The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 141 GRANBERG, Henrik WWII & PEACETIME Henrik was born on October 2, 1920, in Umea, Sweden. He joined the Canadian Forces in the Armoured Corps in December 1941, and took his basic training in Calgary and Borden. He was transferred to the 8th New Brunswick Hussars in England in 1942, and went from England to Italy. On November 6, 1942, his ship was torpedoed and the boat sank. The crew was were rescued by an American ship called the “Monterey.” After the war, Henrik returned home to Polworth, SK. In 1952, he moved to Vancouver, where he rejoined the service. He received the 1935-45 Star, the Italy Service Star, the France-Germany Service Star, the Defence Medal, the CVSM, the War Medal 1935-45, the Special Service Medal-NATO, and the Canadian Forces Decoration. Henrik passed away on April 16, 2004. GRAY (ATKINSON), Doris WWII Doris was born in the district of Snowflake, Manitoba, in 1920 and joined the CWAC in December 1941 in Winnipeg and following basic training, she was posted to Brandon where she met Art Gray, who had joined the Army in Regina. During her Army career, Doris was a canteen orderly, then a driver for motor transport, and finally a clerical worker. She was posted in England from 1944 to 1946, and was involved with the repatriation of Canadian military back to Canada after the war. She was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Doris and Art were married in 1946 and raised four children. They were married for more than 51 years before she passed away in 1998. GREEN, Joseph WWI Joseph was born in Ontario in 1878. His father was named Suskaskootch, a Chief of the Onion Lake Band in Ontario. Joseph was a Veteran of WWI. He came west with his family around 1923. It is presumed that Thomas Everett Green was a son who married Grace Heather and raised a family of nine. Joseph passed away on May 1, 1929, and is buried in plot #34 at St. Saviours Graveyard south west of Birch Hills. He was buried by Albert Marshall, the Anglican Minister at the time. GRAY, Gordon Tilford WWII Gordon was born on the farm near Sylvania on September 29, 1919. His parents were Joshua and Josephine Gray. He joined the Army in Regina and then transferred to the Navy. He was stationed at Esquimalt, BC, and Halifax, NS. He was a leading stoker on the minesweeper “Guysborough,” which was sunk by a submarine on March 18, 1945. Gordon’s body was never found.
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