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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Kerrobert’s surviving WWII veteran
John Tomecek of Kerrobert is one of the few remaining WWII veterans; he will soon celebrate his 102nd birthday on November 28.
Why Wear A Poppy?
“Please wear a poppy,” the lady said and held one forth, but I shook my head. Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there.
“In Flanders Fields, the Poppies Blow...”
At the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month, Remembrance Day is observed every year in response to the end of fighting during the First World War, known as the Great War.
We will remember them
A photo gallery of soldiers from Kindersley & area. We salute those who fought for our freedom so we may live in peace.
Sergeant Ronald Everett Cunnings
SGT. R. E. CUNNINGS of Major, was killed in action on February 29 while flying with the R.C.A.F. from an English base, and was buried near Chester, Cheshire, England, on March 7.
Pilot Officer Donald James Campbell
Donald James Campbell, born July 9, 1922 at Brock, Saskatchewan, completed his education at nearby Kindersley High School in 1939.
Flight Sergeant William John Poulin
William John Poulin of Dodsland, Saskatchewan served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War as a Flight Sergeant Navigator attached to #158 (R.A.F.) Squadron.
Rifleman Floyd Allan Appleby
Floyd Allan Appleby, born January 20, 1918 at Kindersley, Saskatchewan, completed his education in 1935.
Sergeant James MacKay
James MacKay, born April 13, 1920 at Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, came to Canada with his family in June 1925, settling in Saskatchewan as homestead farmers.
Private John George Bichler
He was the son of Carl and Phyllis (Turnbach) Bichler who came from North Dakota to the Liebenthal district, where John was born, moving to Leader in 1934.
Sergeant Murray Stewart Dewar
Murray Stewart Dewar, born July 2, 1920 at Dodsland, Saskatchewan, grew up on the family farm in Hoosier, Saskatchewan.
Private Norman Peter Knobel
Norman Peter Knobel, born June 9, 1916 on the family farm at Prelate, Saskatchewan, completed his education at Prelate in 1932.
Private Frederick Harman Benson
Frederick Harman Benson was born July 3, 1886 at Edenvale, Simcoe County, Ontario and moved west to work as a carpenter.
Private Frank Theodore Peter Netzel
Frank Theodore Peter Netzel served as a Private with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, 9th Field Ambulance during the Second World War.
Flight Sergeant Raymond Ranger
Raymond Ranger, born October 20, 1921 at Kindersley, Saskatchewan, completed his education in Kindersley in 1937.
Private Otto Helmer
Otto Helmer, born November 30, 1918 at Leader, Saskatchewan, completed his education at Mendham, Saskatchewan in 1933.
Gunner Cecil Duffin Bourne
Cecil Duffin Bourne, born April 5, 1919 at Eston, Saskatchewan, grew up in Kindersley, Saskatchewan where he completed his education.
Private John Affleck Buckham
John Affleck Buckham was born March 5, 1889 at The Glebe, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Buckham came with his family to Canada in 1901 and first settled in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.