The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 265 ROBINSON, Stephen F. WWII Stephen was born in July of 1915 in Valor, SK. During the Second World War, he served with the S.S.R. and the 46th Bridge Co. He served in England, Holland, Belgium, France, and Germany. He took a Driver Mechanics course and drove Jeeps, Trucks and Bren Gun Carriers. After the war he was a truck driver until retirement. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Assiniboia Branch 17 for 55 years. Stephen passed away in 2001. ROOKS, Lester George WWI Lester was born in Melita, Manitoba in 1890. Prior to the First World War, Lester was a Lieutenant in the 20th Border Horse, a Militia Regiment in Estevan and area. At the onset of First World War, he enlisted in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) on August 24, 1914. He was commissioned on November 21, 1916 and joined the Royal Canadian Regiment on December 7, 1916. He served in France and Belgium. Lester was killed in action on April 9, 1917 during an attack west of Vimy Ridge. Lester was an avid hunter and outdoorsman; he joined every organization in the town. Lester and a partner by the name of Stokes set up a jewellery store in Estevan, named Rooks and Stokes Jewellers. The story goes that when Lester got wind of the fact that war had broken out in Europe, he rode his horse up the stairs to the front door and on into the beer parlor of the Empire Hotel in Estevan,nd announced to the startled patrons that war had been declared. ROSS, Albert James WWII Albert was born in 1885 in North Dakota. He enlisted with the Canadian Army in 1939 and served in Nova Scotia and Alberta until 1945. Albert passed away in 1970.
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