LEST WE FORGET 107 DISHAW, Glenn Howard WWI Glenn was born on May 31, 1896, in Hartney, Manitoba, to Joseph and Mary (Grey) Dishaw. He had two sisters and three brothers. Glenn was living in Conquest working as a grain buyer, when he enlisted at the age of 21 on March 21, 1918 in the First Depot Battalion, but was discharged to re-enlist in the Royal Flying Corp at Camp Borden. Glenn left home as a young man to buy grain for the Pioneer Grain Company in Saskatchewan and Alberta. His military service was brief since he was discharged on April 12, 1918, seven months before the Armistice. He and Linda Alvind Horning married in NewWestminster on July 20, 1929. They had met when Glenn was a grain buyer in Dollard, Saskatchewan. While there, he player semi-professional baseball against American teams. The couple had two daughters: Betty Lou and Joyce Evelyn. Glenn Howard Dishaw died on October 23, 1970 and is buried in Milo, Alberta. DNISTRANSKY, Seth WWII Seth was born in Arelee, Saskatchewan in 1922. He joined the Army on February 14, 1943, trained in Winnipeg and did his airborne training in Shilo, MB and in Bulford, England. Wounded on March 24, 1945, Seth was only evacuated five days later to England where doctors had to amputate his right leg below the knee. In the fall of 1945, Seth joined The Royal Canadian Legion and received his 55 years pin posthumously in April 2000. He was a founding member, President, District and Zone Commander of the Sonningdale, SK Branch and in 1960, served as President and Zone Commander at the Selkirk Branch 42. Seth was also a 55-year member of the War Amputations of Canada. Seth passed away in 2000. DISHAW, John William WWI John William Dishaw was born in Hartney, Manitoba on February 16, 1894, to Joseph and Mary (Grey) Dishaw. He was one of six brothers and two sisters. He was living in Conquest when he enlisted in Outlook on January 23, 1917, at the age of 22. In spite of being declared “fit” on enlistment, he was discharged 108 days later on compassionate grounds after being declared “medically unfit”. He suffered from a long-standing injury to his foot that made it almost impossible to walk on rough ground. During his time with the 249th Battalion, his conduct was declared “good”. He married Katherine Mary Twidale on August 2, 1923. They had a son and a daughter. John was a prominent businessman, at different time operating garages in both Milden and Conquest. He was a village councillor in Milden, as well as a member of both the Milden Legion and Elks Lodge. John William Dishaw died on November 22, 1958 and is buried in the Milden Cemetery.
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