LEST WE FORGET 143 LAING, David Burnett WWII David was born in Brechin, Scotland, on December 9, 1905. He received his schooling in Scotland and came to Canada in 1928 to Swift Current and was employed as a farm labourer.When war was declared, he served with the South Saskatchewan Regiment overseas from 1939-1945. He was wounded in the Dieppe Raid, and returned to Canada in 1945. Following his discharge from the Army, he was employed at the Research Station in Swift Current and was there until he retired in 1970. He held a Life Membership in The Royal Canadian Legion and received many awards including the Palm Leaf. He was also a member of the Elks Eagles and Senior Citizens Club. David passed away on February 15, 1990, at 84 years old, and is buried in the Soldier’s Plot at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Swift Current, SK. LAING, Stuart Robert WWII Stuart was born in Dilke, Saskatchewan, in 1921. He enlisted in the Canadian Army with the 13th Field, 44th Battery C Troop overseas in 1942, and took his basic training in #2 Coy, Maple Creek. In 1943, he was transferred to radio wing in Kingston, ON, and in June 1943, to CATC in Shilo, MB. He went overseas in September 1943 to England and landed in France on D-Day and saw service in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany with the 13th Canadian Field Regiment as a gunner. He received his discharge in 1946. He was a member of the Bethune Legion #303. He received the Dutch Medal of Remembrance. Stuart passed away in 1995. LAING, John McHardy WWII John was born in Harris, Saskatchewan, on March 3, 1914. He joined the Air Force as an aircraft mechanic serving in Canada. He passed away in 1973. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Harris Branch 361.
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