LEST WE FORGET 115 ELLIOTT, Donald WWII Donald was born in Wawota, Pickwell District, Saskatchewan, in 1925. He joined the Army at age 17 and a half in 1942, and spent three years in the Canadian Trade School. After being discharged in 1945, he bought the home farm through the VLA. He married Kay Penner of Wawota in 1964, and they raised two daughters: Wendy and Karen. Don was plagued with arthritis over the years and finally had to move off the farm. He built a new home in Wawota and lived for several years until his deteriorating health forced him into Deerview Lodge, where he passed away. EVANS, John A. WWII John was born to Tom and Lydia Evans on April 22, 1924, in England. He moved with his family to Carlyle, Saskatchewan, in 1929 because the conditions were not good in England at that time. He received his education at the Carlyle School and then joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1943 and served on the famed destroyer, HMCS Huron, which did convoy duty on the Arctic run to Murmansk and Archangel and later served in the English Channel before and during the invasion. After the war, he returned to Carlyle and married Hazeldene Hurst and they raised two children: Ferg and Cindy. John was a member of the Carlyle Branch 249 of The Royal Canadian Legion before he passed away on September 22, 1999. EMERY, Kenneth John WWII Kenneth was born in London, England, on December 14, 1909. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force Wireless Unit AC1 in 1939 and trained in Montreal #1 Wireless School WEM3 and was posted at Royal Canadian Air Force #401, 402, 412 Squadrons, serving in England and Northern Ireland. He was discharged in 1944. Kenneth was a Life Member of the Assiniboia Branch 17 of The Royal Canadian Legion for over forty years before he passed away on February 18, 2002.
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