The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 179 EVANS, Beverly G. WWII Beverly joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on January 6, 1943 and took advanced training at Camp Shilo, Manitoba as well as overseas in England from August 1943. He went to France on DDay, June 6, 1944, and was wounded on the beach of Normandy. Beverly was sent to a hospital in England and returned to Canada in August 1944. He was discharged on October 5, 1944. EWEN, Hugh John “Jack” WWII Jack was born on June 25, 1918 in Govan, Saskatchewan. He joined the Army in Regina on February 8, 1941 and left for England on June 19, landing on July 3 to train with the 14th Canadian Hussars (8th Recce). Lance Corporal Ewen landed in France on July 6, 1944 but was critically injured on September 7 in Dieppe. He spent 183 days in hospital until his discharge from hospital on March 22, 1945. He returned to Regina on January 26, 1946, was discharged on February 1, 1946 and settled on his uncle’s farm southeast of Riverhurst where he married Georgina Hay. Together, they farmed for more than 35 years and raised four children. They retired from farming and Jack passed away on September 11, 2008. Jack was awarded the Good Conduct Badge on October 29, 1943 and also received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star and the Defence Medal. Jack was a member of Riverhurst Legion Branch 335 and Central Butte Branch 213 for a total of sixty years. EWERT, Alvin Wayne WWII Alvin was born in 1911 in Harvey, Kansas, United States. He moved to Carnduff in March 1914 and served in the Navy during World War II. Alvin died in 1973.
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