LEST WE FORGET 323 RIPLEY, J. H. “Jim” WWI Jim, with his wife Gertie, arrived in Hughton, Saskatchewan in 1929 as a CNR agent. They were accompanied by their daughter, Thelma Jean. They were both very active in community affairs. Jim was a past master of the Elrose Lodge AF and AM and Gertie was a member of the Eastern Star. They were both members of The Royal Canadian Legion. Jim served during World War I with the Winnipeg “Little Black Devils”. He was wounded in France and was sent back to hospital in Winnipeg where he studied telegraphy. Jim passed away in March 1954. ROGERS, Brian PEACETIME Brian was born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan on December 23, 1944. He grew up on a farm with his parents, Madeline and Tom, and his older brother, Stanley. In 1963, Brian joined the Armed Forces and made a career of that life. On January 9, 1965, Brian married Marie Aurey. Marie was born in Outlook, Saskatchewan. They had one son, Douglas Thomas, born on April 22, 1969. Brian retired from the Royal Canadian Navy in 1987 and started his own business in sprinkler systems, Ponds and Waterfall Decor. Brian retired and lived in Victoria, British Columbia. RISING, Hugh William Orr WWI Hugh William Orr Rising was born on July 21, 1986 in the London suburb of Hampstead, the son of Harry Firth and Eleanor Maria Rising. He enlisted in Regina on March 24, 1915 at the age of nineteen with the 46th Battalion, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. Serving in France, he participated at the battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line where Canadian forces achieved a key military objective by pushing the Germany army eastwards as part of the successful 100 Days Normandy invasion.While leading a charge on enemy positions on September 2, 1918, William Albert Rising was struck in the head by a bullet and instantly killed. He was 22 years old. William Albert Rising is buried at Dury Crucifix Cemetery, near Arras, France.
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