The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 97 DESCHAMPS, Joseph Alban WWII Alban was born in Ardath, SK in 1921 and enlisted in the Active Army on October 23, 1941. He joined the Postal Corps and served in Canada and Labrador for two years. He then transferred to the Navy, RCNR and served for two years in the Postal Service in Ottawa, Vancouver and Halifax. After his discharge on November 20, 1945, he returned to Ardath and bought a farm near Conquest, SK in 1946. In 1947, he married Phyllis LaClare and raised a family of nine children. He retired to Outlook, SK in 1987. DEVONSHIRE, Stanley Gordon WWII Stanley was born in Tottenham, London, England on December 8, 1910 and enlisted in the Army on January 20, 1941 and was later attached to 120 CABTC in Regina in 1942. From there, he was sent overseas to Continental Europe, England and Italy. Upon his discharge on January 22, 1946, Stan became a member of the Prince Albert Police Department. He passed away on November 29, 1977. DICUS, Leonard Eugene WWII Leonard was born in Leask on February 14, 1922. He joined the Army in 1942 and was released after the war. He took basic training in Dundurn, SK and served as a disptach rider in England and as a Colonel’s Driver in France and or Belgium. He was wounded three times and some shrapnel forever remained in his body. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the European War Zone Medal, and Overseas Medal. After the war, Leonard farmed and married Pearl Walter in 1957. He was a longtime member of the Canwood Legion and held various positions, including President and Zone Representative. He passed away on October 29, 1992. DICUS, Harvey Eckhart WWII Harvey was born in Kilwinning, SK on July 25, 1919. He enlisted in the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry on April 23, 1940. Two months later, he sailed from Halifax to England where he was stationed for a couple of years. On August 18, 1942, he left for France and was killed in action on the beaches of Dieppe the next day. He was buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery. Harvey received the 1939-Star, the Defence Medal, and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. On August 2, 1956, a lake in northern Saskatchewan was named “Dicus Lake” in memory of Harvey. This was done under a provincial policy of naming geographic features after servicemen who lost their lives in WWII.
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