LEST WE FORGET 239 PUKAS, Joseph WWII Joseph was born in Pinto, Saskatchewan, in 1918. He signed up with the 8th RECCE 2nd Division attached to the 14th Hussars. In 1940, he received training in Regina and was sent overseas. He was wounded in Orbeck, France, on August 23, 1944, a small community outside of Caen. While stationed in southern England, Arndal Castle, Kent and other communities, he met Gladys Kimber. They married and had four children. They came home to North Portal, SK, where they farmed until his passing on December 14, 1990. QUAYLE, Herbert Montgomery SPECIAL AREA DUTY & PEACETIME Herbert was born in Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland in 1919; the younger son of Hedley and Mary Quayle. Bert married Rowana Brien in August 1948, and served with the Home Guard and Air Force during World War II, serving in England and Ireland. The family immigrated to Canada in 1951 and became involved in farming with his uncle John Strain. They had a family of three boys and one girl and were involved with church and school communities. Bert was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Birch Hills Branch 122 for 54 years. He passed away in 2006. PURSE, James Clarence “Jim” WWII Jim enlisted as an Ordinary Seaman on December 9, 1942, at HMCS Chippawa in Winnipeg, MB. He was called to active service on March 11, 1943, and served on corvettes as part of the naval convoy escorts to England and Ireland. The living conditions were very basic with few creature comforts. Jim was 6’ 1” when he enlisted and always said that he had permanent dents on his head from trying to duck through the doorways inside the ship. Jim qualified as a signalman in June 1943, and served on various vessels including the HMCS Stadacona, HMCS Algoma, HMCS Oakville and HMCS Givenchy. He was demobilized on January 25, 1946. Jim passed away in September 1999. His remains are interred in the Veterans’ Cemetery in Esquimalt, BC, called God’s Acre.
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