LEST WE FORGET 339 THOMSON, Ralph Gordon PEACETIME Ralph was born in Saskatchewan on December 19, 1924. He joined the Air Force as a clerk account supervisor, graduating on May 10, 1957. He served in Trenton, Southport and Portage la Prairie. He was in pilot training when the war ended causing cancellation. He left the service but joined again in 1955 taking up accounting. He married Cpl. M. A. Thomson. He had been a member of the Lumsden Branch 234 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 32 years. Ralph passed away on February 17, 2005. TILLEY, Horace William “Bill” WWII Bill was born in Battersea, England, on March 30, 1907 and came to Canada as a very young lad. He enlisted with the South Saskatchewan Regiment on June 28, 1940 as a private and served in England, France and Canada. He was wounded at Dieppe on August 19, 1942, with shrapnel embedded in the back of his neck. He owed his life to the fact that he was a very good swimmer. He was discharged on October 10, 1945 with the rank of CQMS certified carpenter. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence Medal and 1939-1945 Star. He married Agnes Ironside on August 3, 1931 and had two daughters and one son. Bill passed away on August 23, 1976. He was a Life Member of the Welwyn Branch 112 of The Royal Canadian Legion. THOMSON, Robert Gibson “Gibby” WWII Gibby was born in Waskada, Manitoba, in 1914 and moved to the Alameda area in 1918. He joined the Army with the Calgary Highlanders going overseas in 1941 as an infantry signalman, serving in Canada, England, France, Belgium and Germany, and he was discharged on January 26, 1946. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star and Defence Medal. Upon returning to Alameda, he took over the barbershop and pool room from his father. He married Mary Gibbons and they had three children. Gibby passed away on February 14, 1988. He had been a member of the Alameda Branch 267 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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