The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 57 BRUCE, Douglas Earle WWI Douglas was born in Thessalon, Ontario, in 1889 and was educated in Angus. His parents came to Indian Head when he was a young man. He worked for his uncle, William Bruce of Lewvan, Saskatchewan, who was engaged in building roads and Douglas took responsibility for managing his farm. He enlisted in the Princess Patricia Light Infantry in 1916 and served in the trenches in France for 17 months and was wounded at Ypres and spent the remainder of his service in hospital in England. He was discharged in November 1918 and married Lela Long in August 1929, and they had one child, Vivian. He bought grain for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool for 20 years in Bechard, Saskatchewan, and was active in the community and served on the local school board for eight years. He retired at age 55 and lived in Regina until his death in 1968 at age 78. BRYAN, Winston Mark PEACETIME Winston was born in Gore Bay, Ontario, in 1942. He joined the Navy and served on the Algonquin and Cornwallis in the British Isles, the Baltic, Canada and the Caribbean. He passed away in 2009 and had been a member of the Army, Navy and Vets Legion in Regina for three years. BRYER, Jack WWII Jack was born in the Wolverine District, Marchwell, Saskatchewan, in 1916. He joined the Canadian Provost Corps as Lance Corporal on November 20, 1942 and served in Canada, Belgium, France, Holland and Germany until being discharged on February 6, 1946. Jack married Jesse in 1942 and left to join the many Canadian soldiers and after his discharge he came back home to farm, raising livestock and grain and raise a family of three boys and a girl. He retired to Russell, Manitoba, in 1984. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the 1939-45 War Medal, the 1939-45 Star, the Defence Medal and the France/Germany Star. Jack has been a member of the Langenburg Branch #250 of The Royal Canadian Legion for over 30 years. BRYER, Edward “Ted” WWII Ted was born in Marchwell, Saskatchewan, in May 1920. He joined the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Infantry in January 1943 and served in Canada, the United Kingdom and France. He was killed in action in France in August 1944 and is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France. He has a geo memorial in Northern Saskatchewan called Bryer Island. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the Defence Medal, the 1939-45 War Medal, the France/Germany Star and the Memorial Cross.
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