LEST WE FORGET 337 SEALY, John Alexander WWI John was born in London, England, on August 13, 1881, to parents Horatio and Annie Hall Sealy. He homesteaded in the Bratton area along with his brother, Aubrey George Sealy, who was also a World War I Veteran, around 1906. He listed his occupation as a bricklayer when he enlisted in the Army with Canadian Expeditionary Force 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry, in Saskatoon on October 7, 1915. During his service overseas, he fought for nine months in France before he was killed in action on May 4, 1917 near Vimy, France, at age 36. Less than a month earlier, he had fought at Vimy Ridge. He is buried in Villers Station Cemetery near Villers-au-Bois, France. Inscribed on his tombstone are the words: “In proud, loving remembrance.” SHELTON, Frank Henry “Harry” WWII Frank Henry Shelton, known locally as Harry, was born on August 20, 1918. He grew up on the family farm in the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake, in the Isham area of Saskatchewan. He served his country in World War II as a member of the Saskatoon Light Infantry Battalion. Frank was posted overseas for 5 ½ years in England and mainland Europe, in particular Italy. After the war, he returned home and took over the management of the family farm. He married Dorothy Elizabeth Bayne and the couple had one daughter, Louise. Frank passed away on August 27, 1998 at the age of eighty. SHAW, Thelma Grace WWII Thelma was born in 1921 in Tate, Saskatchewan. She enlisted with the CWAC and served a total of 21 months as a store woman at 10th Area Signals, in Vancouver, BC. She received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the 1939-1945 War Medal. She was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Pierceland Branch 178. Thelma passed away in 1963.
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