We salute those who fought for our freedom so we may live in peace.
This special edition of Your West Central Voice is dedicated to the men and women from our region that so bravely served our country. Some of them paid the supreme sacrifice. They were more than soldiers, they were sons and daughters, husbands and fathers. They came from towns and hamlets that are no longer. We can never begin to repay them, but we can remember them, every ONE of them.
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Lieutenant Paul Meier
Died: February 26, 1945. Commemorated at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Signalman Oscar Albrecht
Oscar Albrecht, born January 24, 1919 at Leader, Saskatchewan, completed his education in 1936 at Leader.
Walter Nelson Auld, Pilot Officer
Walter Nelson Auld was born May 19, 1917, at Youngstown, Ontario, the elder son of Wallace Chapman and Nettie Emelia (nee Nelson) Auld…
Donald Kenneth Robertson, Flying Officer
Donald Kenneth Robertson was born May 20, 1919 at Kerrobert, Saskatchewan, the only son of Kenneth and Florence Robertson.
Walter Fitzgerald Sheppard, Flying Officer
Walter Fitzgerald Sheppard was born December 15, 1914, at Calgary, Alberta. Walter and his family moved to Kerrobert, Saskatchewan about 1915…
Veterans who served at home
Many veterans from WWII didn’t get sent overseas. My father, Albert Schwengler was one of them. He was born in 1918 and worked on the family farm near Liebenthal.
Women’s Auxiliary sent parcels from home
During the Second World War it was common for women to form Legion auxiliary groups to help benefit members of the Armed Forces from their respective districts.
Ernie Krepps served for thirty-two and a half years
Ernie Krepps grew up in Brock, SK and enjoyed a career in the military for thirty-two and a half years. He joined December 6, 1960 and retired in 1992.
EXCERPTS FROM A WWI DIARY: Billy Roger
William Ernest (Billy) Roger lived on his homestead at SW 15-24-26, coming from London, England, in 1910.
Elrose Museum receives collection of family military items
The Elrose Museum was honoured to recently receive a collection of family military items from Brenda McCracken of Lacadena.
Photos of War Memorial and cenotaphs
The War Memorial at Eatonia and the cenotaphs at Loverna and Dosland.
Remembering veterans from the Kindersley area
These veterans made the ultimate sacrifice and we remember them as a community.
Noel Harvey Moysey, Flying Officer
Born December 29, 1921 at Eston, Saskatchewan, completed his education at Eston High School, studying aeronautics before enlistment.
Private Wilfred Ernest Fakeley
Wilfrid Ernest Fakeley was born February 28, 1894 at Dover, Kent, England and immigrated to Canada with his family in September 1907, homesteading near Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
Private Oliver Mansen Ditson
Oliver Mansen Ditson was born October 16, 1886 at Collingwood, Ontario where he completed his education. Single, he moved to Kindersley, Saskatchewan and joined the 29th Light Horse…
Pilot Officer Victor Charles Arnold
Victor Charles Arnold, born February 20, 1921 at Kindersley, Saskatchewan, moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where he served with the Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG) as a Private…
Flight Lieutenant Keith Fergus Arnold
Keith Fergus Arnold, born in April 1911 at Kindersley, Saskatchewan, attended Wilson and City Park schools in Kindersley before completing his education at the University of Saskatchewan.
Don C. McGrath, Royal Canadian Air Force
Don trained at RCAF in Charlottetown, P.E.I. WWII was over before he got to go overseas.
Dunn family veterans in WWII
Frederick William Dunn. Fought in the Boer War and WWII. Father to Dennis and Clifford.
Kindersley resident served 15 years in the military
Kindersley resident Rosi Gaultois-Housser was just a teenager when she first joined the military. She grew up in Newfoundland and, after graduating from high school at sixteen…