LEST WE FORGET 61 BAKER, Norman WWII Norman, son of Herb and Olive Baker, was born in the Parkman District of Saskatchewan. He joined the Army and served overseas. Upon returning home, he married and took over his father’s farm, but times were tough, so he and his small family moved to Wawota and Norman worked for area farmers. They then moved to Ladysmith, British Columbia, where he worked as a night watchman for many years. Norman is now deceased. BARBERRY, Melvin Mowat WWI Private Melvin Mowat Barberry was born in Norwood, Ontario, on November 11, 1889. His parents were Marcus and Harriet (Heaton) Barberry. Melvin suffered the loss of an eye from a knife wound in 1911. Despite having an artificial eye, he enlisted in Outlook, at the age of 26, on December 29, 1915. His occupations were listed as farmer and machinist. His battalion left Halifax for England on September 15, 1916; he was then deployed to France on May 23, 1917. On October 19, 1917, he lost his artificial eye and was discharged back to Canada. His total military service was 30 months. He worked as a carpenter for a while. The 1921 Census showed that he was 32 and living in Pine Bluff, Alberta where he applied for a homestead. He married Selina Byers; they had one child who passed away. Corporal Melvin Mowat Barberry passed away on July 27, 1957, at the age of 67, in Estevan, Saskatchewan. BALLANGER, Rowland Douglas WWI Rowland Douglas Ballanger was born in Tilbury Docks, London, England on October 24, 1889. He was one of nine children born to Charles Elijah and Cissy Susan (Kennedy) Ballanger. A bridge worker, Private Ballanger identified Outlook as his present address when he enlisted, as a bachelor, with the 128th Overseas Battalion in Moose Jaw on December 29, 1915, at the age of 26. His overseas service included 14 months in France, beginning November 1916. On September 12, 1917, he suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm. He was rendered unconscious by a mortar explosion on August 3, 1918. The life-changing injury made walking difficult. Private Ballanger was treated in hospitals in France, England and Canada. His service record uses the term ‘shell shock’ to describe his overall condition: inability to sleep well, severe headaches, excitability, balance issues and a reluctance to talk about the battlefield experience. He was sent home to Canada for further treatment on September 24, 1918. Rowland Douglas Ballanger was discharged on February 25, 1919. He married Marguerita Edna Browning in Marylebone, Middlesex, England in January, 1919. They had one daughter, Betty. The 1921 Census reveals that they were living in Punnichy, Saskatchewan. Rowland Douglas Ballanger died on May 15, 1928, and is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
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