LEST WE FORGET 265 MARCHAND, Louis WWII Louis was born on December 9, 1924, in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, the sixth child of Aime and Yvonne Marchand and their first child to be born in a hospital. Louis served in the Forces during World War II from 1942 to 1945. After his discharge, he married Edna Milner of Forest, Ontario. Louis passed away in 2002. MARJERISON, John Lorne WWI John was born on July 18, 1895 near Apple Hill, Glengarry County, Ontario to William and Margaret (Aird) Marjerison. The family moved to Saskatchewan in 1913 and homesteaded in the Chipperfield area north of Greenan in 1914. He joined the 209th Battalion in Swift Current on March 10, 1916. John was sent overseas with the 209th Battalion which was broken up in England as reinforcements to other battalions. Lorne then served with the 102nd Battalion (Warden’s Warriors), a northern BC unit in France and Belgium from December 1916 until his return to Canada in July 1919. He saw some action in some of the major battles of World War I, including Vimy Ridge, Mons, Amiens and Passchendaele. Lorne was never seriously wounded, but on one occasion was knocked flat by a machine gun bullet which grazed his boot. That ankle gave him trouble for the rest of his life. He married Ethel Fish on April 17, 1922. They had three children: Elsie Margaret Marjerison (Newton) born on March 1, 1923, John Dell Marjerison born on July 25, 1927 and James Russell Marjerison born on January 31, 1930. After World War I, Lorne and Ethel farmed north of Greenan. Lorne passed away on January 5, 1984, at the age of 88. MARCHAND, Reta RESERVES Reta was born on October 7, 1961, in Wadena, Saskatchewan, to Ed and Anne Leach who ran the Post Office in Kylemore and farmed. After graduation, she entered the College of Education and graduated with a Bachelor of Education in 1983. During university, she joined the Army Reserves and gained the rank of Second Lieutenant. Reta married Randy on July 24, 1987 whom she met while teaching in Elrose, Saskatchewan. Randy and Reta have been blessed with three children: Alysa, Kaitlyn and Brandon. She continues to teach in Elrose and is very active in The Royal Canadian Legion Elrose Branch 206.
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