The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 307 SIMPSON, Thomas Russell WWI Thomas was born in Morden, MB, in 1897. He enlisted with the 209th Battalion in May 1916 and served with the 10th Battalion in France, Vimy Ridge and Hill #70. He was badly wounded on Hill 70 in August 1917 and spent one year in a military hospital in Liverpool and a further two years in Winnipeg. His left leg was the worst part of the damage and the DVA made special boots for him in Shaughnessy Hospital, where he had been for five years until his death in 1983. SINCLAIR, Peter WWI Peter was born in Scotland in 1891. He enlisted with the 52nd Battalion and served in France. He received a medical discharge in April 1918, and received the General Service Medal and the Victory Medal. He was a member of the Earl Grey Legion Branch. SMITH, Norman Elmer WWII Norman was born in Birch Hills on September 28, 1916, son of James Henry and Mary Victoria Smith. He had all of his schooling in the Iranistan and Lake Park schools. After school, he worked for other farmers and in the winter, he did a lot of trapping. Norman married Ruby McKinnon on October 11, 1940. In January 1943, he was called to the Army in Regina and was later transferred to Petawawa, ON. He drove in the Service Corps because of a knee injury. After the war, he went farming and he and Ruby raised four children. Norman passed away in 2003 and is buried in St. Saviours Cemetery beside his parents and three of his brothers. SKILNIK, William WWII William was born in West Bend, SK, in 1920. He joined the #12 District Depot CASF in Regina on December 28, 1940, and served in the artillery in England, North Africa, Sicily and Canada. He was given a medical discharge on January 29, 1949, at Regina, SK. He passed away in 1985.
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