LEST WE FORGET 337 SMITH, James Douglas WWII James Douglas Smith was born on February 15, 1918, in Ardath, Saskatchewan. His parents were Joseph Edward (Ed) and Jemima (Anderson) Smith. Like many other young people, he quit school early to help on the family farm and other farms in the Ardath area. In 1932, he left the family farm and moved to the family’s other homestead at Meskanaw, Saskatchewan to help his grandfather. In the spring of 1940, James joined the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. Overseas, he drove ammunition trucks to the front lines. At the time of his discharge in 1946, he had attained the rank of Lance Corporal. He returned to the farm at Meskanaw where he continued farming with his brother William James Tullis Smith. He married Rose Emily Campbell from Etherton, Saskatchewan on July 23, 1947; they had seven children: Douglas, Clifford, Dianne, Patricia, Carol, Faye and Margaret. The family moved to an acreage near Eldersley in 1966 where James worked for Raider Construction and later the Pioneer Grain Company until he retired in 1985. He belonged to the Crooked River Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. James Douglas Smith passed away on July 7, 1996, in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. SMITH, Trueman C. WWII Trueman was born on July 9, 1919. He enlisted in the Army in 1940 and joined the 67th Battalion, serving overseas from 1940 to 1945. On April 15, 1945, Sergeant Trueman C. Smith was cited for gallantry and was awarded the Military Medal for Meritorious Service in the European Theatre of War, later being decorated by King George VI at Buckingham Palace. Trueman passed away on September 13, 1996. SMITH, Rev. Dr. Raymond R. “Ray” WWII Rev. Dr. Raymond R. Smith arrived in Elrose in the spring of 1946. He was just out of the army and looking for work. He was in Elrose for the building of the new church. Ray joined The Royal Canadian Legion Elrose Branch 206 in 1946 serving as Chaplain for a number of years and as president for four years. In 1955, they left Elrose for Lloydminster which became their home for five years then they moved to Edmonton for six years. In 1966, Ray was App’t Superintendent of Home Missions and Stewardship Secretary for Manitoba South, so Winnipeg became their home. Ray retired in 1980.
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