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Berg, Andy
Andy Berg served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He served overseas in Germany in 1943 to 1944 as Rank Warrant Officer Class WO1. Berg was also stationed in many places in Canada with a total of 26 years with the RCAF.
Coates, Mary
Mary Coates was in the signal corps in the British army for two years from 1943 to 1945. She was stationed in Inverness, Scotland.
Bargholz, Douglas
Douglas Joseph Bargholz enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force July 19, 1941 in Calgary. He served in Britain as an aero engine mechanic, Class A, with the ground crew of the 497 Canadian (Demon) Squadron of the Coastal and later Bomber Command.
Danyluk, Michael Clark, Mavis
Mavis Clark was a radar operator in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force from 1942 to 1945.
Blystone, Donald, Mary and Raymond
Donald, Mary and Ray Blystone all served in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Mary Blystone (nee Walsh) was in the Royal Canadian Air Force while Don and Ray were in the army. Don served in Holland and Germany while Ray served in Italy.
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Lest we forget Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Take time to remember our veterans on November 11th
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Michael Danyluk served in the 10th Dragoons in 1942 when he was 18 years old. He served in Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. He was in the army more than four years.
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Doherty, Florence
Clements, Dick
Florence Doherty, sister of Summerland orchardist James Doherty, served in the military police from 1942 to 1945.
Lipscombe, Dudley
Dudley Arthur Lipscombe served in World War II in the British army. He was part of the Durham Light Infantry and served in Europe and north Africa. His rank was sergeant.
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Dick Clements joined the Royal Navy in September, 1944 and served until May, 1947 as a leading stores assistant.
Hodgson, Joseph
Joseph Hodgson was in the 17th Light Anti Aircraft Battery in the Canadian army in Edmonton. He served in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. He served from 1940 to 1945.
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Guachie, Rene
Rene Gauchie joined the Canadian army in Edmonton at 16 years old and served in World War I and World War II. He served as a quartermaster sergeant.
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In Memory of One We Lost Somewhere over Scotland In the cold and misty cloud His plane was hit & disappeared Into a watery shroud... And when the clouds had lifted No trace, no sight, no sound... Somewhere over Scotland And his body never found. Somewhere over Scotland, The enemy did kill.... This uncle that we never knew But we remember still....
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Finnis, Michael
Michael Finnis served with the First Indian Field Regiment, Indian Artillery.
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Dunsdon, Steve Charlie, William
William Charlie served in Britain, the central Mediterranean and Europe during World War II. He was discharged Feb. 22, 1946.
Steve Dunsdon served in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corp from 1942 to 1945, in England, France, Belgium and Germany. He landed in France soon after D-Day. The mandate of the Service Corp was to provide support for other branches of the military.
Campbell, Vi
Vi Campbell served with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in England from 1941 to 1945.
Gillingham, Charles V. Gillingham, William A.
William A. Gillingham was a King’s Sergeant in World War I.
Charles V. Gillingham enlisted in the Canadian army in 1943. He was killed in action in France in 1944 at the age of 24.
McIntosh, David Gillingham, Jack
Jack Gillingham served with the corvette HMCS Cobourg on convoy duty from Newfoundland to Londonderry, Ireland during World War II.
David McIntosh, at right, joined the Royal Canadian Air force in June 1942 and undertook training for radar technicians in Clinton, Ont. He received further training at the U.S Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. After an aborted plane trip over the South Atlantic from the Bahamas to Ghana, he was posted to a Royal Air Force transport squadron in Britain. He served there through the D-Day activities and the Aachen air drop. Two new RCAF transport squadrons, No. 435 and 436, were formed in 1944 to drop air supplies to the 14th Army in Burma. He was posted to the 436 Squadron and served in Imphal, India and Akyab and Ramree Islands off the coast of Burma. He returned to Canada on the M.V. Mauretania Jan. 1, 1946.
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Blagborne, Bruce
Bruce Blagborne was a sergeant in training at Officer’s Cadet Training Unit, Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He graduated as a lieutenant in the Parachute Branch.
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McLeod, Mary and Del
Del and Mary McLeod, centre, were married during WWII. With them are Jim Loney, left, and Nora Anderson. Del and Jim were trainers in Debert, Nova Scotia while Mary and Nora were nurses in the Halifax Military Hospital.
Hughes, A. Hilton
A. Hilton Hughes served with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons.
Dorn, Roland
Roland Hugo Dorn joined the 22 Battery of the 13th Field Regiment Artillery at the age of 17 in 1940. He saw service in France, Belgium and Netherlands. He married war bride Enid Florence Buckle in April of 1944. They settled in Yorkton, Sask. after the war.
