RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 E5
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JAMES HENRY CHALMERS “For your courage and your sacrifice...We Remember.”
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Served in the 14th Calgary Tanks from Feb 21, 1941 – Aug 4, 1945. Saw action in Britain, Central Mediterranean and North Western Europe. Decorated with 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France & Germany Star, Defence medal, Canadian Volunteer medal with clasp, 1939-45 War medal and Dieppe Bar.
Served in the Women’s Division RAF in the Bomber Command unit. She served in England as an Instrument Mechanic. She was awarded the Defense Medal and the 1939-1945 Medal.
CPL. ALPHONSE ST. GERMAIN “To the men and women who served in our armed forces, we pay tribute.”
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Served with the Seaforth Islanders in Scotland, England, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. Taken prisoner in Italy and spent 24 months in a POW camp in Germany. Awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the Italy Star, 1939-45 Star, Defence of Britain Medal, and Victory Medal.
D.W. DICK BREWER “We proudly salute those who understood the value of freedom in our country.”
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Branch of Service: R.C.N.V.R. (Ablebodied Seaman on a corvette) Unit: Buctouche, Halifax Years Enlisted: 1943 – 1945 Theatres of Service: North Atlantic, Triangle Run Though raised on the prairie at Lacombe, Dick was a true sailor. He never suffered sea-sickness no matter how fierce the waves were.
CORPORAL JOHN F. HODGKINSON “We proudly salute those who understood the value of freedom in our country.”
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ARTHUR L. LAWRENCE
A gunner with the Royal Canadian Artillery, Mr. Arthur won several medals during WWII including the France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Great Britain Medal, and Voluntary Service Medal with clasp.
SILAS M. LAWRENCE
Silas M. Lawrence was a gunner with the Royal Canadian Artillery from 1940-1946. He was awarded the FranceGermany Star, the Defence Medal, Great Britain Medal, and the Canadian Voluntary Service Medal with Clasp.
SGT. WELLINGTON B. DAWE
SERGEANT G. HAROLD DAWE
PTE. EDGAR BERTRAM ATKINS
EDWIN ROSSI ATKINS
LOIS B. ATKINS
CPL. ELIZABETH (BETTY) DERBYSHIRE
SGT. RICHARD DERBYSHIRE
Enlisted in Regina in 1952. Served with the RCAF in Eastern Canada and was trained in St. Jean, Quebec. Her postings included Trenton-Clinton, Ontario and Lac St. Denis, Quebec.
Sgt. Derbyshire enlisted in September 1950. He served in the Korean War with Lord Strathcona’s Horse. His medals consist of Korean Medal, United Service Medal, United Service Medal (Congo), Canadian Centennial Medal 1967, Canadian Forces Decoration and Clasp, and Peacekeeping Medal.
ROBERT SINCLAIR CORRIGAN
THOMAS ROBERT BRAITHWAITE
P/O GEORGE WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE
187 and 50th Battalions C.E.F, then the 4th Canadian Machine Guns. Gassed and wounded twice in action.
Wellington was with the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a bombing instructor in Canada and overseas from 1942-45.
1910-1999 Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force 1942-1945
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Pte. Atkins served with the 202nd Battalion of the CEF during WWI in France and England, and was wounded on the battlefield, then returned home.
Enlisted in 1941 with the Canadian Postal Corps, he was discharged in April 1946 following service in England during WWII.
Lois Atkins served with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942-45 in Canada.
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“Their Names Will Live On in the Hearts of Many”
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As a member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Canadian Field Section, he spent six months with the occupation forces and was Discharge Sergeant in 1946. He served in Canada, United Kingdom and Europe.
Completed 31 missions. During one of these missions, an anti-aircraft missile went through the body of the plane approximately two feet in front of the mid upper gunner without exploding. Surprisingly, no serious mechanical damage nor injuries were received.
Robert enlisted in the Edmonton Regiment, Canadian Army Active Service on November 27, 1939. He received the 1939-45 Star, the Italy Star, France-Germany Star, Defence of Britain Medal and the Canada volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
RUFUS FRANKLIN JONES
Served with the Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion as a Private during WWI. Jones was killed in action on the 3rd of May 1917 and has no known grave, but his name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial, France. Rufus was only 20 years of age.