LEST WE FORGET 57 BADGER, Earl William WWI Earl William Badger was born to Aaron William and Agnes Badger in Carman, Manitoba, on October 10, 1896. His parents later farmed in the Conquest area. He spent much of his youth in Outlook, and later attended Moose Jaw College. Earl was working as a mail clerk for the CPR in Weyburn when he enlisted in Moose Jaw on March 14, 1916. Prior to deployment overseas, he was hospitalized in Moose Jaw with diphtheria. Earl served in France with the 46th Battalion. While on leave, he was granted permission to marry Dorothy Morgan in Surrey, United Kingdom on June 17, 1917. He also served in World War II with the Canadian Legion War Services. Earl worked 39 years with the CPR Mail Service. He was a long-time member of The Royal Canadian Legion. Earl Badger was also an accomplished musician and singer, serving as Choir Master for fifteen years at Grace United Church in Weyburn. He also conducted the choir at Minto United Church in Moose Jaw. He was active in the Moose Jaw Music Festival and conducted the Moose Jaw Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, he won a gold medal in the coronet category at a national competition in 1926. Earl and Dorothy had a son, Earl Morgan, and two daughters, Marguerite Dorothy and Donalda Mae. He died suddenly at the age of 58 on October 31, 1953. Earl William Badger is buried in the Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw. BALL, Frederick Draper WWI Frederick Draper Ball was on June 20, 1891, in Birmingham, England. His parents were John Robert and Ann Lee Ball. He had three brothers and five sisters. He followed his brother Alfred when he came to Canada to work on the Banting farm in London, Ontario and later to homestead in Bounty, Saskatchewan. Frederick worked in the Bounty community until World War I broke out. At the age of 23, Frederick travelled to Winnipeg and on December 22, 1914, enlisted in the 32nd Battalion, 8th Canadian Infantry, Manitoba Regiment. He sailed on February 23, 1915 from Halifax on the S.S. Vaderland. His Theatre of War experience was in France as a sniper. He was killed in action on July 26, 1915. He was only 23 years of age. Frederick Draper Ball is buried in Berks Cemetery, Belgium along with 875 other casualties from World War I. He was given the 1914-1915 8th Canadian Infantry Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
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