LEST WE FORGET 379 WILSON, William Byron WWI William Byron Wilson was born in Marryinghurst, near Pilot Mound, Manitoba on November 18, 1897, to James Austin and Mary Etta (Elsey) Wilson. He attended a one-room school near his parents’ farm and later farmed until he enlisted in Brandon on October 27, 1915, at the age of eighteen. He sailed from Halifax on May 24, 1916 aboard the SS Lapland. As a member of the 43rd Battalion, he landed in France on June 29, 1916. The 43rd (the Cameron Highlanders) was part of the Somme Offensive, one of the deadliest battles in human history. William was only in the field about two months before he suffered a gunshot wound to his left thigh on August 13. He was hospitalized for nine days in France before being transferred to England where it took nine months to recover in various hospitals. He spent the remainder of the war in England before returning to Canada on January 13, 1919 aboard the Empress of Britain. After the war, he moved to Bounty, Saskatchewan where he worked at various jobs: farming, grain buyer for Western Grain Elevator, and Massey Harris salesman. He married Caroline Alvina Seidler and they had two sons: Dwayne James and Gerald Byron. William and Caroline owned the Bounty Hotel until 1953 when they moved to Crystal City, Manitoba. He died suddenly on December 9, 1960, at the age of 63.William Byron Wilson is buried in the Pilot Mount Cemetery. WOHLERS, Arnold H. WWII Arnold joined the RCEME in July 1941, and served in Canada and then embarked for overseas in 1942, serving in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. He was in the occupation force after the war. He was an active Legion member and a member of the Operating Engineers Local until his retirement in 1989. He was married to Florence and raised two sons in Calgary. Arnold passed away on October 4, 1989, and was laid to rest in the Field of Honour Queen’s Park Cemetery in Calgary.
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