The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 117 GLASSER, Anton “Red” Anton was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 2, 1931. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy on Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship. A bowler for thirty years, Anton won many singles and doubles events, including the Canadian Singles Championship in 1962. With his partner, Joe Most, he won the Canadian Doubles title in 1964. At that time, he was voted the most outstanding individual in the tournament. Anton has made several contributions to bowling over the years, as an instructor and as vicepresident of the Regina Men’s Ten-Pin Association. GLOVER, Stanley Stanley was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on May 25, 1879. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces with the 46th Battalion from 1916 to 1919. While attending Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon, Stanley proved unbeatable in 440-yard races, winning four straight provincial inter-collegiate championships. As team captain, Staley also led the Nutana Rifle Marksmanship Team to Dominion Championships in 1924 and 1926. In the summer following high school, Stanley made his mark nationally, capturing the 1926 Canadian Senior Men’s 440 yard. He later broke the Alberta senior men’s 440-yard record and won the same race at the 1927 National Open Track and Field Competition in Toronto. After placing second in 440-yard at the Canadian Olympic Trials, Stanley was selected to represent Canada in the 1-mile relay at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He competed alongside relay team members Phil Edwards (British Guiana), Alex Wilson (Montreal) and Jimmy Ball (Winnipeg). The team’s bronze medal finish behind the United States and Germany still bettered the previous world record by 4/5 of a second. While on tour after the games, Stanley took gold in the 220-yard, 440-yard and Medley Cup relay at the Army, Navy and Air Force Games held in Woolwich, England. Two years later, he competed on a relay team with Alex Wilson, James Ball and A. Scott that finished second in the very first British Empire Games held in Hamilton, ON. GORDON, Percy Edward WWI Percy was born in Campbellville, Ontario on November 4, 1892. He farmed in Disley, SK before enlisting in the Army. With one year of experience with the 15th Light Horse, he re-enlisted in Regina on November 23, 1915. He served with the 52nd Battalion and the 68th Overseas Battalion during the First World War. On September 22, 1916 he received a gunshot wound to the left thigh at Somme causing fractures, hemorrhaging and muscle herniation. On September 26, 1916, they amputated his leg in the morning and he died of shock at 18:55 that evening. The Memorial Cross was given to his wife and to his mother. He is buried at Morton Cemetery, Keighley, England.
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