LEST WE FORGET 329 STUCKEY, Peter Unwin WWI Peter Unwin Stuckey was born on October 4, 1889, in Mortlake, Surrey, England. His parents were James and Elizabeth (Welch) Stuckey. Immigration records show that he arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick on January 29, 1908. He homesteaded in Bright Sands District near St.Walburg, Saskatchewan. Census data indicates that he was living with his brother Harold in Glenside, Saskatchewan, which is the address he gave when he enlisted with the 128th Battalion in Outlook on December 22, 1915. He was farming at the time. Outlook’s well-known physician Dr. Drinnan conducted the medical examination. After basic training, Peter left Halifax on August 15, 1916, arriving in England on the 24th. He was taken on by the 46th Battalion and served in France. He was awarded the War Service Badge. His service record shows that he spent 16 days in hospital in February of 1919 just before he received his discharge from the army. He worked for the CPR in Moose Jaw beginning in 1942 until he retired in 1955. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Peter Unwin Stuckey was living at Pioneer Village, Moose Jaw, when he passed away in January 1966. He was survived by his wife Bernice, a son and a daughter. He is buried in the Soldiers Plot, Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw. SWINDLEHURST, Tom WWII Tom was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in April 1904. The family moved to homestead around Excel, Alberta, where Tom later taught at Excel School. He married Helen Caldwell in 1926 and moved to Saskatchewan and taught at various schools. They raised two children: Reg and Donna. In 1942, Tom joined the RCA, where he was a link trainer instructor at Prince Albert and Saskatoon. In 1945, after his discharge, the family moved to Ridgedale, where he taught for 12 years and then they moved to Tisdale to teach for 13 years. Tom retired after teaching for 46 years and retired to Abbotsford, British Columbia. He passed away on February 14, 1981. SWEDBERG, Orie Eugene WWII Orie was born in Marchwell, Saskatchewan, on June 5, 1927. He joined the Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers on February 12, 1945, serving in Canada and was discharged on October 11, 1945. Following his discharge, Orie worked with the impressible Ernie Fullerton as a projectionist and also at various mechanical jobs. He married Gladys and had a family. He passed away in Regina, Saskatchewan, in May 1978.
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