WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
NOVEMBER • 11 • 2015 A Special Supplement to the
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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.
Campbell, Vi
Vi Campbell served with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in England from 1941 to 1945.
Carter, Robert P.
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.
Chamberlain, Guy
Guy Chamberlain, a drivermechanic with the Third Division Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, landed on Juno Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Coates, Mary
Mary Coates served in the British Army with the Signal Corps. She was in the Auxiliary Territorial Service from 1943 to 1945.
Lt.-Col. Robert P. Carter is a graduate of Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont. He is an F-18 pilot who flew in Kosovo and Bosnia campaigns. He served four tours of duty in Afghanistan. This last tour was as chief of staff for Canadian forces in Kabul. Carter served more than 27 years in Canada’s Air Force.
Dunsdon, Steve
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.
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2015 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 $15 each. Veterans and their spouses are free, but must pick up their 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.
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Charlie, William
William Charlie served in Britain, the central Mediterranean and Europe during World War II. He was discharged Feb. 22, 1946.
Gillingham, Charles V.
Charles V. Gillingham enlisted in the Canadian army in 1943. He was killed in action in France in 1944 at the age of 24.
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Gillingham, Jack
Jack Gillingham served with the corvette HMCS Cobourg on convoy duty from Newfoundland to Londonderry, Ireland during World War II.
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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.
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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McCombe, Richard
Richard McCombe was in the Canadian Technical Training Corps in 1945.
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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.
Lt.-Col. Harry Quarton 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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Summerland’s fallen soldiers
Joseph William Andrews
George Barkwill
Harold David Barkwill
Robert Lauriston Callan
Arthur Hamilton Clouston
George Crawford Dale
Ralph Deans
Herbert Arthur Figgis
George Douglas Fisher
Jack Fitton
William Edmund Gallaugher
James Gordon
George Alfred Harwood
Percy Holder
Gordon William Kerr
George Harold MacLeod
William Harold Milligan
Ralph Osler
Thomas Otterwell
John Steven
Kenneth Marsden Van Allen
Robert Jasper Agur
Charles Ward Blagborne
Gordon John Boothe
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.... ~ The Agur Family
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Lest we forget Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Take time to remember our veterans on November 11th. Constituency Office: 210 - 300 Riverside Drive Penticton, BC V2A 9C9 Phone: 250.487.4400 Fax: 250.487.4405 Toll Free: 1.866.487.4402 Email: dan.ashton.mla@leg.bc.ca Website: www.danashtonmla.ca
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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
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We salute all who served to ensure our freedom
Thank you to all the members of our armed forces past & present. We will always remember the sacrifices you made for our freedom.
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Allen Clements
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Lawrence Francis Hickey
Ernest Page Hunt
James Ronald Jewell
John Julius Lemke
Alfred Keith MacDougald
William Robert McCutcheon
Russell William McLachlan
Herbert Arthur Murfitt
Patrick Picton Nisbet
Richard Clement Powell
Harold Marland Rumball
A.J. “Sandy” Smith
Arthur William Smith
Eric Smith
Arthur John Guy Temple
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Mayor and Council would like to encourage everyone to take time on Tuesday, November 11th to honour and remember those brave men and women who served, and who continue to serve, our country proud every day. Let us never forget those who make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Lest We Forget!
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Canada’s military presence South Africa War (1899-1902)
o Approximately 7,000 Canadians served o 267 died in action.
World War I (1914-1918)
o 628,736 Canadians served o 66,573 died in action. o 138,116 were wounded. o 2,818 Canadians were taken prisoner of war. o 175 merchant seamen died as a
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World War II (1939-1945)
o 1,031,902 men and 49,963 women served. o 44,927 died in action. o 53,145 were wounded o 8,271 were taken prisoner of war. o 1,146 merchant seamen died as a result of enemy action.
Korea (1950-1953) o o o o
26,891 Canadians served. 516 died. 1,588 were wounded. 33 were taken prisoner of war.
Peacekeeping
o Approximately 125,000 Canadians have served in various peacekeeping missions since 1947. o More than 100 Canadians have died during peacekeeping service.
First Gulf War (1991)
o 3,837 men and 237 women served. o There were no Canadian casualties and no Canadians were taken prisoner of war.
Afghanistan (2001-2014)
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o More than 40,000 Canadian soldiers have served. o A total of 158 Canadian soldiers were killed while in Afghanistan. o More than 1,800 were injured. o Two non-military Canadians died as a result of the conflict.
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In memory
The cenotaph in Memorial Park lists the Summerland soldiers who died in World War I and World War II. Not all of the families of Summerland’s fallen soldiers wished to have their loved ones identified on the cenotaph.
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Kilburn, Jerry Hughes, A. Hilton
A. Hilton Hughes served with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons.
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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Strachan, Hugh
Pugh, Iory
lorwerth Llyllwlyn Pugh served with the Lord Strathcona’s Horse Royal Canadians from 1942 to 1946.
Hugh Strachan was born in Humber Bay (now Mississauga, Ont.) on Dec. 15, 1917. He served in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (also known as the Tank Corps) from 1942 to 1946.
Topham, Charles
Charles Topham served with the B.C. Dragoons during World War II.
Parker, Lawrence
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.
Smith, Phillip
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.
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.
Turnbull, Don
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.
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.
Waite, Deborah
Deborah (Harris) Waite, daughter of Doug and Lenore Harris, served with the RCAF from 1975 to 1982.
White, E. Sheila
Sheila White served with the Royal Canadian Air Force WD from 1943 to 1945. She trained as a wireless operator in Montreal and was posted to the Cape Breton RCAF Station.
Young, Zoe Young, Edward
Edward Young, a sergeant gunner, served in World War II. He was missing in action in 1942. He is buried in the Netherlands.
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.
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John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders Fields. Photo by Lisa Haywood
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