LEST WE FORGET 201 KELLINGTON, William James “Bill” WWII Bill was born to William Andrew and Caroline (Brautigam) Kellington on January 13, 1914 in Neepawa, Manitoba. He enlisted as a Private in the Canadian Army (Active) on September 20, 1944 at 12 District Depot in Regina, SK. He was initially assigned to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps and posted for basic training to Barriefield, ON where he transferred to the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. In April 1945, he proceeded to Debert, NS and departed for Britain, reporting on May 16, 1945. He returned to Regina and was released on April 23, 1946. Bill was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kerrisdale Branch 30, Vancouver. He died in Vancouver on April 28, 1989 and is interred in Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa. KELLY, Lawrence Victor WWI Lawrence was born on May 18, 1897, in Hackney, England, to George John and Elizabeth (Taverner) Kelly. The family came to Canada in 1910 and settled north of Rocanville near the Qu’Appelle Valley. Lawrence was the younger of two sons. Lawrence enlisted in Regina on June 13, 1918 with the Sask Regt 1st Depot Battalion. He left from Montreal on July 28, 1918 aboard the HMT Cassandra and arrived in Liverpool, England on August 15, 1918. He travelled by train to Bramshott where he was transferred to the 15th Reserve to be trained for reinforcing the 46th Battalion in France. However, there were a number of other conscripts from Saskatchewan aboard the Cassandra who became severely ill with pandemic influenza. This outbreak of influenza hindered training and greatly hampered Bramshott camp’s ability to reinforce the front lines as recruits had to be sent to Frensham Pool Segregation Camp. He spent some time at Ripon Camp, a demobilization centre waiting to be transported home. Lawrence, and many other Sask 1st Depot Battalion who survived the epidemic, were shipped home aboard the RMS Aquitania. Lawrence was discharged on June 26, 1919 in Regina and returned to Rocanville to help on his parents’ farm. He later purchased his own farm in the Hamona district and married Rose Desjarlais in 1929. The couple had ten children. In 1939, they moved a house to town and lived in Rocanville where Lawrence worked as a carpenter. He was a dedicated member and secretary-treasurer of The Royal Canadian Legion Rocanville Branch for many years becoming an honourary lifetime member. In 1979, Lawrence and his wife sold their house and moved to Regina. Lawrence passed away on February 20, 1988. He is buried at the Webster Cemetery in Rocanville. His wife died in 2005.
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