The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 171 FORD, Charles Russell WWII Charles was born in 1924 in Tompkins, SK. He joined the Canadian Hussars when he was sixteen years old and served with them until October 1941. He then joined Lord Strathcona’s Horse Regiment (Royal Canadians) in November 1941 and served until his discharge in March 1946. He served in Canada, the UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and the Central Mediterranean Regions. In March 1948, he joined the Canadian Militia and served with them until he retired with the rank of Acting Major in 1973. Charles passed away in 1982. FORD, Kenneth Grant SPECIAL DUTY Kenneth was born in 1927 in Tompkins, SK. He joined the PPCLI in 1950 and went to Korea. In 1952 he returned to Canada and served in Regina, SK and Pictou, NS. In 1960 he served with the UN Peace Keepers in Suez. He served in Canada, Korea, Suez and Germany. He spent a few years in Brandon, Manitoba, then moved to Calgary, AB where he joined The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 and was very involved with The Legion and community work. Kenneth passed away in 1992. FORSAITH, Thomas Henry WWI Thomas was born on May 27, 1882 in London, England. He came to Canada in 1900 and joined the 27th Light Horse in Maple Creek, SK, then went overseas from Val Cartier, PQ in A. Co. 5th Battalion to France in the spring of 1915. He was wounded in 1915, a head injury leaving him almost totally deaf. He was discharged on April 18, 1916, convalesced in England and returned to Canada accompanied by his sister Margaret. He married Gwendolyn Turner and they had two children, Thomas Stuart and Isobel Joan. Thomas passed away in 1966.
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