LEST WE FORGET 195 GRAY (ATKINSON), Doris WWII Doris was born in the district of Snowflake, Manitoba, in 1920 and joined the CWAC in December 1941 in Winnipeg and following basic training, she was posted to Brandon where she met Art Gray, who had joined the Army in Regina. During her Army career, Doris was a canteen orderly, then a driver for motor transport, and finally a clerical worker. She was posted in England from 1944 to 1946 and was involved with the repatriation of Canadian military back to Canada after the war. She was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Doris and Art were married in 1946 and raised four children. They were married for more than 51 years before she passed away in 1998. GREEN, Joseph WWI Joseph was born in Ontario in 1878. His father was named Suskaskootch, a Chief of the Onion Lake Band in Ontario. Joseph was a Veteran of World War I. He came west with his family around 1923. It is presumed that Thomas Everett Green was a son who married Grace Heather and raised a family of nine. Joseph passed away on May 1, 1929 and is buried in plot #34 at St. Saviours Graveyard south west of Birch Hills. He was buried by Albert Marshall, the Anglican Minister at the time. GRAY, Gordon Tilford WWII Gordon was born on the farm near Sylvania on September 29, 1919. His parents were Joshua and Josephine Gray. He joined the Army in Regina and then transferred to the Navy. He was stationed at Esquimalt, BC, and Halifax, NS. He was a leading stoker on the minesweeper “Guysborough,” which was sunk by a submarine on March 18, 1945. Gordon’s body was never found.
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