LEST WE FORGET 231 MARTIN, Dalton Arnold WWII Dalton was born in Kincaid, Saskatchewan, on July 2, 1923. He enlisted in the Army on November 20, 1942 and served as an artillery surveyor with the 19th Canadian Army Field Regiment, later known as the SP Regiment RCA and landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. He moved with his regiment through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He received the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He returned home in December 1945 and received his discharge on January 14, 1946. He married Anne Semesock in 1949 and they raised ten children. After briefly living in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, they settled in Lethbridge, Alberta, and were in the land surveying business until his passing on January 30, 2009. He had been a member of the Lethbridge Branch 4 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 38 years. MASON, John Phillip WWII John was born in Sarnia, Ontario on September 15, 1879, to Eugene and Sarah (O’Brien) Mason, who originated from Ireland. They farmed near Lambton, Ontario (Wyoming, Ontario) and John was the second oldest of five children. John was helping farm when his father passed away in 1912. John came west to Winnipeg and married Lily Wallace. Lily’s brother, William, and his family, lived in Rocanville. John and Lily were living in Rocanville on the 1916 census along with their infant daughter, Nora Theresa Mason. John enlisted on May 31, 1916 at Camp Hughes, Manitoba, listing his occupation as train engineer. John’s wife and daughter lived back and forth in Winnipeg and Rocanville staying with her family members, while John was training and overseas. John left Canada on January 24, 1917 with No. 1 Railway Depot – CASC. He was sent to France on June 17, 1917 and had several bouts in hospital with various ailments. He returned to England on August 25, 1919 and was discharged on December 18, 1919 in Halifax, NS. After the war, John and his family farmed in the Broad Valley area in Manitoba and later farmed in Selkirk, MB. By 1926, Lily’s brother was widowed and raising his three children on his own, so John and Lily lived in Winnipeg to help him. John Mason died in Vancouver on January 28, 1952 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery. MARTIN, Elvin M. WWII Elvin was born in Kincaid, Saskatchewan, on August 9, 1921. He enlisted on January 6, 1942, and served in No. 8 bombing and gunnery school in Lethbridge, Alberta. After training at #1 wireless school in Montreal, he was attached to the 39th Reconnaissance Wing as a radio operator serving in England, France, Holland, Germany and Denmark and was discharged on October 23, 1945. Elvin received the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He re-enlisted in the regular forces and served from February 1952 to June 1953. He spent his free time working with ham radios and enjoyed that hobby until his passing on October 30, 2005. He had been a member of the Lethbridge Branch 4 of The Royal Canadian Legion for nineteen years.
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