LEST WE FORGET 129 FORD, Barton “Bart” WWI Bart was born in Steven Township, Huron County, Ontario, on September 26, 1892. He took his schooling at Sodom School. He came west in 1910 and eventually homesteaded nine miles north of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. Bart joined the Army in April 1916, trained in Heives Manitoba with the 209th Battalion, then went to Digby, Nova Scotia. On November 1, 1916, he went overseas to Shorencliffe, England and ten days later to Le’Havre, France. Bart was wounded on April 9, 1917, when the Canadian Battalion took Vimy Ridge (The Birth of a Nation). He was sent to a hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland then to Ramsgate Hospital and then returned to France where he was wounded again on August 9, 1917. He was sent to #3 Australian Hospital located at Abbeville, France for recovery. After recovery, he returned to the Battalion and fought in Germany and Belgium. The war ended and he came home to Canada on the same ship that took him to England, the SS Caronia. Bart was discharged on May 24, 1919 in London, Ontario. He served with the 209th CEF, 102nd Bn and the 29th Bn. Bart married Dora Christine Houlden on March 10, 1920, in London, Ontario. He returned to his Maple Creek homestead but due to drought conditions in the south, he moved north to Ethelton, Saskatchewan. His wife and first son, Harvey, joined him in Ethelton. They raised a family of five children. Harvey served with the RCAF in World War II. Bart and Dora farmed for 34 years and then retired to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He served on the school board and municipal council. Bart passed away on August 23, 1967. FORTH, Charles William WWI Charles William Forth was born in Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England, on April 2, 1891. His parents were Thomas and Charlotte Ann (Kirby) Forth. Charles was one of 12 children in the family. Economic circumstances brought him to Canada to April 15, 1910, where he arrived in St. John, New Brunswick, aboard the Empress of Ireland. He registered for a homestead on June 21, 1912. Forth was farming near Glenside when he enlisted the 128th Overseas Battalion in Outlook on January 1, 1916. Dr. Drinnan declared him medically fit. After basic training at Camp Hughes, he embarked for England on August 15, 1916. On November 15, 1916, he was attached to the 46th Battalion and saw service in France, beginning on November 25, 1916. The 46th, often called the Suicide Battalion, fought in every major victory attributed to the Canadian Corps, suffering 1,433 killed and 3,484 wounded. Private Charles William Forth was one of those killed in action. He died on February 22, 1917, from wounds sustained in preparation for the April 9 attack on Vimy Ridge. Charles Forth is buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery near Pas-de-Calais, France.
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