The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 381 WOOD, Stephen Alfred WWI Stephen was born in Hoxbury, Gloucestershire, England on May 22, 1892. He was a farmer around Craven, SK before travelling to Regina to enlist in the Army on October 24, 1914. He served with the 28th Battalion during the First World War. He was killed in action during the Battle of Courcelette on September 15, 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial. WOOLGAR, Ronald “Ron” RCMP Ron was born in Aneroid, Saskatchewan on January 28, 1930. He served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He competed in pistol shooting championships at the provincial level between 1961 and 1971. He won the indoor provincial title eight times and placed second three times. Ron won the Provincial Outdoor Pistol Shooting Championship seven times, and in 1967 competed in, and won, the British Columbia Open Championship. At the national level, he competed between 1962 and 1969, winning the Canadian Closed Championship in 1968. Ron Woolgar was a member of Canada’s International Team for six years. He also competed at the World Shooting Championships in 1970. WOZNY, Albert “Al” WWII Al was born on August 1, 1922 in Hafford, Saskatchewan. He joined the Canadian Navy by enlisting in Vancouver in 1942. He joined the HMS Bayfield in late 1942. He was leading seaman on the minesweeper HMS Bayfield. He went overseas during the Second World War aboard HMS Bayfield in 1943. His ship was the leading minesweeper in the English Channel for the landing force on June 6, 1944. He retired from the Navy right after the war. Al received the following service medals: 1939-1945 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, 1939-1945 Defence Medal, 19391945 Star and the 1939-1945 War Medal. Al passed away on December 9, 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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