LEST WE FORGET 211 HAMMOND, Wilfred “Bill” WWII Bill Hammond was called up to the Canadian Army in 1940. He was in the Army Service Corps in Red Deer, Alberta for seven months and then transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force, taking his basic training in Toronto. His postings included Birch and Brantford, Ontario; then Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Goose Bay, Newfoundland, which at the time was considered overseas. Bill was discharged from the Air Force in March 1946. HANNING, Harry L. WWII & KOREANWAR Harry was born in the Weyburn Plains District of Saskatchewan on December 11, 1919. He joined the Air Force on May 22, 1941 before transferring to the Army on December 23, 1941. He first trained as a signalman before being sent to Kingston, Ontario to train as a dispatch rider. He was posted to the United Kingdom, arriving there on May 10, 1942. Harry arrived in France on July 4, 1944. He saw service in the Caen and Falaise areas of France and on into Belgium where he was wounded in October 1944. After time in hospital, he again saw action in such places as Tilburg, Netherlands, and Kleve and Emmerich, Germany. He volunteered for the Pacific Theatre and was sent back to Canada, arriving in Halifax on July 24, 1945. He was taken on as part of the Intern Forces on December 6, 1945. He took his discharge on August 7, 1946. Harry married and went to work for the PFRA. During the Korean War, he enlisted in the Medical Corps Militia as an instructor. Harry worked in Outlook, Saskatchewan and Vauxhall, Alberta with the PFRA before finishing out his career in Beaverlodge, Alberta. A long-time Lions and Legion member, Harry passed away in Calgary, Alberta on January 14, 1995. HANNING, Arlie WWII Arlie was born in the Weyburn Plains District of Saskatchewan on April 7, 1918. He enlisted in the Air Force on August 2, 1941. He was too tall for air crew, so he was assigned to the Service Police. After serving at various stations in Eastern Canada, he was posted to the United Kingdom arriving there on April 4, 1943. He served at various bases as well as RCAF Headquarters before being attached on loan to the RAF. While in London in 1945, Arlie was injured by a blast from a V2 rocket. He was assigned to the repatriation detail in May 1945, overseeing the loading of troopships for the return to Canada. He returned to Canada on September 24, 1945 and was discharged on February 8, 1946. Arlie trucked oil field equipment after the war before marrying and going to work for the country of Stettler doing road maintenance. He again returned to trucking due to health reasons, working for Gulf Servico. He was a Life Member of The Royal Canadian Legion. Arlie passed away in Stettler, Alberta on February 13, 1997.
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