LEST WE FORGET 97 DAVIES, Robert Gilmore “Bob” WWII Robert was born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, in 1915. He joined the Army, serving in Northern Alberta transporting military equipment and goods. He passed away in 1997 and was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion in Leduc, Alberta. DAVIES, William “Billy” WWII William was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, in 1908. He joined the Regina Rifles South Saskatchewan Regiment in 1940 with four of his siblings and was a field gunner with rank of Sergeant. His regiment spent the first months on the coast of England doing their best to convince Hitler and his Luftwaffe that England was well defended. The rest of the war, he spent in Italy and Holland until his discharge in 1946. Billy passed away in 1997. DAVIES, Steve WWII Steve was born in Liverpool, England, in 1905. He came to Canada when his parents immigrated in 1906 and settled in Southern Saskatchewan. In 1940, he enlisted in the South Saskatchewan Regiment and sailed overseas in 1942, serving in Canada and England and participated in the Dieppe Raid, where Steve was wounded but miraculously made it back to England and returned to Canada in 1945. He became a training instructor until the war ended. Steve was a member of the Assiniboia, Maple Creek and Swift Current Royal Canadian Legion Branches for 34 years before he died from ALS in 1978.
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