The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 223 MACKENZIE, Kenneth Fraser WWII Kenneth was born in Pennant, SK, on April 30, 1918. He enlisted in the Army in 1940, and served overseas until the end of the war. He was wounded in Belgium in September of 1944. After the war, he returned to Ontario and worked a farm that he purchased until his love for the west got the best of him and he returned to Saskatchewan. He lived in the Swift Current area working as a farm labourer until his death from a heart attack on February 2, 1970, at age 51. Ken is buried in a Soldier’s Plot at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Swift Current, SK. MACNAB (STEWART), Margaret Elizabeth WWII Margaret was born in Daysville, SK, on December 1, 1923. She enlisted with the Women’s Air Force in 1941 as a Hospital Assistant in Trenton, Nova Scotia. She took nursing training and worked at a Turtleford Hospital. She married Charles MacNab and now resides in Mervin. She was discharged in 1945. MAGNUSSON, John Freeman WWII John was born in Leslie, SK, on March 18, 1917. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in Saskatoon on November 28, 1941, and was shipped overseas to England on May 27, 1943. He was stationed at Croft and flew 38 missions over enemy territory. He received the 1939-45 Star, the European Star, the Defence Medal, Air Bomber Badge, Operation Wing, the Service Meal, the CVSM and Clasp, and was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross before returning to Canada on January 23, 1945. In April 1945, he married Dorothy Marjorie Harris, and they had four children. Together, they farmed for 8 years before he joined the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, first as an elevator agent and later working in the Head Office until his retirement. John passed away on March 28, 1998. MADILL, William Henry Pastor WWI William was born in Ontario in 1863. He enlisted with the 104th Battalion in 1915, serving in Canada. He was discharged in 1916. He is a member of the Earl Grey Legion.
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