The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 157 HANSON, Roland WWII Roland was born in Prince Albert, SK, in 1915, son to Andrew and Nanny (Ingelson) Hanson, who emigrated from Sweden to the USA, and then later to Canada in 1911. The family moved to a farm in the New England district. Roland worked for various farmers and then enlisted in the RCAF serving in Canada, England and Italy. After the war, he became a grain buyer for the Alberta Wheat Pool. He married Dorothy Pearson and they had a daughter, Betty. Roland passed away in 1983 at age 67. HANSON, Roy Frederich WWII Roy was born on January 3, 1920, to Hans and Martha (Bergud) Hanson in Birch Hills, SK. He enlisted in the Army in 1939 with the Signal Corps and trained in Regina and Kingston before going overseas with the 2nd Division Signals as a radio operator. He was attached to different units all over Europe until 1946, when he returned to Regina and received his discharge. Roy married Eileen in 1948 and raised two sons. In 1949, he rejoined the Army and returned to Kingston as an instructor. He was moved about every three years to different parts of Canada, and in 1965 went to Calgary and retired from the service after 26 years. He worked for the Amoco Petroleum Company. In 1977, he took sick and passed away in 1978. HARRIS, Arthur Douglas WWII Arthur was born in Reading, England, on April 4, 1920, and came to Canada with his family on April 6, 1928. He enlisted in the Saskatoon Light Infantry on February 6, 1940, and trained as a Signal Man at Dundurn. On July 7, 1940, he left for England and further training before being shipped to Italy on August 27, 1943. Arthur was part of the Canadian contingent in the Battle for Ortona, also known as the “Second Stalingrad,” a battle that lasted 19 days and took 2,339 Canadians. He was killed by sniper fire on December 16, 1943, and is buried in Ortona, Italy, in the Moro River Cemetery. He was a Sergeant at the time of his death. His medals include: the 1939-45 Star, the Italy Star, the Defence Medal, the War Medal, and the CVSM and Clasp. HARPER, Ross A. WWII Ross was born in 1909 to Jack Harper and his wife, who lived in the Brancepeth district and was one of a family of six boys. Their mother died in 1916, and five of the boys were in the service: Ross; Edward and Jesse with the Regina Rifles Regiment; Robert a machine gunner; and Sam, an ambulance driver with the Saskatoon Light Infantry. Ross passed away in 1995 and is buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery, south of Brancepeth, SK.
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