LEST WE FORGET 95 BIRKENTHAL, Kurt RCMP Kurt grew up in Saskatchewan’s Choiceland area and attended high school in Nipawin. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after his graduation in 1952 and served as a Constable until he left the service in 1956. BISHOP, Alan Tasher WWI Alan (sometimes spelled Allan) Tasher Bishop was born in Heart’s Delight, Newfoundland on February 16, 1886. He and his three brothers and one sister were the children of Corbet and Leah (Worthman) Bishop. The family made their living fishing. Alan was living in Outlook when he enlisted on December 4, 1915. The doctor who performed the medical examination was well-known Outlook physician, Dr. Drinnan. Alan enlisted in the 128th Battalion but fought in Europe with the 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan Regiment). He embarked from Halifax on August 15, 1916. After additional training in England, he crossed the English Channel for France on May 23, 1917. The 46th Battalion was engaged in the Battle of Ypres from July to November 1917. The objective was to gain control of the ridges south and east of the Belgium city of Ypres. On October 26, there were reports of heavy fighting involving the Canadian 46th, 47th and 50th battalions throughout the day. During the night, the German army shelled the Canadian position. A report written by Lieutenant Colonel H. Dawson, commander of the 46th Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment, explains that on the morning of the 26th a bearer party of 25 men was sent forward to carry out the wounded, and another party of 25 men was sent out as a burial party. Alan Bishop’s body was never recovered. He was declared killed in action on October 26, 1917. Today his name is inscribed at the famous Menin Gate Memorial, along with the names of 55,000 other allied soldiers with no known grave.
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