The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 35 ASMUNDSON, Harvey William WWII Harvey was born in 1919. He enlisted with the Army in June of 1941. He joined the Rosetown 67th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery and served in England. He became a driving instructor of the other trainees. In 1943, Harvey was posted to Ordinance, the auxiliary forces attached to Canadian Military Headquarters. He became NCO of three Petrol depots in South England, Witley, Aldershot and Borden and rode a motorcycle to get from one to the other. He married Jean Harris, from Haywards Heath, Sussex. Harvey passed away in 2006. ATKINS, Melvyn Clifford WWII Melvyn was born in 1920 in Abernethy, SK. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941, and, after training as an Aeroengine Technician, he was sent to British Columbia where he spent time at Patricia Bay, Sea Island, Tofino and Boundary Bay. He re-enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1955 and served in Canada and France. He was then transferred to Comox, BC where he retired in 1970. He passed away in Courtenay, BC on August 22, 2006. BAILLIE, George WWII George was born in Scotland and moved with his parents to Manitoba and then to Connell Creek, SK. He worked in the mines before enlisting with the R.C.E. on September 15, 1941. He served during the Second World War in Canada, England, Italy, France, and Germany until his discharge on December 17, 1945. He and his wife Evelyn farmed in the Connell Creek area. George passed away in 1968.
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