LEST WE FORGET 285 PRIVÉ, Peter John Paul WWII Peter was born in 1921 in Forget, Saskatchewan. He joined the Canadian Army on September 2, 1939, one day before Canada declared war on Germany. He served with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. He arrived in Scotland in December 1940 and trained on the Isle of Wight. His unit was sent to France to join the invasion of Normandy. He was wounded near Falaise, France, and was sent back to a hospital in England. After his recovery, he drove trucks. Peter was honourably discharged in June 1945. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Langley Branch 21 for 51 years. Peter passed away in 2006. PROCTOR, Charles Henry WWI Charles Henry Proctor was born on April 14, 1881, in Ebrington, Campden, Gloucestershire, the second of six children. His parents were Thomas and Annie Proctor. Immigration records show that he arrived in Canada on April 20, 1907, at the age of 26. Although he listed his occupation as bricklayer, he made his way west to Conquest where he joined his brother Robert on a farm. He was single and a farmer at the time. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Saskatoon on April 4, 1916, at the age of 34, attached to the 65th Battalion. He also served with 46th and 3rd battalions as well as the 4th Canadian Labrador Battalion. Charles sailed from Halifax on June 18, 1916 aboard the Empress of Britain. He began service in France on March 14, 1917. However, because he suffered from a foot deformity (hallux valgus) because of ill-fitting boots as a child, he was unable to march with the pack and keep up. Therefore, the Medical Board assigned most of his service to garrison duty in England and permanent base duty in France with the Canadian Infantry Works Corps. Charles Henry served a total of three years and 47 days. Charles received his discharge in England on May 10, 1919. At that time, he indicated that he intended to remain in England. However, he returned to Canada on March 5, 1920 at the port of Montreal. Age 39 and single, he indicated his intention to return to Conquest and join his brother Robert. In 1921, he paid a visit to his parents in England and returned to Canada in June 1922. Charles Henry Proctor died on August 24, 1961.
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