LEST WE FORGET 57 BANKS, Verne WWII Verne was born in Brancepeth, Saskatchewan in 1922 and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force Ghost Squadron. He earned a commission in the RCAF with the rank of Flying Officer. He had been on 118 sea-mining and night bombing missions over the North Sea and Germany. On the night of April 13, 1945, his aircraft was hit by German anti-aircraft fire. F/S Vardy, Mid-Upper Gunner from Bancroft, Ontario, had not been seen since he walked to the hatch. A German Red Cross boat came after eleven days and fifteen hours afloat, and the RCAF crew found themselves as Prisoners of War in a German hospital. Verne passed away in 1968. BAYNTON, Marcel Marcel was born on January 8, 1956 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. He joined the Navy on December 8, 1973 and served with the Maritime Command. He was stationed at the following Canadian Forces Bases: Cornwallis, Nova Scotia; Borden, Ontario; and Strathcona Nova Scotia. He also served on HMCS Ottawa and HMCS/M Okanagan. Marcel received an Honourable Discharge on May 15, 1977. BARKER, Cort Curtis SPECIAL DUTY AREA & PEACETIME Cort was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, in 1979. He enlisted in the Army with the Lord Strathcona’s Horse Regiment. Cort was trained specifically for the Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle and served in Bosnia in 2000 and 2003, and as a Medic in Afghanistan in 2006. Upon coming home, he and his wife Staci had three children and he started his own airfield business. Cort is a five-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60.
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