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Jarvis, Terrance
Terrance Jarvis was an RCAF Spitfire pilot in World War II. He was killed in action on July 31, 1944 over the Domfret area of France.
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Edson Miller served with the 89th O. Battalion C.E.F.
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Phillips, Doiran
Doiran Phillips was a private in G (intelligence) in the Salisbury Plain District, Bulford, Salisbury, England from 1943 to 1944.
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Jerry Kilburn served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot from 1941 to 1944. He served in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Mayor and Council would like to encourage everyone to take time on Sunday, November 11th to honour and remember those brave men and women who served our country proud. Many lost their lives for us. Let us not forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us, but also those who are currently serving our country. Lest We Forget!
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McCombe honoured for daring rescue Flight Lieutenant Robert James McCombe was awarded the George Medal for great gallantry in the performance of his duty while serving with the No. 424 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The honour and distinction was announced in a November, 1943 letter to his wife in Dorval, Que., from the Minister of National Defence for Air. McCombe saved fellow airman from a series of explosions in bombladen aircraft. Here is the account of the event that accompanied the official letter: “One night in July, 1943, the bomb load of an aircraft which was standing in the dispersal area detonated and the wreckage caught fire. Soon a second aircraft caught fire and its bomb load also exploded. Flying Officer Doehler was proceeding to the scene immediately after the first aircraft had exploded when the
McCombe, R.J. second aircraft blew up and he was thrown to the ground. He immediately got up and went towards an aircraft which had not caught fire and taxied it to safety. Assistance to injured personnel was rendered by Flight Lieutenant McCombe, an armament officer who had on a previous occasion displayed great calmness in directing fire fighting operations on an aircraft which was blazing near to a four thousand pound bomb;
and by Flight Lieutenant Lindsay, a medical officer who had previously displayed great courage in dragging the body of an air gunner from a blazing turret. Flight Lieutenants McCombe and Lindsay proceeded to the first aircraft after it had exploded and found that several airmen who had been standing under the wing had been seriously injured and burned. During their successful efforts in rescuing two airmen, both officers were thrown to the ground by an explosion in the second aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Lindsay then took the rescued airmen to the hospital while his companion remained and took the remaining injured personnel into his own car. While the car was being drawn away a bomb exploded and two large fragments were hurled through the doors of the car. Flight Lieutenant McCombe remained unperturbed, only thinking of the safety of those
Joyce, K.I.
Lt. Cpl. K.I. Joyce (now Norris) served with the CWAC in World War II. She took her basic training in Kitchener, Ont. and was posted in Ottawa until demobilization in 1946.
Norris, R.C.
R.E. Norris served with the RCNVR in World War II. He was with combined operations at Juno Beach, Normandy.
he had rescued. Sergeant Campbell was proceeding to the scene of the first explosion when the second aircraft blew up and he was thrown to the ground. Undaunted he went on and helped to start the engines of a nearby bomber which had not been caught by the flames; and while this aircraft was being taxied away he went to a second aircraft, and after its engines had been started assisted the pilot in negotiating obstructions while the aircraft was being taxied to safety. During this time an explosion occurred and Sergeant Campbell was knocked once again. Still undeterred he helped put out the fires on the runway. Leading Aircraftman Snelling was thrown to the ground by the explosion in the second aircraft while he was proceeding to render assistance to the first aircraft when it had blown up. Regaining his feet he ran to an aircraft
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man led three other men to rescue another injured man lying near the first aircraft. As the party were leading the rescued man away from the conflagration the second aircraft exploded and all were thrown to the ground, but they were able to save their comrade and reached safety as a third explosion occurred.”
Gethsemane Tomorrow, ere the dawn breaks anew in beauty that engulfs the heart and mind, I shall take off again, and leave the sweet green fields, and scent of newly turned rich earth, to ride the timeless majesty of space. To hear the hungry whine of cannon shell that rips and tears and kills, and ask that youth shall pay the debt of hate, ambition, malice and despair. To feel of ebbing life so dearly sold, to know the hand of death upon my hand. These wings I wear shall plummet to the earth with all that was and will be known as me. Lord, grant me other wings that shall not fail and grant that I may then Thy Glory see, when I have journeyed to Gethsemane. F/Lt. Robert James McCombe, GM (RCAF) Early 1940s, attached to R.A.F. Tactical
Quarton, Harry
Lt.-Col. Harry Quarton, in the foreground, joined the South Alberta Regiment in June, 1940, when he was 17. He landed on Juno Beach as part of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and participated in the Battle of the Falaise Gap. In 1946, he enlisted with the 19th Alberta Dragoons and was commissioned as an officer in 1952. He retired in 1986. In recent years, he and other veterans have returned to various European sites.
