The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 331 PAULETT, Thomas James “TJ” WWI TJ was born on May 16th, 1894 in Cadoxton, South Wales, England. In 1910, at the age of fifteen, he came to Plunkett, SK with his father, Thomas. TJ was a single farmer when he joined the Army on October 19, 1917, serving as a Private with the 46th Battalion of the Saskatchewan Regiment. Sent overseas in May 1918, he was killed in action in the Flanders Field area on September 27, 1918. His brother, Harmon, also enlisted but Armistice was signed before he was sent overseas. His youngest brother, Edwin, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII. TJ is buried at the Triangle Cemetery at Inchy-en-Artois in Pas de Calais, France. PEARCE, Leonard “Len” WWII Len was born in Plunkett, SK on December 12, 1918. He grew up on a farm north of Plunkett and went to school at Easterlea. He enlisted in the Army and took his basic training but was given a medical discharge. Len then went to work in the shipyards in Vancouver, British Columbia. He married Maggie Menzies and they raised three children. PEARCE, Robert A. “Bob” WWII Bob was born in Plunkett, SK and he attended the Glynfield country school, north of Plunkett. He was a teacher before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he served as a pilot instructor during World War II. After his discharge, he continued teaching at Brooks, Alberta then at Dorval, Quebec until he retired in 1980. He then remained in Dorval. Bob raised three children with his wife, Doris Edwards.
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