LEST WE FORGET 43 ADAIR, WilliamT. WWII William was born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan in 1918 and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Regina, Saskatchewan. He served in Canada, England, India and Burma. He passed away in 2001 and was a member of Souris Branch 60 of The Royal Canadian Legion. ALLEN, Robert WWI Born to James and Mary Allen in Londonderry, Ireland on June 6, 1889, Robert Allen was working as a farmer in the Conquest area when he enlisted in Saskatoon on March 15, 1916 at the age of 26. He and his brother Jack had come to Conquest to work in 1912. He served with the 183rd Infantry in France building bridges and repairing roads. In total, he served three years and three months, earning a War Service Badge. His service record indicates that he was hospitalized for 33 days in 1918. After his discharge in Quebec City on August 31, 1919, he and his wife Matilda (Hilda) filed for a homestead in the Fox Valley area. They had four children: Mary Margo, Hazel Jean, Stanley and Eileen. In 1953, he and Hilda sold their land and moved to Surrey, BC. After Hilda died in 1959, Robert moved back to Saskatchewan. He died in 1972 at the Pineview Lodge in Nipawin. ALEXANDER, Robert WWI Robert was born on November 5, 1886, in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Not much is known about how and why he came to Canada. His next of kin was his brother William of Belfast. His service record mentions his mother Annie, also of Belfast, but his father’s whereabouts were unknown. Robert indicated that his address was Conquest when he enlisted in Saskatoon on May 31, 1916, at the age of 29. His payments were sent to Conquest. His occupations were gasoline engineer and farmer. He left Halifax for England aboard the Carpathia on April 9, 1917. Originally attached to the 210th Battalion, he served in France with the First Canadian Mounted Rifles. He was wounded in the mouth on October 29, 1917 and was hospitalized from October 29 to January 9, 1918. He returned to Canada on March 13, 1919 and received his discharge papers in Regina on March 28. His papers indicated his intention to live in Conquest following his discharge.
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