THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NWT COMMAND www.abnwtlegion.com 193 Major, Arthur Percy Arthur was born in London, England on July 28, 1885. He made his way to Canada, worked as labourer, and was living on 111th Ave. in Edmonton, Alberta when he enlisted with the 51st Battalion on February 15, 1915. Arthur served during World War One with the rank of Sergeant. No further information was available. Martin, Hugh Marriott “Bill” Bill was born in Quebec on May 6, 1912. His family moved to Calgary in the fall of that year and then moved to a farm east of Bellshill, south of Lougheed. The family eventually moved to a farm north of Lougheed. In August 1943, Bill enlisted in the Navy. He took his Basic training in Edmonton at HMCS Nonsuch before being stationed at Deep Brook, Nova Scotia and then with Halifax Shore Patrol. While stationed on the east coast, Bill was doing Guard Duty at the Bedford Magazine on July 18, 1945 when it exploded. At the time, ammunition was being removed from ships in port and stored just inland from the port. The explosion was caused by a fire of unknown origin which started on the dock and spread to the ammunition depot. Bill was transferred after that to Esquimalt, BC Shore Patrol. After being discharged, Bill returned to the farm north of Lougheed to farm with his brothers and nephew. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 180 in Lougheed. He passed away on December 21, 2005 while living in the Sedgewick Lodge. Martin, Olivier “Oliver” Oliver was born in Saint-Esprit, Quebec in 1885. He homesteaded near Falher, in northern Alberta, until he enlisted in the 66th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 30, 1915 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. He trained at Sarcee Camp, Calgary and went to England in May 1916. A month later, he joined the 49th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France and then served on the frontline nearYpres, Belgium. Oliver was wounded in the chest on September 15, 1916 at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in France. In April 1917, Oliver joined the Canadian Forestry Corps but suffered many fevers and bouts of influenza and pneumonia. He was discharged on May 21, 1919 and returned to his homestead near Falher. Oliver passed away in the Veterans Hospital in Edmonton on January 27, 1950.
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