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Dahl, Agnes Christine
Force: Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS)
Born in 1922 in Buffalo Lake AB, Agnes Dahl was the daughter of Anders Jacobson and Kari (Tiegen) Dahl who were originally from Norway. Agnes and her brother and sisters attended Buffalo Lake School. Serving with the WRNS during WWII for two and a half years, she was posted in Eastern Canada. After the war she taught school in Progress BC where she met her husband, Eric Carlson. They were married in 1950, and moved to a farm in Fort St. John BC. The Carlsons had two children: Valerie and Renny. Agnes passed away at age 95 in May 2017.
Source: Buffalo Trails pp. 15-16, Photo p. 16
La Glace Yesterday and Today p. 101, Photo p. 315
AGS website – Obituary Index (Under “Carlson”)
Dalgleish, Neil John
Regimental No.: R-105922
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Neil Dalgleish was born on July 5, 1918 in Leduc, AB to parents Alex and Margaret Jean Dalgleish. At the time of Neil’s enlistment with the RCAF in July 1941, the family had moved to Grande Prairie. Tragically, Neil was killed in a plane crash on December 20, 1942, and he was buried in the Grande Prairie Cemetery.
Source: Alberta Genealogical Society – Grande Prairie Cemetery Records ( File no. 510.03.22
Attestation Papers
Herald Tribune – Dec. 24, 1942 p. 1 c. 5 (plane crash)
Dana, Carroll M. "Cal"
Regiment: 49th Royal Edmonton
Born circa 1915 in Bellingham, Washington USA, Cal Dana was the son of David and Margaret (McLennan) Dana. In 1920 the family with 3 boys moved north to a homestead by the Smoky River in the Bezanson AB area. When the boys attended school, they travelled five miles one way. Cal joined the 49th Royal Edmonton regiment on September 10, 1939. His older brother, Thomas, also served in WW II. After the war, Cal worked in the far north on DEW lines (Distant Early Warning) which was a network of radar stations. He died in September 1976.
Source: Across the Smoky p. 347 – name in Roll of Honour
pp. 23-24
Dana, David "Gene"
Gene Dana, the youngest son of David and Margaret (McLennan) Dana, was born in Bellingham, Washington, USA circa 1917. In 1920 he moved with his parents and brothers to a homestead in the Bezanson area. The school where the brothers attended was 5 miles away. Gene’s brothers (Thomas and Cal) served in WW II. On May 6, 1943, Gene married Grace Doreen Newman in Goodwin AB. For the first 2 years, they lived by the Simonette River, and operated a sawmill. Gene also briefly managed the Co-op store in Goodwin with his friend, Fred Darnton. Acquiring a quarter section (SE 26-71-W6) in 1945, the couple built a house and began cattle ranching. Later, Gene also worked for an oil company as a scout. Gene and Grace had a family of 4 children: Wayne, Lynne, Chris, and Pat. In 1973 Gene started Dana Contracting company which did clearing and seismic land slashing. After selling the business to his son, Chris, in 1986, Gene did consulting. He died on June 15, 1995. Grace passed away October 25, 2016.
Dana, Thomas
Regiment: Princess Patricia - Engineers
Thomas Dana, who was the oldest son of David and Margaret (McLennan), was born circa 1912 in Bellingham, Washington, USA. In 1920, the family with 3 boys moved to the Peace River country and settled on a homestead by Bezanson AB. The boys attended school which was 5 miles away. Thomas married Eileen Newman before WW II, and then he enlisted with the Engineers and was posted overseas. His brother, Cal, also served in WW II. After the war, the couple went into farming in the DeBolt area. Gene retired in DeBolt, and he passed away in June 1985.
Source: Across the Smoky – p. 347 name in Roll of Honour; pp. 23-24
Danard (Denard?), Dave
From Poplar Hill
Darnton, Fred
Regiment: Princess Patricia
Fred Darnton was known as an Englishman, who once camped out on the property of David and Margaret Dana near the junction of the Simonette and Smoky Rivers. It was the fall of 1930, and he was only passing through the area. He had nothing but the clothes he was wearing, and stayed overnight by his campfire. After investigation by the family and neighbors, Fred, “the crazy young guy”, soon came to be a close friend of the Danas and was like a son and brother to them. Fred filed on a homestead for $10 (SW -2- 72-2-W6) on December 23, 1930 in lived in the Goodwin area for the next 20 years. During WW II, he enlisted with the Princess Patricia Regiment and was posted overseas. Severely wounded during the D-Day landings in June 1944, he returned to Canada. Eventually he found a job with the Department of Highways and worked for 25 years.
