LEST WE FORGET 103 DAVIDSON, David Robert Joseph WWII David was born in 1920 in Ponteix, Saskatchewan. He enlisted with the Army in February 1943 in Regina, SK. He joined the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps and went from Regina to Vancouver, to Prince George and then onto Prince Rupert for a few months. He went overseas to England, then to Belgium, Holland and Germany. He joined the Regina Rifle Regiment in Holland. He came back from overseas in 1946 and was discharged in February. He was married in June 28, 1947. David passed away on February 5, 2008. DAVIS, Clayton Sherven WWII Clayton was born in 1924 in Naicam, Saskatchewan. He served in the RCAF in World War II from 1941 to 1946. He was a Wireless Air Gunner and paratrooper that trained the Gurkha’s in Burma with Squadron 436. He flew countless missions over enemy territory in India, Burma and Europe. After the war ended, Clayton was still in the Air Force on transport missions in and out of Europe throughout 1946. He then went back to Saskatchewan, ran the Hotel in LeRoy until 1963, and eventually moved to Saskatoon starting Bazaar & Novelty in 1977 with his wife and children. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 306 in Leroy, SK. Clayton passed away in 1985. DAVIS, Ace James WWI Ace James Davis was born in 1895 in Whitchurch County, Ontario. He served in World War I with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CFA), 70th Battery. Ace was a driver for the 16th Brigade. A driver in World War I rode on a team of horses which pulled wagons, cannons, guns, ambulances, equipment, etc. Usually a team had six horses, three pairs of two. The lead driver would ride one horse, the second driver would ride his horse on the opposite side of the first driver, and so on. Each driver was responsible for his two horses’ feeding, shoeing, vet care, etc., and teamed up with two other drivers to pull the wagon. Drivers were responsible for delivering supplies, food, ammunition and equipment to the front line in several feet of snow. The enemy targeted the drivers by machine guns to prevent supplies from getting through, a very dangerous job. He served in Canada, England, and Northern Russia. Ace passed away in 1966.
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