LEST WE FORGET 171 HOSIER, Stanley William WWI &WWII Stanley was born on March 21, 1891, in Chelmsford, Essex County, England. His parents were Charles and Georgianna Hosier. He immigrated to Canada in 1910 and joined the Canadian Army in 1915, serving until the end of the war. He was wounded in France in 1917 and met his future wife, Helen Knox, who was a nurse. Stanley returned to Canada, but in 1926 he went back to England and married Helen. They moved to a farm at Foxford. Stanley served two years in the Army in World War II (1943-1944). They retired to Sundre, Alberta, and he passed away there in 1976. HOUGH, George Lionel WWII George was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on December 6, 1915. He enlisted with the South Saskatchewan Regiment in 1939 and served overseas in England and France. He was wounded in the raid on Dieppe in 1942, received a medical discharge and returned home. He embarked on a career with the Land Titles Department of Saskatchewan and served there from 1944 to 1949, then was transferred to Prince Albert. In 1960, he was promoted to Registrar of the Saskatoon Land Titles Office. Prior to his death on February 7, 1977, George served as the Assistant Master of Titles for the province from 1974 to 1977. HOSKINS, James Ernest Thorne “Jim” WWII Jim was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan on July 31, 1913. He joined the Army Reserve before World War II and transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving from 1942 to 1946. After the war, Jim lived for many years in Wetaskiwin, Alberta where he worked as an investment certificate salesman and a stamp collector and dealer. Jim is now deceased.
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