LEST WE FORGET 199 HILL, James William WWII James was born in December 1916 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was sworn into the Royal Canadian Navy on September 27, 1943. After his initial training, he was sent to Gaspé, QC where he taught the basics of boiler and related equipment to new recruits. He served in Canada and the Atlantic until his honourary discharge on November 10, 1945. He was awarded the 19391945 Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and the War Medal 1939-1945. James passed away in April 1995. HUNDT, Anthony Joseph WWII Anthony was born in 1914 in Sidewood, Saskatchewan. He enlisted with the Army at the start of the war. He served with the 16/22 Saskatchewan Horse Regiment in Canada and Europe. He was captured as a Prisoner of War and spent ten months in a POW camp where he and many others were forced to take part in the arduous death march, where he saw many of his comrades succumb to the torturous conditions of the march. Medals in Tony s collection are the Defense Medal, the France and Germany Star, the 1939-1945 Star and a Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. Tony married Dolly Rheinhart in 1946. They had three girls and a boy. Anthony passed away in 1994. HODGSON, Thomas WWI Thomas Hodgson was born April 9, 1896, in Kalieda, Manitoba, to John and Ruth Hodgson. He enlisted in the army in Winnipeg on February 12, 1916, at the age of 19. While he was training at Camp Hughes, the doctors discovered that Thomas suffered from mitral regurgitation, a condition when the heart’s mitral valve does not close properly, thus causing a backward flow of the blood to the heart. As a result, after only 238 days in the military, he received a medical discharge on October 7, 1916. As a young adult, Thomas moved to Moose Jaw. In 1924, he found himself in Outlook working as an express messenger and agent for the CPR. He and Hilda Campbell were married in 1926. They had four children, all born at the Red Cross Station in Broderick: Morley, Dorothy, Dawn and Marjorie. Thomas served on the Outlook Town Council for several years. As a member of the Saskatchewan Fish and Game League, he took a great interest in wildlife preservation. His yard on Pangman Street was known for its abundant vegetables and flowers, especially yellow roses. Thomas passed away at the age of 63 in May 1959. Hilda, who is buried beside him in the Outlook Cemetery, passed in 1992 at the age of 87.
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