The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 107 DUNN, Nelson Garfield WWII Nelson was born on September 18, 1919 in Wolseley, SK. He enlisted with the Canadian Army on May 21, 1941. He served as a truck driver and hauled supplies, ammunition and fuel in Canada, England, France, Holland and Germany. He was discharged in February of 1946 and started his own business hauling petroleum. Nelson has been a member of Carlyle Branch #248 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 62 years. DUNNING, Dearle WWII Dearle was born to Robert and Olive Dunning of Saskatoon, where his father was the Chief of Police. They moved to a farm in Birch Hills in 1915 and Dearle and his sister, Emma, attended school at Fisher and New England. Dearle enlisted in the Army in 1942 and took his training at Maple Creek, Vernon, BC, Shilo, Manitoba and Camp Borden, Ontario, and ended up as Quarter Master of the special officers training center at Sussex, New Brunswick. Retiring in 1946, he returned to work as Educational Supervisor at the P.A. Penitentiary until 1969. DUREAULT, Joseph Louis WWII Louis was born on May 9, 1925 in Wolseley, SK and voluntarily enlisted on July 12, 1943 and served with the South Saskatchewan Regiment, which landed at Juno Beach on D-Day. He was wounded on August 28, 1944 and spent the rest of the war convalescing in England. He was discharged on December 6, 1945 and returned to his home in Wolseley. He married Helene Boutin of St. Hubert, SK, and raised three daughters. He farmed for a short while and then became a grocery manager until he retired. Louis resided in Wolseley until his death on July 1, 2005. DUNNING, Robert Edward N.W.M. Robert was born in Des Moines, Iowa on July 17, 1879. He came to Canada and joined the N.W.M. in 1902 in Edmonton serving in Regina, Prince Albert, Melfort and North Portal. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal and shortly after obtained his discharge from the N.W.M. and accepted the position of Police Chief in Saskatoon. He married Olive Campbell in 1905 and had a son, Dearle, and a daughter, Emma. They moved to farm at Birch Hills in 1915 and then moved to Prince Albert in 1946. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1928, a position he held until his death on January 3, 1958.
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