The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 179 LAPP, Ray Ray was born in 1915 in Frobisher, Saskatchewan to Charles Thomas and Lillian (Mawhinney). His siblings were Earl, Harris and Myrtle. Ray married Margaret Mowat of Oxbow and they had four in their family. Ray became a municipal secretary and retired in Moose Jaw. LAURIE, James “Jim” “Jas” WWI Jim was born on December 7, 1884 in Cleich, County of Kinroscshire, Scotland which is about forty miles from Perth. He arrived in Frobisher, Saskatchewan on May 10, 1903 with his father, Robert, and ten siblings – his mother had died. The family travelled via the Sarmation, Allen Liner Boat. He took up farming. He married Grace Wright on March 13, 1916 and had four boys. James enlisted in the Army on October 4, 1916 and served with both the 221st Battalion and the 11th Reserve Battalion during the First World War. He was discharged on March 21, 1919. James passed away in December 1960. LEDDY, John “Jack” WWII Jack was born in Ottawa, Ontario on October 27, 1912. He served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps from 1941 to 1945. On the local scene, Dr. Leddy was instrumental in the encouragement and development of high school and junior golf in Saskatchewan. He was named a governor of the Royal Canadian Golf Association beginning in 1954 and was elected president of the national association in 1962. In 1960, as chairman of the National Handicap and Course Rating Committee, he introduced a new method of rating golf courses, thus standardizing handicaps across Canada. In 1962, he was selected as the non-playing captain of the second-place Canadian team at the World Cup match held in Japan.
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