The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 161 HAYWARD, Cecil Thomas WWII & SPECIAL DUTY AREA Cecil was born in Wolseley, SK, in 1917. He was assigned to 419 Squadron #6 Bomber Group of the Air Force. He was posted to # 15 SFTS at Clareshome, AB, working on Cessnas and Masons. He then went to Middleton, St.-George, England in December of 1942. It was the mechanic’s duties to keep the planes in top condition. He was a member of the Assiniboia Branch #17 and served as Secretary-President and as Service Officer for many years. On November 6, 2002, he was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee pin by the Lieutenant Governor. HEAD, Gerald Eugene WWII Gerald was born on September 3, 1907, in Greencastle, Missouri, USA. He joined the Army in 1942, signing up in Prince Albert with the First Patricia Infantry and took his training in Regina and Vernon, BC. He went overseas and was there for three years, serving in England, France and Spain. He married Margaret Otto and had three children. He came home in July 1945 and started farming. He had a heart attack on June 9 and passed away on June 17, 1964 in Prince Albert, at the age of 56. Margaret passed away in 1994 at age 81. They are both buried in the Legion section of the Canwood North Cemetery. HEADRICK, Marvin H. WWII Marvin was born in Viscount, SK, in 1913 and joined the RCASC serving in Canada and Labrador. He passed away in 1971. He belonged to the Leroy Branch #309. HEAD, Robert “Bob” WWI Robert was born in Chicago in 1898 and was the son of John and Kate (Taylor) Head and had brothers, Harry and George. The family moved to the New England district of Birch Hills in 1903, and a sister, Marjie, and a brother, Arthur, were added to the family. Bob joined the Army in 1917, but he did not go overseas as the 1918 influenza epidemic intervened. In 1920, he married Lillian Weiblen and had a daughter, Elsie. Bob’s wife passed away and he married Nora Eakin. He and Nora retired in 1963 and made their home in Surrey, BC.
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