LEST WE FORGET 259 ROULSTON, Leonard WWII Leonard was born in the Ingleside District, south of Marchwell, Saskatchewan, on April 12, 1921. He joined the 101st LAA Battery with the 4th Canadian Division in 1942 and served most of the European countries. After he returned home in the fall of 1945, he was not well because of the memories of the duties as a gunner. He farmed with his brother-in-law and never married, but loved all children. He passed away on May 27, 1990 and is buried at the Ingleside Cemetery, south of Marchwell, Saskatchewan. ROUSE, Charles James WWII Charles was named after his paternal grandfather Charles Rouse of Brampton Hill, Leicestershire County, England. His father Herbert Walter Rouse served with distinction in World War I. Charles was born in Vancouver on April 28, 1922. As a student at Milden School he enjoyed high jump and long jump. He was also interested in hunting. Notes from his service record indicate that he was “intelligent,” “industrious” and that “he reflects his good home life.” He had just completed his grade eleven provincial examinations and was waiting for the results when he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Saskatoon on August 9, 1942 (he passed all his exams). After training, he was posted overseas with RAF Squadron 576. Altogether, he served 502 days until the Lancaster bomber he was aboard on a mission over target Chemnitz, Germany was involved in a mid-air collision with another plane late at night on March 5, 1945. Reported missing, he and the other six members of the flight crew were declared killed in action on March 6, 1945. His Wing Commander, Fraser Alliden wrote to Flying Officer Rouse’s parents expressing condolences and describing their son as a “popular officer.” His parents, Herbert Walter and Isabelle Rouse, were presented with a Memorial Cross and Operation Wings on behalf of their son who is commemorated at the famous Runnymede Memorial near London. ROULSTON, Lorne E. WWII Lorne was born in the Ingleside District, south of Marchwell, Saskatchewan, on April 12, 1921. He joined the 42nd Canadian General Transport Division in 1942 serving in Canada and the United Kingdom. He was killed in an explosion on October 20, 1944 and his memory is remembered on the Groesbeck Memorial in Nijmegen, Holland. In northern Saskatchewan, there is a lake called Roulston Lake named after him because of his bravery and committed service to his country. Lorne was an easy-going man with a happy disposition and loved teasing and joking around.
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