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IT IS THE SOLDIER
It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion. It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the Soldier, not the poet Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer Who has given us freedom to protest. It is the Soldier, not the lawyer Who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the Soldier, not the politician Who has given us the right to vote. It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag. by Charles M. Province
which was untouched by fire and taxied it away after having started its engines himself. Leading Aircraftman Wilkinson proceeded to the scene when he heard the first explosion and helped a wounded man to safety. The fire had spread to the second aircraft and, disdaining the risk of explosion of its bombs, this air-
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Smith, Alex J.
Alex J. (Sandy) Smith was a navigator/observer in the 604 Pathfinder Squadron with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died March 12, 1943.
Smith, Edward F.
Cpl. Edward F. Smith served in the Royal Canadian Air Force with motor transport.
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Newton, Edward
Smith, Gordon D.
Edward Newton served in the navy from 1942 to 1945. He was on the HMCS Gatineau and the HMCS St. Catharines.
Gordon D. Smith served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as an instrument technician with the 433 Squadron.
Turnbull, Don Hansen, Robert G.
Robert G. Hansen, LdSH (RC), served with the first UNEF Egypt 1956-1957.
Topham, Charles
Charles Topham served with the B.C. Dragoons during World War II.
Pugh, Iory
lorwerth Llyllwlyn Pugh served with the Lord Strathcona’s Horse Royal Canadians from 1942 to 1946.
Don Turnbull was in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1940 to 1944. He became a pilot and then trained others to fly. He lived in Summerland from 1952 until his death in 2004.
Sanborn, Dewey Lee
Dewey Lee Sanborn served in World War I. He was the president of the Legion when this picture was taken in 1917 or 1918.
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Young, Zoe Smith, Gordon W.
Gordon W. Smith served with R.A.F. Squadron 608 as a flight mechanic in North Africa and Sicily from 1941 to 1946.
Zoe Young (nee Shaw) served in the British army with the Auxiliary Territorial Services Claims Commission from 1942 to 1945. She married Douglas Young in England in July, 1945.
Welsh, Maurice F.
Maurice F. Welsh joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1941 as a 2nd Lieutenant while completing his Ph.D. at U. of Toronto in Plant Pathology. On graduation in 1942, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Signals Corp., and shipped to England. He served with Signals Corps attached to 1st Canadian Infantry Division in the Italian campaign. From Sicily and then throughout mainland Italy he served as a Signals Officer, establishing communications networks. He was demobilized in 1946 after further service in England.
Parker, Lawrence Smith, Phillip
Phillip M. Smith, Pte. K50975, joined the Canadian army in April, 1943 and was discharged in February, 1946. He was a volunteer in chemical warfare experiments in Suffield, Alberta in July, 1943.
Lawrence (Larry) Parker enlisted Sept. 20, 1940 and was part of the Edmonton Fusiliers. He served in the United Kingdom, central Mediterranean and Europe. He was discharged Dec. 6, 1945. He lived in Summerland from 1989 until his death in 2003.
Zimmerman, William
Cpl. W.A. (Bill) Zimmerman enlisted May 1942. Served overseas. Attended beach of Normandy victory June 6, 1944. He was a life member of the Royal Canadian Legion. He died Nov. 8, 2004.
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2012 NOVEMBER 11th • CALENDAR of EVENTS 10:30am 10:45am 11:00am 2:00pm If you require further information, desire a ride to the service or wish to place a wreath, please contact the Branch at 250-494-2301.
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Parade form up on Wharton Street March to Cenotaph Two minute wave of silence and service Branch #22 open to members and guests Entertainment “Sister Act” - Children Welcome Remembrance Day Dinner Tickets available at Branch for Veterans spouses and other members (Tickets are $12 each) Veterans are free, but must pick up tickets in advance.
After the Parade all Legion Members, Veterans and their spouses, Ladies Auxiliary and Summerland Pipe Band on parade are invited to the Legion. All members of Cadets, the Scouting movement, and SSS Band are invited to the Legion for refreshments and a luncheon. Donations for the Food Bank Christmas Hampers will kindly be accepted at the Legion up until Dec. 15th.
Summerland Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is again soliciting donations and public support for its Annual Poppy Drive and Remembrance Day Ceremonies. The public is encouraged to attend the ceremonies at the Cenotaph.