LEST WE FORGET 157 HARPER, Ross A. WWII Ross was born in 1909 to Jack Harper and his wife, who lived in the Brancepeth district and was one of a family of six boys. Their mother died in 1916, and five of the boys were in the service: Ross; Edward and Jesse with the Regina Rifles Regiment; Robert a machine gunner; and Sam, an ambulance driver with the Saskatoon Light Infantry. Ross passed away in 1995 and is buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery, south of Brancepeth, Saskatchewan. HARVOLD, Olaf WWI Olaf was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, in 1896. He joined the 12th Military District 1st Depot Battalion Saskatchewan Regiment and served in Canada. Olaf passed away in 1983. HARRIS, Arthur Douglas WWII Arthur was born in Reading, England, on April 4, 1920, and came to Canada with his family on April 6, 1928. He enlisted in the Saskatoon Light Infantry on February 6, 1940 and trained as a Signal Man at Dundurn. On July 7, 1940, he left for England and further training before being shipped to Italy on August 27, 1943. Arthur was part of the Canadian contingent in the Battle for Ortona, also known as the “Second Stalingrad,” a battle that lasted nineteen days and took 2,339 Canadians. He was killed by sniper fire on December 16, 1943, and is buried in Ortona, Italy, in the Moro River Cemetery. He was a Sergeant at the time of his death. His medals include: the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the Defence Medal, the War Medal 1939-1945, and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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