The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 133 CHAPMAN, Robert Henry WWII Robert was born in Osmotherly, England on March 15, 1914 to Emma and George Chapman. His father served in the First World War and was killed in action after he stepped on a bomb in France. When Robert was fifteen, he and two of his friends boarded a ship to Canada where they worked on his uncle’s farm in Moose Jaw, SK for about ten years. When the Second World War broke out, Robert signed up with the Saskatoon Light Infantry to train at the Dundurn Military Camp. He soon became a Machine Gun Instructor and a Sergeant. He fought in Italy and also participated in the Liberation of Holland, where he formed a bond with a little orphaned boy that he pulled out from a dark basement. After the war, Robert took over his uncle’s farm, married Myrtle Moncrief on August 3, 1946 and had a daughter and a son. Twenty-four years later, Robert received a visit from H. William Dekker, the little orphaned boy. Robert was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 63 in Saskatoon until his death in 1996. CHOVIN, James Wilson WWII James was born in Asquith, SK in 1924. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1943 and took his basic training in Saskatchewan. He received further training with the Canadian Parachute Corps at Shilo, Manitoba, and was shipped overseas in the fall of 1943. Jim eventually joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, and served as Sharpshooter on the firstwave landing of the D-Day Invasion on Juno Beach. He fought the battle for Carpiquet Airfield, and was wounded on the outskirts of Caen. Jim was removed for the duration of the war and spent a year convalescing at Ballingstone Military Hospital in England. He often joked about returning to Canada escorting a ship full of war brides. He further recuperated at Portage la Prairie. Jim was discharged in 1946 at the age of 21, and was plagued by flashbacks until his death at 84 years old in 2008. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatoon Branch 63 for over fifty years. His medals include the France and Germany Star, 1939-1945 Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Defence Medal and King George VI 1939-1945 Medal. CINNAMON, Roy WWI Roy was born in Oshawa, Ontario in 1897. He joined the Armed Forces in 1917 and returned in 1918. Roy passed away in 1982.
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