LEST WE FORGET 263 METCALF, Donald Leslie WWI Donald was born in South Dakota in 1892. He moved to Saskatchewan and took up a homestead adjoining the site of the village of Macrorie. He batched for many years and broke his land and farmed with oxen. In 1917, he was conscripted into the army, but reached France at the time of the Armistice and took part in mopping up operations.While training in Scotland, he met Katherine Brown, a Scottish schoolteacher. Soon after his return to Canada, she made the trip to Saskatchewan and they were married in 1920. Donald passed away in 1980. METCALF, Winfield Homer “Bud” WWII Bud was born in 1903 in South Dakota. He came to Canada in 1905 and attended Goodwill School. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 for ground duty and was stationed for a time in Halifax. He worked as an assistant Postmaster in Macrorie, SK, and then joined the Security Lumber Company and worked for them in many points in Saskatchewan until his retirement. He married Ellen Peters in 1928 and they had two sons. Bud passed away in 1979. METCALF, Ray Clifford WWI Ray was born in 1897 in South Dakota. He came to Canada in 1906 and attended school at Goodwill, then farmed for a few years. He joined the Royal Air Force early in 1918 and was demobilized in December of that year. He taught school for a few years. He developed an interest in tree surgery and trained at the Davy Tree Expert Co. in Kent, Ohio, and worked for them in Louisville, Kentucky until he retired. He married Florence Cherry and they had one son. Ray passed away in 1989.
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