The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 227 MOORE, Cecil John “Cec” WWII Cec, son of John Wesley and Jessie (Bradley) Moore, was born on April 1, 1921 in the Glen Morris District, SK. He joined the Air Force in Regina in 1942, and trained as an air-frame mechanic and spent time in Brandon, MB, St. Thomas, ON, and Yorkton, SK at Service Flying Depots. He was also in Churchill, MB and the Yukon, where he was discharged in 1951. Cec and Helen (Raney) had one son, Terry. Cec is retired from the CPR and lives in Consecon, ON. MOORE, Edward Lorne “Ed” WWII Lorne, son of John Wesley and Jessie (Bradley) Moore, was born September 15, 1927, in the Glen Morris District, SK. Lorne joined the Royal Canadian Army Service Corp in 1944. He later transferred to the infantry. Following the war, Lorne made a career of the Army, remaining there until retirement. He was stationed in the USA for three years, in Egypt for four years, and with a peacekeeping unit in Beirut and Lebanon, then in England for four years before returning to Vancouver. He retired in 1969 with the rank of Warrant Officer, having spent 25 years in the forces. Upon his retirement, he went to work for the Ontario Safety League in Toronto. Lorne married Phyllis Simm of Walpole and they have two sons: Patrick and John. They now reside in Souris, PEI. MORRISON, Duncan Douglas WWII Douglas was born on March 13, 1917, to Alexander and Margaret Morrison - the youngest of five children. He joined the R.C.A.F. as an Equipment Assistant. He remustered to Air Crew in February of 1943 and trained as a pilot and became a Flight Lieutenant. Doug went overseas to the United Kingdom and then on to Ceylon (Sri Lanka). He flew reconnaissance there for two years. He returned to Canada in April 1945, and was stationed in Winnipeg until discharged on August 1,1945. After returning from overseas, Doug married Lois Cunningham of Kennedy. They moved to Burnaby, BC, where they raised three boys. MORIN, Francois Marie WWI Francois was born on April 5, 1882 in France. He was in the military from 1903 until 1906. He immigrated to Canada in 1906. In 1914 following the declaration of war, he received his call to join the French forces. He refused to serve as Corporal and served as a Private in the infantry of the 117th Regiment. On October 6, 1915 he was hit by shrapnel and seriously wounded. After several operations he was released from the hospital and was the recipient of “La Croix du Combattant” and “La Medaille Militaire.” Francois passed away on October 15, 1961.
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