The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 243 QUINN, James Gordon WWI James was born in Alameda, Saskatchewan on October 6, 1897 to William and Dora Ann Finlay. His siblings were Verna, Roy and Arthur. He enlisted on June 6, 1916 at Carnduff and sailed out on October 3, 1916 with the 152nd Battalion. He was promoted to Cpl on May 8, 1918 and to Sgt on October 22, 1918. He returned to Canada in 1919. Gordon married Myrtle Paul from Colgate, SK. He retired in Bienfait. James passed away on September 10, 1979. QUINNELL, Bernard WWII Bernard’s parents homesteaded in the Jordan River area of Saskatchewan. He married in 1943 and enlisted with the South Saskatchewan Regiment on February 18, 1943. He transferred to the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and served as a Transport Driver in Canada and England until his discharge on March 6, 1946. Bernard passed away in 1951. RACETTE, Norman C. WWII Norman was born in 1917 in Lebret, SK. He joined the Army in June of 1941 and served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in Canada. He spent his military life as an instructor in Barriefield, Ontario, first as a drill instructor and later as a topographic instructor. He did not spend any time overseas. He left the military in February 1946. Norman passed away in 1970.
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