The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 311 RATT, John S. WWII John was born in Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan on January 25, 1923. He enlisted in the Army on July 12, 1941 in Prince Albert. He served in the United Kingdom, Italy and Northwest Europe with 16/22 Saskatchewan Horse (July 1941 to August 1943), the BC Regiment (August to December 1943) and the BC Dragoons of the 5th Division (1944-45). John recalls being shot out of three tanks in Italy at the Gothic Line and how he and many others were “scared as hell” whenever called upon to move up to the front line. He lost many close friends during active duty but also remembers some good times in spite of it all. John left the service in Regina on September 25, 1945 as Trooper. He married, had two daughters, and became a trapper and hunter and also worked for the Defence Department at Dundurn’s military camp from 1956 to 1988. John was a member of Dundurn Legion Branch 291 before transferring to Nutana Legion Branch 362. RAYNER, Elmore T. WWI Elmore was born in Travelers Rest, Prince Edward Island in 1894. He joined the Army in 1916 and was posted overseas a year later. Elmore was wounded in France in 1917 and was in the hospital on Armistice Day. He served in Regina and Europe and returned from overseas in 1919. REID, Frank WWII Frank was born in Esk, Saskatchewan in 1917. He joined the Army and took basic training at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan and advanced training at Camp Shilo, Manitoba. Frank was then shipped to Prince Rupert, BC where he was attached to the Winnipeg Grenadiers. Later, his outfit moved to Vancouver Island to take amphibious landing and commando training. In less than 4 months, they were attached to a large American force and sailed to the Pacific war area. Six months after that, he was with the Advance Party sailing on U.S.S. Cheracoff to Gordon Head Military Camp in Victoria, BC. Frank was then shipped to England on the Empress of Scotland for more training and technical school. After the war ended in 1945, he didn’t arrive back in Canada until late 1946. Frank passed away in 2010.
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