The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 341 TURNER, Alfred SPECIAL AREA DUTY Alf was born in 1903 to Alfred and Mary Edith (Spalding) Turner, and emigrated from England to farm. In 1918, the family sold the farm and moved to Prince Albert, and Alf Jr. started working as a firefighter in 1927. He married Mabel Twain and they had two daughters. He enlisted and spent 3½ years overseas with the Corps of Canadian Firefighters, working to put out fires started by bombs. He returned to Prince Albert after the war and became Fire Chief in 1949. He retired in 1962 and continued to live in Prince Albert. TYRIE, Charles WWII Charles was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, on September 4, 1909. He enlisted in the Army with the Regina Rifles in 1940, and served in Canada, England, Normandy and Holland. He was wounded on June 6, 1944, and was discharged on September 1, 1945. He received a Medal presented by the People of Normandy. Charles passed away on October 20, 1996. He was a member of Lloydminster Branch #39 for 40 years. ULMER, Reinhold Jacob WWII Reinhold was born in Neudorf, SK, on March 9, 1919. He joined the RCA Corps and served from August 18, 1942 to January 28, 1946. After his basic training in Regina, he was sent to the west coast of Canada and was stationed in Vancouver, Esquimalt, Seal Cove, Prince Rupert, and Annette Island in the Alaskan Panhandle. Prince Rupert was guarded by an anti-aircraft gun on top of a fish cannery, and the soldiers had to enter at street level. The gun was covered by a tarp to protect it from the incessant rain and was never removed as no Japanese aircraft was ever spotted while he was there. His total period of service was 37 months, and he returned to farm and family, until his retirement at age 65. Reinhold continues to live with his wife in a senior’s residence in Neudorf, SK. UCHACZ, Joseph WWII Joseph was born in Ituna, SK, on May 14, 1922. He joined the Regina Rifles Regiment in January 1942, and served in Nanaimo, Prince George, Courtenay, Regina, Wainwright, Calgary, Belgium, Holland, France and England. He was discharged in 1946, and got married on November 21, 1951, and farmed for a living. He and his wife had two daughters, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Joseph passed away on May 1, 2002.
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