Viking, Alberta in 1924. He enlisted in WWII with the Canadian Army and served in Canada. He was a member of Legion Branch 255 Jasper Place Edmonton for 35 years. Bennet died in 2005. Anderson, Bert Stanley Bert was born on May 1, 1918. He volunteered for service in World War Two and served four years overseas. He passed away suddenly on November 7, 2009, in Edmonton. Anderson, Carl B. Carl was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta in 1933. He joined the RCAF in Edmonton in July 1952 when he was 19. He was sent to No. 2 Personnel Selection Unit as a Flight Cadet for officer training in London, Ontario, qualifying as a navigator officer on May 22, 1953. On March 29, 1956, Carl qualified as an Observer A1. He remained in the Air Force until 1958 when he entered the training school for Titan Radio at Cape Kennedy, USA. He later worked for Photon Inc. and RCA Corp. Carl passed away in Florida in 1986. Anderson, Harold “Roy” Roy was born May 29, 1891, in Bancroft, Ontario. He enlisted in WWI with the Canadian Army and served in Canada. He died on April 10, 1984. Anderson, Jordan Jordan was born in Iqualuit, Nunavut, in 1982. He served with the Canadian Army’s 3rd Battalion PPCLI in Afghanistan. Jordan was killed on July 4, 2007, in Southern Afghanistan while returning from a patrol. Jordan had great expectations and plans. His goal was to get his Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies and go on to serve in the military as an intelligence officer. He studied while he served in the military through their distance learning program and was only a couple of courses away from earning his Bachelor’s Degree through the University of Manitoba. They subsequently honoured him with his degree posthumously after his military unit and friends from Army.ca lobbied for the degree and also set up a bursary program in his memory. His wife, Amanda, received his degree in his place at the University Convocation in the spring of 2009.
Military Service Recognition Book 16 On behalf of the Officers and Members of Local 130 we thank our Troops and their families for all they have sacrificed.
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 17 Anderson, Louis Everett “Lou” Lou was born in Tudor, Alberta in 1918. He enlisted in WWII with the Canadian Army at Edmonton, Alberta in September 1939. He trained in England with the #2 Company “G” Section of the 1st Division Signals. He served with the 1st Canadian Division Signal Corps in Canada, England, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium and Holland. He received Campaign Medals and a Certificate of Merit from Field Marshall Montgomery. Lou is a Life Member of Legion Branch 196 Evansburg, where he has served on the executive and two terms as President, and received the Meritorious Service Medal. Anderson, Louis Louis was born in Cobalt, Ontario. He enlisted in WWI with the CanadianArmy in 1914. He served overseas and was wounded. He enlisted in WWII with the Canadian Army and served as an electrical inspector. He was a member of RCL Branch #222 Kinsella. He died in 1974. Anderson, Ray Ray enlisted in WWII with the CanadianArmy in 1939 and served overseas. He was a member of RCL Branch #222 Kinsella. Anderson, Richard Andrew Richard was born in 1920 in Consort, Alberta. Richard served three months in the Army at Camrose, then transferred to the RCAF. He received his wings in Calgary in 1943. He spent a year in Ontario teaching navigation, then went to England for a year where he flew twin engine trainers. In August he returned home to Consort, where he still lives. Richard is a member of Consort Legion Branch #32. Anderson, Svend Aage “Slim” Slim was born in Hejnsvig, Denmark in 1917. He enlisted in WWII with the Canadian Army on June 27, 1942 at Edmonton, Alberta. He received training at Camrose and Red Deer, Alberta. He served with the RCASC in Canada, Britain, the Central Mediterranean and Northwest Europe. He was discharged on February 20, 1946 at Calgary, Alberta and received the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the France Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the 1939-1945 War Medal. Slim was a Life Member of Legion Branch 116 Marwayne. He died in 2008. Andres, Erwin W. Erwin was born in Flatbush, Alta. He served in WWII with the Royal Canadian Navy aboard HMCS Shearwater and Bonaventure in Canada. We Will Remember
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 19 Annon, John Francis John was born in Stellerton, Nova Scotia in January 1893. He served with the 13th Battalion of the Canadian Light Infantry (the Quebec Regiment) in France in World War One. John was killed in action in 1916 and is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Poperinghe, Belgium. John’s parents lived in Winifred, Alberta for many years. Annon, William William was born in Joggins, Nova Scotia, in 1895. He served with the Army in World War One and with the Veterans’ Guard for five years during World War Two. He was a guard at several POW camps in Canada, including Seebe and Lethbridge in Alberta. His parents lived in Winifred, Alberta for many years. William passed away in Calgary in 1975. Anson, Lyle Lyle was born in Islay, Alberta, in 1914. He enlisted in WWII with the RCAF and served as an aero engine mechanic at No. 10 Repair Depot at Calgary, Alberta. Archibald, George George was an Irma and District Veteran. No further information was available. Arelis, Al Al joined the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1953 in Lethbridge. He took the Junior and Senior NCO courses before joining the 33 Field Park Squadron RCE 8 Field Regiment, South Alberta Light Horse in 1955 in Medicine Hat. In 1967, he had the privilege of receiving the Regimental Guidon from Princess Alexandra in Calgary. In 1968, he was promoted to CWO and appointed RSM. He retired in 1974 as RSM and became the training officer for the SALH Cadets. Al is active with the United Services Institute and SALH, attending dinners and parades. On the Regiment’s 100th Birthday, he rode in the half-track with the Guidon during Freedom of the City as he had in 1967. He has been a member of James Robertson Memorial Legion Branch # 17 for 30 years. Al received the Canadian Forces Decoration and Bar, the Canadian Centennial Medal, and the Alberta Centennial Medal. Aris, Walter Robert Born in Norwich, England in 1888, Walter served 2 years with the Norfolk Yeomanry before emigrating to Canada where he was a labourer in Cochrane prior to joining the CIF in 1916. Joining the 211th Battalion, Alberta Regiment, he served as a clerk in England between 1916-1919. After retirement he was secretary for many years in the Cochrane Legion. Walter died in 1961.
