LEST WE FORGET 223 LAMBERTY, Clarence Floyd WWII Clarence was born in Algona, Iowa, USA, on March 10, 1903. The family moved to Eastend in 1916. He joined the Army in 1942 as a blacksmith and was discharged in 1944. Clarence married Mable and they raised four children. He moved his family to White Fox, where he retired. He passed away on November 6, 1969. LANCASTER, William John WWI William John Lancaster was born in Ambleside in the English Lake District on November 28, 1899, the son of Thomas Alfred and Sarah Lancaster. John arrived in Canada on December 12, 1914, seeking a new life. He settled in the Briercrest District near Moose Jaw, where he worked on a farm. On November 30, 1915, he enlisted with the 128th Battalion in Moose Jaw. John sailed from Halifax on August 15, 1916 aboard the Grampian. He served with the 50th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry in France. On April 10, 1917, at Vimy Ridge he suffered a gunshot wound to his right arm. After a month in hospital, he returned to his battalion. On October 25, 1918, he was a victim of a poison gas attack while serving with the 50th Battalion. In total, he served two years and three months with the 50th in France, earning a British War Medal and a Victory Medal. William was discharged on March 1, 1919, in Regina. He soon gained employment with the CPR. His first job was in Outlook where he worked as a carman, inspecting and repairing freight and passenger cars. After twenty years in Outlook, he transferred to Moose Jaw in 1939 where he worked until his retirement in 1959. John married Helen Katherine Kramer (originally from Polk County Minnesota), and together they had five children: William, Mildred, Helen, Dorothy and Iris. John was a proud member of the Railway Carmen of America, as well as the Moose Jaw Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. William John Lancaster died on October 6, 1971 in Providence Hospital, Moose Jaw. He is buried in Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw.
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