The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 221 METCALF, D. Roland WWII Roland was born in 1913 in Walpole, SK. He joined as a member of Canadaʼs Army in 1941 in Toronto. He trained in Petawawa and Cornwall and then went overseas on the ship “The Empress of Japan” and landed in Grenwich, Scotland on June 10, 1941. He was with the 31st Battery, 1st Light Machine Gun. He returned to Canada on a French ship “La France”. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Wawota Branch #113 for 43 years. Roland passed away in 2003. METCALF, Ray Clifford WWI Ray was born in 1897 in South Dakota. He came to Canada in 1906 and attended school at Goodwill, then farmed for a few years. He joined the Royal Air Force early in 1918 and was demobilized in December of that year. He taught school for a few years. He developed an interest in tree surgery and trained at the Davy Tree Expert Co. in Kent, Ohio and worked for them in Louisville, Kentucky until he retired. He married Florence Cherry and they have 1 son. Ray passed away in 1989. MILLER, Clarence Christopher WWII Clarence was born on April 22, 1913 to George Austin and Mary Miller of Carlyle, SK. On January 6, 1944, Clarence joined the Canadian Army and was discharged February 25, 1944. METCALF, Winfield Homer “Bud” WWII Bud was born in 1903 in South Dakota. He came to Canada in 1905 and attended Goodwill School. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 for ground duty and was stationed for a time in Halifax. He worked as an assistant postmaster in Macrorie and then joined the Security Lumber Co. and worked for them in many point in Saskatchewan until his retirement. He married Ellen Peters in 1928 and had 2 sons. Bud passed away in 1979.
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