LEST WE FORGET 163 HEBERT (McCONNELL), Catherine Grace WWII Catherine was born in Girvin, Saskatchewan, in 1923. She enlisted in World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and served in Canada. She passed away in 2006. HEDDESHEIMER (HEAD), Heinie Arthur “Henry”“Head” WWI Henry Arthur Heddesheimer was born in Hamiota, Manitoba on December 12, 1892 and moved to Conquest in 1912. He enlisted in Outlook on December 15, 1915 in the 128th Battalion, Company “B”. During his training he was given leave to return to Conquest to allow him the opportunity to wind up his businesses. On August 26, 1916, he sailed to England aboard the SS Grampian. From his “Duty’s Call Soldiers Diary,” he detailed his stint in England where he spent most of his time training, sight-seeing and visiting relatives. On May 24, 1917, he sailed to France. He remarked on June 28 that he spent some time at the Vatlers-au-Bois Cemetery looking for the grave of friend Roy Cavanaugh from Conquest who was killed in action on February 3, 1917. In August, he tells of coming under heavy machine gunfire and bombardments, shells coming in at 20 a minute. Henry spent most of his days in trenches with little food and never enough good water. He writes about the carnage around him and burying many members of his troop. He was hit with shrapnel on November 14. On December 4, he sailed to Dover and commenced his recovery. When in France, he joined with the 46th Battalion and was promoted to Sergeant. Heinie returned to Canada in May 1919. After visiting Hamiota, his birthplace, he returned to Conquest and resumed his businesses. He was the editor, typesetter, printer and distributer of “The Fertile Valley Enterprise.” He married a local girl, Dora Sibbald of Ardath on November 3, 1921. He legally changed his name from Heddesheimer to Head in 1941. (Because of anti-German sentiment in some communities, it was not unknown for people with ‘German-sounding’ names to change them.) He sold his business in 1947 and served as village postmaster for many years after that. He was very enthusiastic about his community. Heinie was President of the local Royal Canadian Legion, Ration Board member, organizer of the local Red Cross, chairman of the Victory Loan Committee and numerous other community groups and organizations. Heinie and Dora retired to Saskatoon. He passed away June 8, 1960 and is buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
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