The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 235 McCOMB, Merton WWII Merton was born in 1911 in College Springs, Iowa, U.S.A. and his family moved to Asquith, Saskatchewan when he was nine years old. He worked at a variety of jobs until he joined the Strathcona Horse Regiment in Saskatoon in 1941. Merton served in Europe and was killed in action in Italy in 1944. McCORKELL (nee HORNER), Kathleen Sarah “Kay” WWII Kay was born on December 25, 1913 in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. She took Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees at the University of Saskatchewan and was a teacher at several locations. Kay served in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps in North Battleford and Regina from 1962-1972 and served as a member of the Veterans Appeal Board and the Canadian Pension Commission. She was active with the Knox United Church in Saskatoon and in curling, golf and skiing. Kay raised two sons with her husband, Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Bruce McCorkell (1913-1992), who had served in the Essex Scottish Regiment. McCORRISTON, John WWI John was born in Ireland in 1875 and moved to Quill Lake, Saskatchewan in 1910. He joined the Canadian Army during WWI and served as a Private in Canada, England and overseas with the 214th Battalion. John married and had six children. He died in 1955 and is buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery, north of Quill Lake.
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