LEST WE FORGET 323 TORRIE, George WWI &WWII George was born in Longlaketon, NWT, in 1894. He joined the 68th Battalion in Regina in December 1915, and went overseas in early 1916, and was transferred to the PPCLI in France. He was wounded at Passchendaele on October 26, 1917. He returned to action and was decorated with the Military Medal for action in the Battle of Canal du Nord in the fall of 1918. George was discharged on March 20, 1919, and returned to farming. At the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, George enlisted and was taken on in the Veterans Guard and guarded POW camps at Espanola, ON, Seebee and Medicine Hat, AB. He was also posted to St. Georges, British Guyana guarding the loading of ships. He was discharged in 1945, and passed away on March 28, 1981, at age 86. TUCKER, John Bertram WWI John Bertram Tucker was born in Honiton, Devonshire, England on November 3, 1893. His father, John Tucker, was a law clerk. His mother was Martha May Tucker. The family, consisting of two boys and two girls, lived in Honiton, Devonshire, England. Prior to his enlistment in Canada, John Bertram served with the 4th Devonshire Territorials for two years. He was working as a bank teller with the Union Bank of Canada in Bounty when he enlisted in Rosetown on August 8, 1914. He was sent to Valcartier, Quebec for basic training. He served with the First Division Artillery Brigade. In France, he served as both a driver and a gunner. He suffered shrapnel wounds to both legs, as well as his wrist and hand. He was awarded the Memorial Cross. John was killed in action on June 13, 1916, at the age of 23, at Mount Sorrel. His death took place during fierce fighting in the Ypres Salient between June 2 and June 13 when, after setbacks, the Canadian Army drove the Germans back and recaptured lost ground. The battle lasted two weeks and resulted in over 8,000 Canadian casualties. John Bertram Tucker was laid to rest in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium where 1,057 other Canadians are buried alongside 9,727 English, Australian, New Zealand, South African and Indian soldiers. His gravestone has this inscription: “Remember him with Honour and Thanksgiving.”
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