LEST WE FORGET 111 DORNIAN, Peter WWII Peter was born in Saskatchewan in 1924 and joined the Edmonton Fusiliers in June 1943, serving in Canada. His untimely medical issues prevented him from overseas service so he did guard duty and recruit training in Ontario and New Brunswick until he was discharged in June 1946. Peter passed away in 1998. DUECK, John WWII John was born in Herbert, Saskatchewan in December 1908. A farmer when he enlisted in the Army on February 5, 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, John went on to serve as a driver with the Canadian Forestry Corps and the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Africa, Italy, France and Germany during World War II. John was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, and the Italy Star. John was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Boissevain Branch 10 before he died in 1978. DRYSDALE, William WWI William Drysdale was born on February 14, 1884, in Goderich, Ontario. He spent time in Conquest before he enlisted in Esquimalt, BC at the age of 33. He was sent overseas with the 5th Battalion as a gunner on January 21, 1918. He arrived in France on April 3, 1918 and was killed during an enemy air raid near Amiens on August 11, 1918. His service record states: “While on guard at Domart, he was instantly killed by a bomb dropped by an enemy aeroplane.” Canadian and Allied troops won a major victory against Germany at the Battle of Amiens between August 8 and 11, 1918. Amiens was the first in a string of offensive successes, known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that led to the end of World War I and the November 11, 1918 armistice. William Drysdale was 34 at the time of his death. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Drysdale, were living in Vancouver at the time. He is buried along with 143 other casualties at the small Hourges Orchard Military Cemetery near Amiens, France. William Drysdale is commemorated on the War Memorial Gates at the University of Saskatchewan.
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