The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 409 SMITH, John Taylor WWI John was born in February 1882 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and immigrated to Canada in 1906. He settled at Frances, SK and joined the 1918 Scottish Regiment, Canadian Army, 43rd Overseas Battalion. John was wounded twice while serving in France and Belgium before receiving his discharge in February 1919. Upon his return, John farmed in the Brock, SK District. John and his wife, Isabella Duncan, had a family of three girls. John passed away in May 1957 and Isabella in September 1997. SMITH, Kenneth Anderson WWII Ken was born on May 7, 1925 in Kisbey, SK. His family moved to the Cherry Ridge District in 1934 and he started working for the Department of Natural Resources in June 1943. He served as a Mechanic with the Royal Canadian Air Force at various airfields in Sydney, NS and Calgary, AB from January 1944 until the Second World War ended, then rejoined the DNR working as a Smoke Jumper, Timber Cruiser and Conservation Officer. After retiring in 1981, he worked for the RCMP and the Corps of Commissionaires, held Life Memberships in The Royal Canadian Legion and Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation and piped with the North Saskatchewan Regiment and Battleford Legion Pipes and Drums. He was also active with various provincial conservation programs. Ken married Eleanor Lucky and they had five children. He passed away on May 12, 2000. SMITH, Mary Isabelle WWII Mary was born in Redvers, SK in 1918. She served in the British Army Staff on British missions in North America during the Second World War. Mary was employed from October 1942 to May 1946 as a Stenographer, later as Secretary to the head of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch of the Ministry of Supply Mission. She was acknowledged as a thoroughly reliable and trustworthy worker, loyalty and demeanour of the highest order. Mary married James Francis Walton in December 1946 and they raised three children and farmed at Ryerson, SK. Mary passed away in 2008.
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