Miliary Service Recognition Book - Volume 16

THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NWT COMMAND www.abnwtlegion.com 267 Squires, Hedley “Jerry” Jerry was born in Buchans (Millertown) in 1965. He joined the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton, Alberta and served in Canada and Croatia and Kosovo in peacekeeping. Jerry died in 1999 in Greece where he was spending a few days of leave from his duties in Kosovo. St. Luke, Joseph Joseph enlisted in 1914 and was wounded at Passchendaele and Vimy Ridge. He was discharged as a Sergeant in the Sapper Corps. He also served in World War Two. He enlisted at the beginning of the hostilities and spent four years overseas. He was seriously injured during the Italian campaign and spent many months in hospital in Europe and Canada. His wounds were so severe he received a total disability pension. He died on February 17, 1952 from a cerebral hemorrhage resulting from his war injuries. Joseph was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Viking Branch 81. Stanley, Edwin Edwin was born on August 30, 1879, in Oxfordshire, England. He came to Canada and enlisted in the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force in Edmonton on November 4, 1915. He served as a Lance Corporal in England and France. Edwin was killed in the Battle for Hill 70 near Lens, France on August 16, 1917. He is buried in the Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

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