The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 129 FOSTER, Guy WWI Guy was born in Hampshire, England, in 1886. He joined the 10th Canadian Mounted Rifles on May 28, 1915, and served in Canada and France. He was wounded at the Battle of Vimy Ridge and totally blinded. He spent some time at the Dunstan School for the Blind in England before returning home to the farm. In 1936, Guy returned home to England then went to France to attend the dedication of the Vimy Ridge Monument. In 1946, there was a gathering of the war blind in Toronto, at which time Guy received a medal. He also received the General Service Medal and the Victory Medal. Guy passed away in 1969. FOSTER, William WWII William was born in June of 1918. He joined the RCA Medium Regiment in January 1942, and served in England, Canada, France and Germany. He was discharged in January 1946, and received the 1939-45 War Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the France-Germany Star, and the 1939-45 Star. FREDERICK, Merle WWII Merle was born in Findlater, SK, in 1917. He enlisted with the RCAF in 1940, training at Yorkton, SK, and was posted overseas as a bomber pilot. On Friday, March 13, 1945, Merle and his crew were shot down on an attack over Dresden, Germany. He was the sole survivor of 405th RCAF Pathfinder Squadron’s Lancaster PB 183. Four of his crew were buried in Dumbach, Germany. Merle was taken prisoner with a broken arm and leg and hospitalized but poorly cared for. The Americans liberated them on April 4, 1945. He was hospitalized in England on June 17, 1945, then sent back to Canada on July 12th. He received the 1939-45 Star, the Air Crew Europe Star, the Defence Medal, the CVSM, the War Medal 1939-45. Merle passed away in 1999. FRASER, Hugh Dewar WWII Hugh was born in Saskatoon, SK, on January 23, 1922. He joined the SLI reserve in 1938 and started learning the bagpipes. He joined the Army in February 1942 and trained in Vernon, BC, and went overseas in 1943 to join the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders in England. He served in France, Belgium Holland and Germany, before his discharge in January 1946. Upon returning home in November 1945, he joined the Saskatoon Police Force in April 1946, rising to Deputy Chief. Hugh passed away on December 2, 2000.
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