LEST WE FORGET 93 CROWLEY, James Aloysius WWI James Aloysius Crowley was born in Dutton, Ontario on October 17, 1897. He was single and working as a farmer in Glenside when he enlisted with the 128th Overseas Battalion in Moose Jaw on February 28, 1916, at the age of 18. He and his battalion arrived in England on August 24, 1916, aboard the Grampion. He was attached to the 50th Battalion on June 24, 1917. Overall, his service included 9 months with the 128th Overseas Battalion, 9 months with the 50th Battalion and 1 year and 6 months with the 49th Battalion. On April 28, 1917, while on duty near Vimy Ridge he received a severe gunshot wound and was hospitalized, recovered and returned to battle. Unfortunately, James was further injured on December 29, 1917. His record states: “He was in a dugout with seven others during an intense bombardment by the enemy with heavy trench mortars. The man nearest the entrance was killed. None of the others were considered fit to return to the front lines.” Medical personnel frequently used the term ‘shell shocked’ to describe the aftermath of soldiers wounded or gassed in battle. An entry in James’s service record uses that term to describe his condition on January 1, 1918. Following the war, James Crowley returned to Canada and was discharged in Edmonton on March 22, 1919. He and his wife Sarah, who lived in the Broderick area, had eight children: Marilyne, Clifford, William, Robert, Pat, Donald, LaVerne and Vincent. James died in 1970 and is buried in the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery near Broderick, alongside his wife Sarah who died at the age of 95 in 2000. DALGLEISH, William Oliver WWI Private William Oliver Dalgleish of the 128th Overseas Battalion was born on July 26, 1887, in Hawick, Scotland. His Parents were James and Jane Dalgleish. William was married and living in Dunblane when he enlisted in Moose Jaw on December 15, 1915, at the age of 28. He and his wife lived on a homestead north of Birsay. He married Alice Mabel Wilson on September 13, 1913. Their first son George Alexander was born in 1914, and their son Gordon Clifford was born December 24, 1915—nine days after he enlisted.William trained at Camp Hughes and left Halifax with his battalion on August 15, 1916. He landed in France on November 29, 1916, with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. He was killed at Vimy Ridge on April 10, 1917, at the age of 29. The weather on the 10th was stormy with snow. The objective of the 2nd CMR was to dislodge German soldiers from their trenches and take them prisoner. The task was complicated because the Germans were firmly entrenched and had lots of fire power from rifles and machine guns. The day began with 23 officers and 664 other ranks; it ended with 14 officers and 353 other ranks. Private William Oliver Dalgleish, young husband and father, was one of the soldiers killed in action. He is buried at Bois-Carre Cemetery north of Arras. His wife Alice moved to Winnipeg after his death and remarried. She passed away at age 88 in Calgary on March 12, 1980.
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