The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 81 CURISTON, Charles Roland WWI Charles was born in Manitou, Manitoba on December 20, 1891 and moved to Saskatchewan in 1905. He left his job as a chemist in Woburn, Massachusetts to enlist in the 236th Overseas Battalion, CEF in Fredericton, New Brunswick on September 8, 1917 during the First World War. His older brothers, William John and Samuel Edward had already been killed in action in 1915 and 1916, respectively. Charles joined the 72nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, British Columbia Regiment and suffered a severe head wound from a sniper’s bullet on September 27, 1918 near Cambrai, France. Charles was invalided to Canada in April 1919 and discharged on May 29, 1919 at Kingston, ON. He returned to the School of Pharmacy at the University of Saskatchewan from 1919 to 1920. Charles passed away in Woodrow, SK on May 5, 1921. CURISTON, Samuel Edward WWI Samuel was born on March 10, 1882. He lived in Manitoba and moved to Saskatchewan to homestead in 1905. Samuel enlisted with the 45th Overseas Battalion, CEF, at Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on March 27, 1915 during the First World War. Samuel transferred to the 28th Battalion in France on May 7, 1916 and was reported missing in action on June 6, 1916 at Sanctuary Wood. He was later declared dead and his name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Samuel’s older brother William John died at the Battle of Festubert on May 8, 1915 and his younger brother Charles Roland was wounded at Cambrai on September 27, 1918. DALLIN, Raymond WWII Raymond was born in 1918. His parents Frederick Thomas and Florence Dallin left Bristol, England in July 1906 with two daughters and one newborn son on the ship Victoria or Victorian and landed at Montreal in August 1906 then proceeded to Frobisher to settle. Six children were born in Frobisher, four girls and two boys, Raymond and Walter making nine living children. Three boys were buried in England as babies. Raymond served in the Air Force in the Second World War and was taken a prisoner of war during his services. After the war, he went through for a Diesel Engineer and is still in the C.N.R. office in Edmonton.
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