LEST WE FORGET 277 PAULSON, Julius Palmer WWI Private Julius Palmer Paulson was born on November 14, 1890, in Boyd, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. He was the eldest child of Jakob and Sigrid Paulson. He had three brothers and four sisters. He came to Canada with his parents in 1904. The family settled in the Kenaston area. Palmer enlisted in Saskatoon with the 243rd Battalion on December 7, 1916. At the time he listed his address as Kenaston and his occupation as farmer. He was 26 years old. After basic training, he arrived in England on June 9, 1917. He served with the 2nd Battalion Canadian Machine Gun Corps in France, beginning November 16, 1917. Julius Palmer Paulson passed away in Vancouver General Hospital on December 17, 1976, at the age of 86. He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver. PENDLETON, William WWII William was born in 1917 in Tugaske, Saskatchewan. He enlisted with the Army, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders on September 29, 1940 and served in Canada, England, France and Holland. William was killed in action on October 28, 1944 at St. Martin’s Dyke, Holland. He is buried at Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. He received the following medals: Star of France, King George and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. PEDDIE, Roy WWII Roy was born on June 6, 1925, in Hudson Heights, Quebec. The family moved to the Arborfield area in 1931. He enlisted with the RCNVR on July 1, 1944 and served aboard HMCS Esquimalt, a minesweeper. Roy was killed in action on April 16, 1945 when the Esquimalt was torpedoed off the coast of Nova Scotia. Only 27 of the 71 crew were saved. He is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial for service men lost or buried at sea. He received the following medals: Atlantic Star 1939-1945, King George and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.
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