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 21 Armishaw, Percival Percival was born in 1892. He enlisted in 1914, and was 810th to enlist. He was on the first boat of Canadians to go overseas. He served in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, serving with distinction in Belgium, France, Vimy, Ypres and others. He was one of the few survivors of the Battle of Eregenberg. He worked for the C.P.R. until WWII, then he organized Air Cadet Squadron #26. He held the rank of Flying Officer in the R.C.A.F. in WWII, and trained men at Fort McLeod when he was too old for active service overseas. He died in 1974. Percival’s three sons: Howard (who was the youngest Canadian Officer to go overseas), Wesley, and George, all served with distinction during WWII. Percival was a member of Legion Branch 74 Innisfree. Armstrong, Donald McLeod Donald was born in Elkhorn, Manitoba, in 1924. He served in the Navy during World War Two as a Stoker 1st Class. He received the 1939-1945 Star, the Atlantic Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and the War Medal 1939-1945. Donald was a member of Legion Branch #78 Turner Valley for 50 years. He passed away in 1994. Arnold, J. R. “Dick” Dick was born near Vermilion, Alberta in 1920. He enlisted in WWII in Edmonton, Alberta. He trained as a gunfitter with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to artillery regiments in Britain, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He was discharged in 1945. Arychuk, Harold Harry was born in Beauvallon, Alta., in 1923. He enlisted in WWII with the CanadianArmy. He served as a gunner in Canada until he contacted Rheumatic Fever and was discharged on July 2, 1943, and remained in hospital until 1945. Harry died in 1982. Ash, Stanley Gordon Stanley was born in Wavey Lake, Alberta in 1914. He served in WWII with the RCAF. He was a member of RCL Br. #81 Viking and #10 Strathmore for 44 years. Stanley died in 1994. Asquin, Joseph Ernest: Joseph was born in Drumheller, Alta., in 1931. He enlisted in the Korean War with the Canadian Army and served as a Warrant Officer Second Class with the Military Police in Korea. He received the 12-year service medal. He has been a RCL member for 45 years, with Branch #2 New Westminster, Port Moody, #22 Drumheller, and #1 Calgary. Audet, Richard “Dick” Dick came from the Milk River area of Alberta. He joined the RCAF in World War Two and became a flying ace. While flying with an RCAF Spitfire squadron known as “the Grizzly bears,” he shot down five German aircraft in a seven-minute dogfight over Germany. On March 3, 1945, he volunteered for a mission behind the German lines and was shot down while strafing a train. Dick was 22 years old when he died.
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMAND WWW.abnwtlegion.com 23 Auger, Gilbert Gilbert served in the Canadian Army and his picture is part of an annual RCL Branch #140 Valleyview Power Point presentation on Remembrance Day. Austin, James Neil Robert James was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1925. He enlisted in WWII with the Canadian Army and served in England, France, Holland and Germany with 1st Paratroopers. He was declared missing in action but returned wounded. James was a member of RCL Branch 238 Bowness for 20 years. He died in 2002. Babcock, Keith A. Keith was born in Ottawa on March 23, 1931. He joined the RCAF on May 13, 1948, serving with 435 Squadron, 10 RD, Toronto, ISD, Ottawa, Cold Lake, and 7 SD Edmonton. He was stationed in Lahr, Germany in 1968 and 1971. He was discharged with the rank of Sergeant on March 31, 1981, after 33 years of service. He then worked in a federal government printing plant for 14 years. Keith has been a Legion member for 38 years. When he moved to Barrhead he became a member of Legion Branch #75. He has held various Legion positions, including 6 years as President. He received the Special Service Medal and the Canadian Forces Decoration, and now enjoys golf, curling, and traveling. Bacon, Harry Harry was born in Norwich, England on November 20, 1879. He enlisted in WWI with the Canadian Army at Cochrane, Alberta on June 27, 1916. He served overseas with the 10th Battalion Alberta Regiment, Calgary Highlanders and was killed in action April 28, 1917. He is memorialized on the Vimy Memorial in France and is on the Cochrane Cenotaph. Bacon, Russell V. Russell was born at Parkbeg, Saskatchewan, on December 19, 1920. He enlisted at Regina on May 24, 1940, and trained and served at Toronto, St. Thomas, Ottawa, and PEI. He was discharged in Regina. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the 1939-1945 Service Medal. After the war, Russell moved to Hays, Alberta, and farmed until 1973. He joined the Vauxhall Legion in 1953 and transferred to Branch 20 Taber. Baguley (nee Matthews), Rose Elizabeth Rose was born near London, England in 1897. She enlisted in WWI with the British Army from 1914 to 1918 and served in England. She died in 1956. Baguley, Alfred Baker Alfred was born in Liverpool, England in 1897 and served in the British Army in WWI and was a Prisoner of War. Alfred emigrated to Canada with his family in 1929. He enlisted in the Canadian Army on March 29, 1941, in Edmonton, Alberta. He served in Canada and Britain. He was discharged March 18, 1946, in Calgary, Alberta. Alfred died in 1979. We Will Remember
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