LEST WE FORGET 63 BERGER, Charles Richard WWII Charles was born in Langenburg, Saskatchewan, in 1915. He enlisted on May 14, 1942 with the Royal Canadian Navy as an electrical artificer. In 1944, he married Barbara, who he met in British Columbia. Charles was assigned to HMCS Cheboque and sent on convoy duty between St. John’s, Newfoundland, and Londonberry, Ireland. On October 4, they were torpedoed in the Atlantic. Charles retired in 1980 and was a founding member of the Langenburg Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion and honoured as a 50-year member in 1996. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the 1939-1945 Bronze Star and the War Medal 1939-1945. Charles passed away on March 30, 1998 in Langenburg. BERGER, Rene Joseph WWII Rene was born on February 17, 1920 on the family farm at Fife Lake, Saskatchewan. He joined the Army in 1941 and trained in Regina, Saskatchewan. After basic training he was on leave for family obligations. Both his parents had died and he became the sole provider for his siblings. He was discharged for this reason in 1945. Rene took up farming full time in Fife Lake. He was married to Hazel DeClair and they had three children. He was a tenyear member of The Royal Canadian Legion Willow Bunch Branch and Assiniboia Branch. Rene passed away in 1999. BERGER, Edward J. “Ed” WWII Edward was born in Langenburg, Saskatchewan, in 1904. He joined the RCOC 1st Division RCEME in January 1940 and went overseas with the 1st contingent. He spent nearly five years in England as a Staff Sergeant with the RCEME and was involved in providing emergency lighting units during blackouts in England. Ed was due to be repatriated in a few months when he was killed in 1944. He is buried in Brookside Cemetery in England. He has a geomemorial called Berger Lake in northern Saskatchewan. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the War Medal 1939-1945.
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