THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NWT COMMAND www.abnwtlegion.com 191 Looker, Charles Charles was born in London, England on December 20, 1886. He immigrated to Canada and worked as a farmer, but he was living in Edmonton, Alberta when he enlisted in the 51st Battalion in Edmonton on November 8, 1915. Charles had already served three years with the Canadian Mounted Rifles, a militia unit. No further information was available. Machan, Andrew Nelson Andrew was born in Nelson, BC in 1919. He enlisted in the Canadian Scottish Regiment in Camrose, Alberta in March 1942. He completed three months basic training in Camrose and a further three months at Currie Barracks in Calgary, Alberta. Andrew was sent to the United Kingdom where he received further ground training in Aldershot, England and Saltwater Assault training in Inveraray, Scotland. He was part of the second wave which landed at 8:15am on Normandy Beach on DDay and fought with his Division through France, Belgium, and Holland. He was wounded at the Leopold Canal in Holland on March 7, 1944 and sent to hospital in Burgess, Belgium. When he recovered, he rejoined his Division as it pushed into Germany. Andrew was wounded again on April 7, 1945 in Germany and sent to a hospital in London, England where he spent VE-Day and VJ-Day. He returned to Currie Barracks in Calgary where he was discharged on December 19, 1945 with the rank of Lance Corporal. Andrew was awarded the France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp. Andrew was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 177 in Caroline until he passed away in 2011. MacLaren, William William was born in the Sedgewick, Alberta area in 1893 or 1894 and joined the 51st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915. He was killed on the opening day of the Battle of Amiens while serving with the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Reg.) and is buried at the Toronto Cemetery at Demain, Pas-de-Calais, France. The Battle of Amiens is known as ‘the Black Day’ for the German army. Canadian troops, alongside Australians, in the line for only eight days, drove the Germans back 13 kilometers.
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