LEST WE FORGET 333 WILSON, George William WWII George was born in Fort William, Ontario on February 5, 1906. He enlisted in the Canadian Army (active) in Regina, Saskatchewan on December 12, 1941 and served with the 69th General Tank Transport in Canada, United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. He spent 3 ½ years overseas and earned the 19391945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. The people in Holland treated him like family. He was discharged on February 12, 1946 and tended bar at the Bracken Hotel in Saskatoon, then in the Newhall Hotel in Brooks, Alberta until his death on January 12, 1947, at the age of 47. George is buried in Alberta’s Okotoks Cemetery beside his mother, Annie May Wilson. WOOD, John Read WWI John was born in Logan, Iowa, USA in 1898. He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force 96th Battalion in Saskatoon on December 30, 1915 and served in Canada, Britain and France. He was transferred to the 92nd Battalion in October 1916 and served with the 7th Canadian Machine Gun Corps from February 1917 to January 1919. Discharged on March 29, 1919, he was awarded the Military Medal “For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty, during the attack on Passchendaele Ridge on October 30, 1917, in that he, as runner to two machine gun crews, kept advanced machine gun Company Headquarters well informed as to the situation throughout the day although the approaches to position were continuously swept by machine gun and rifle fire. In that, he showed remarkable ability and courage throughout and successfully got through when other runners had failed to deliver their messages.” He also received the British War Medal, the Victory Medal, and the Mons Commemorative Citation. John passed away in 1965. WONFOR, James Harry Whitby WWI Harry was born on March 21, 1889, in Cambridge, England. His mother was Agnes (Whitby) (Wonfor) Johnson. Harry lived in Rocanville with his mother and step-father, Francis John Johnson. He stated his occupation as clerk and musician. He enlisted on March 20, 1916 in Rocanville and was sent to England with the 184th Battalion. On April 21, 1917, he was sent to France with the 78th Battalion Canadian Infantry. He received a Good Conduct Badge on May 4, 1918 and was made Lance Corporal. James was wounded on August 13, 1918 near Amiens with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was treated at Rouen and was in Convalescent Hospitals in England until October 16, 1918 with partial paralysis in his right arm. He received permission to marry on March 22, 1919. He was invalided to Canada on July 14, 1919 and was discharged in Toronto on January 26, 1920. His plan was for he and his wife, Louise, to live in Winnipeg. Private Wonfor died on March 11, 1953.
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