LEST WE FORGET 71 BREADNER, Harold Harold was born on July 8, 1934 on the family farm near Armley, SK, and was able to see many parts of Canada and Europe. His service with the Canadian Armed Forces as an air frame mechanic took him from Saskatoon, SK, to Prince Edward Island, Germany and Moose Jaw, SK, where he came to retire. He was proud of his career and his most discussed highlight was that of being Ground Crew Chief for the Snowbirds aerobatic team. Beyond his service to Canada, Harold worked with Eaton’s and Mayfair United Church. Harold and his wife, Berta, enjoyed 63 years of marriage before he passed away on May 29, 2019. BROWN, Gordon Charles WWI Gordon was born on April 23, 1899 in St Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA. He moved to Canada at age two. Gordon enlisted with the original 229th South Saskatchewan Regiment on March 17, 1916. He was transferred to the Field Unit overseas and served as a Private with the 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion before being discharged on January 7, 1919. Gordon was a Life Member of The Royal Canadian Legion for over sixty years, and once held the position of President. He passed away on April 20, 1992. BROWN, Eric Harry WWII Eric was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1922. He enlisted in the Army and served during World War II as a Private in Canada, England and France. According to a telegram, he was missing in action. Next, word came by letter about the day he was captured. Panther tanks came over a hill and mowed the soldiers down like wheat. He and another comrade stopped to assist a soldier shot in the leg and could not run. All three were captured, had injuries and were sent to a hospital in Paris. The nuns in the hospital did the best they could with the few supplies they had. They warned the men when the Germans were coming for an inspection. If you were well enough you were sent to a concentration camp. Eric was told by the doctor he could not live on the prairie with the cold winters, as he had little feeling in his arm wound and it would quickly freeze. His father sold the farm and the family moved to Kelowna, BC. After service, Eric worked in an orchard which greatly improved the strength in his arm to a point where he received very little pension and was able to make his own living without it. Eric then took up a fourteen-acre parcel of land through the Veterans’ Land Act and had an orchard of his own. He passed away in June 2017 at the age of 95.
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