The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 359 ROPER, Ernest Alfred WWII Ernest was born to Frank and Mary Roper on August 12, 1922 in Coventry, England and came to Plunkett, Saskatchewan with his family in 1926. He attended the Badger School with his brothers and helped his dad farm until he enlisted in the Army, serving as a Private with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. His brothers, Reg, Bert and Jim, also enlisted as well as their first cousins, Ron and Thomas. Ernest was killed in action at Verrières Ridge on July 21, 1944 and is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France. A geo-memorial is named in his honour: Roper Bay, in Daly Lake, Saskatchewan, at (74A5) 56o 28’ 105o 41’. Ernest’s father, Frank, is a veteran of the Boer War and WWI. ROPER, Frank Gilbert BOER WAR & WWI Frank was born in Salisbury, England in 1885. He was a soldier of the 5th Dragoon Guards and served in both World War I and the Boer War. Frank married Mary ‘Molly’ (Kelly) and they had five children before immigrating to Plunkett, Saskatchewan in March 1926. He farmed in the Plunkett area until 1942, when they moved to Saskatoon, SK. Frank passed away in 1963. His four sons, Jim, Reg, Bert and Ernest, all enlisted and served in World War II. ROPER, Fredrick James “Jim” WWII Jim was born in Coventry England in 1913 and came to Plunkett, Saskatchewan with his family in 1926. He helped his dad farm until he enlisted in the Army to serve in World War II. His three brothers, Reg, Bert and Ernest, also enlisted. After his discharge, he married and he and his wife lived in Saskatoon, SK where they raised three children. Jim passed away in 1960.
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