The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 355 BANDUR, Sigmund Bernard WWII Sigmund Bernard Bandur was born on September 6, 1915, to Barney and Angela Bandur of Broderick, Saskatchewan. He was an avid reader and lover of good music. Sigmund enlisted as a navigator in the RCAF in Calgary in 1941 and served with the 619th Squadron. He was killed at age 28, along with eight crew members when his plane crashed on May 22, 1944 returning from a bombing mission over Germany. He is buried in Brockwood Military Cemetery near Woking, England. BAXTER, Walter WWI Walter Baxter was born in New Cross, London, England on June 20, 1885. He arrived in the Glenside area in 1912, where he is remembered for planting many trees, a living memory to a fine man. Walter enlisted with the 128th Battalion, CEF in Moose Jaw on December 27, 1915. He arrived in England on August 24, 1916 and was attached to the 50th Battalion in France for twenty months. During that time, he suffered a gunshot wound to his right arm on March 23, 1917 and was gassed at Ypres and wounded again on November 4, 1918. At one point he captured eighteen German soldiers who were hiding in a cellar. When he delivered the prisoners, he is reported as saying, “Take these guys; I want me breakfast.” Cpl. Baxter received the Military Medal. Following the war, Walter returned to Glenside where he worked for 45 years as the school janitor, getting up at 5:00 am to stoke the furnace. He retired at age eighty, shortly before he passed away on August 20, 1967.Walter Baxter is buried in the Glenside Cemetery. BELL, Edwin Orville WWII Edwin Orville Bell was born into a family of ten children at Conquest, Saskatchewan on March 11, 1919. He farmed with his parents Orville and Cora Bell until their retirement. On May 8, 1942 Edwin enlisted in the Army and received basic training at Moose Jaw with the King’s Own Rifles Unit. In June 1942, he transferred to the 28th Armoured Regiment and went overseas in July where he saw service in Belgium, France, Holland and Germany. He served as a driver and mechanic with the Tank Corp. An injury forced him to return from the front to London but after recovering he was sent back to the front lines. After the war, Edwin returned home where he resumed farming in the Bratton District near Conquest. He married Jean Gustafson in 1946. They had six children. An avid reader, Edwin was also involved in his community. He and Jean enjoyed curling, square dancing and bridge. Edwin was a long-time member of The Royal Canadian Legion. He passed away on March 1, 1994.
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