The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 203 MARTIN, Cyril E. WWI & WWII Cyril was born in England on Feb. 18,1900. With the outbreak of WWI, Cyril enlisted with the Canadian Army. Soon he was sent to England where he received further military training. He was then sent to France. He was posted to the 7th Canadian Railway Troop Regiment. Cyril fought at the Battle of YPRES and PASSCHENDELE in Belgium. When WWII broke out, Cyril again enlisted in the Army. In 1942 he was sent to England for intensive military training. He was transferred to the 17th Field Regiment, RCA in 1943. He was honoured by receiving “The Medal of the Legion of Honours.” Cyril passed away on Nov. 17, 2003 at the age of 103. MARTIN, Lloyd William WWII Lloyd was born on March 20, 1926 in Kindersley, SK. He joined the Army and served in Canada with the Canadian Technical Training Corps from June 11, 1943 to Feb.18, 1944. He transferred to the Air Force where he served in Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, and Whitehorse. He was discharged on March 15, 1946. In Dec. of 1950, he rejoined the R.C.A.F. and served in Tacoma Washington and was stationed at Dorval, QC with the 426 Transport Squadron as an Aircraft electrician on the Korean Airlift. Lloyd was discharged in 1955 and returned to SK where he and his family still reside. MARTIN, Robert “Bob” WWII Robert enlisted in the Provost Corpʼs (Military Police) in January 1942 and served until he was discharged in 1946. Robert was killed in a train/car accident in 1954. His interment is in the Greenwood Cemetery. MARTIN, Munro WWII Munro joined the Canadian Army on February 9, 1942. He took Basic Training in Prince Albert. He joined the First Canadian Parachute Battalion and took training at Fort Benning, Georgia and Camp Shilo. He was sent overseas to England with the First Canadian Parachute Battalion in July 1943. He parachuted into France on D-Day, June 6,1944. Munro was wounded on June 25th and sent back to an English Hospital for three months. Munro was returned to Canada and discharged from the Army on August 9, 1945.
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