LEST WE FORGET 307 PATIENT, Albert Sidney WWI Albert Sidney Patient was born to Frederick and Amy Patient of Chipping Ongar, Essex, England on February 6, 1895. He was a bachelor and a farm labourer for the Misenheimer family of Strongfield when he enlisted in Regina on December 9, 1915 at the age of twenty. He sailed for England on October 3, 1916 and served with the 5th Battalion of the Saskatchewan Regiment in France from November 12, 1916 until April 28, 1917 when he was killed in action at Arleux-en-Gohelle. The Canadians secured a victory, but at a high cost as Canada suffered nearly 1,000 casualties, killed and wounded by the end of the two-day battle. Albert Sidney Patient is commemorated at the Vimy Memorial. PERRY, William Albert WWII William Albert Perry was born on February 26, 1918, in Moose Jaw. He was the son of Melville and Olga Perry of Hawarden.William was working as a store clerk in Toronto when World War II started. He wasted no time, enlisting in the RCAF on September 9, 1939. He served with Squadron 124 in the Coastal Command out of Gander, Newfoundland. He and Mae married in 1943. They had one son, John. A tragic irony occurred after World War II. William was part of a crew of twenty Royal Canadian Air Force pilots and one ground crew who were flying Cornell-type trainers back to a US base in North Dakota at 10:20 am on September 15, 1946. The planes had been loaned to Britain during the war. The pilots flew the planes to Minot from Estevan and were returning to Canada aboard a Dakota 962. Eyewitnesses observed the Dakota stand on its tail, stall and then plummet to the ground. Everyone on board was killed. A mass funeral was held for the 21 men in Estevan.William Albert Perry is buried in St. James Cemetery, Kemptville, Ontario. PENDLEBURY, Norman WWII Norman was born in Foam Lake in 1921. He joined the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in 1940. Margaret Holmes joined him in Winnipeg and they married in 1941. They went to Shilo, Manitoba and returned home to Foam Lake in 1942. While in Winnipeg and Shilo, Norman worked on motorcycles and half-tracks during World War II. Norman joined The Royal Canadian Legion in Foam Lake right after he returned home and stayed a dedicated member right up to his passing. He held many positions at the Legion over the years, his proudest being the position of president for a few years. Norman passed away in 2001.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTM0NTk1OA==