Source: Across the Smoky p. 347 – name in Roll of Honour; p. 24; p. 140-141
D'Auteuil, Romain
Romain D’Auteuil was born in 1918 in St. Mathieu de Rimouski (Quebec (?)). He moved from Montreal to the west to work on the construction of the Alaska Highway. In 1943 He arrived in Girouxville AB where he had 2 brothers, Philippe and Vezina, and a year later he acquired some land west of Girouxville. In the summers he cleared the land, while in winter he worked at lumber camps in Prince George BC. During WW II Romain served in the Canadian Army. He rented out his farm in 1958, selling it in 1969. He passed away on May 20, 1970 at age 52, in Prince George.
Davidson, William "Bill"
Force: R.C.A.S.C.
Bill Davidson was born in Baldyquash Cottage Parish, County of Aberdeen, Scotland to parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Sr.) Davidson. The parents and 3 sons, William, Norman, and Charlie, arrived in Canada on May 7, 1928, first moving to Spirit River, AB, and then in 1929 to White Mountain where the family farmed. The 3 boys attended White Mountain School, and they also did janitorial work for the school in the 1930’s. In 1938 the family moved to the Willowvale district where Charles Sr. had taken up a homestead. Bill and his brothers all served overseas for 4 years in WW II. Bill was in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. He was married to Dorothy (“Dot”) in BC, and they lived in Burnaby and New Westminster BC
Source: Memories and Moments of White Mountain, Willowvale, and Bridgeview p. 85 (story); p. 276 (photo)
Chepi Sepe Spirit River p. 184 (photo); p. 341 (story)
Davidson, Charles Henry Jr.
Regiment: Sherbrooke Fusiliers – Tank Corps
Charles (Jr.) Davidson, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davidson, was born around 1916 in Baldyquash Cottage Parish, County of Aberdeen, Scotland. On May 7, 1928, the Davidsons arrived in Canada. They lived for a year in Spirit River, and then moved to White Mountain where Charles Jr. and his 2 older brothers, William and Norman, attended school. The boys also took turns being janitor for White Mountain School in the 1930s. In 1938 the family had their own homestead in the Willowvale district. All 3 sons served for four years overseas in WW II. Charles, who enlisted in the Tank Corps in 1942, was active in Normandy on the D-Day (June 6, 1944) Invasion. He also battled in Caen and Falaise in France, losing three tanks within 3 months. Discharged in 1946, Charles married Elsie Jean Burton in January 1947 in Edmonton. Obtaining land in White Mountain area from Veteran’s Land Act, they farmed until 1979, and then retired to Spirit River. They had 5 children: Phyllis and Donna (twins), Marlene, Edith, and Ronald. Charles died in December 1991 at age 75 in Grande Prairie, and Elsie died in December 1998.
Source: Memories and Moments of White Mountain, Willowvale, Bridgeview pp. 85-86 (story); p. 276 (photo)
Chepi Sepe – Spirit River p. 184 (photo); p. 341 (story)
AGS – Obituary Index
Davidson, Norman
Regiment: Tank Corps
Norman Davidson, whose parents were Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Sr.) Davidson, was born in Baldyquash Cottage Parish, County of Aberdeen, Scotland. Arriving in Canada on May 7, 1928, he and his family moved first to Spirit River, and then in 1929 to White Mountain AB. Norman and his brothers, William and Charles, attended White Mountain School, and also did janitorial work for the school. The family moved to a homestead in nearby Willowvale in 1938. When WW II broke out, all 3 brothers served overseas for 4 years. Norman, who was in the Tank Corps, was wounded in France (?) and sent to England. He was married to Bernie, and they lived in Kelowna BC. Norman died in September 1982.
Source: Memories and Moments of White Mountain, Willowvale, Bridgeview p.85 (story); 276 (photo)
Chepi Sepe - Spirit River p. 184 (photo); p. 341 (story)
Davidson, Norman
Davidson, William
Davies, Arthur Kenneth “Ken”
Force: Navy
Ken Davies was born on October 2, 1925 in Portage La Prairie MB. In 1938 he moved to Grande Prairie with his mother and brother, Pat, where his father had gone to look for work during the Depression. The boys attended Montrose School. Ken spent two years in the Navy during WW II, and after his discharge he purchased the land E1/2-71-7-W6 in Flying Shot area from Tom Waterman in November 1946. Not enjoying being a bachelor, he married Mabel Clara Hugel in January 1947 in Grande Prairie. They farmed and hauled wood to Grande Prairie for 2 years, and then they spent winters working at a sawmill in Big Mountain. In 1957 they purchased a half section in Dimsdale. The Davies had 4 sons: Wayne, Dale, Brian, and Pat. Ken died at age 85 in July 2011 in Grande Prairie, and Mabel died in 2017 at age 89 in Grande Prairie.
Source: Along the Wapiti p. 412 – Name in WW II Veterans
p. 142 – photos
AGS Obituary Index
Davies, Margaret Isabelle
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force (Women’s Division)
Born around 1921, Marge Davies who served with the RCAF (WD) in WW II, was a teacher in Edmonton. She married John Morgan in August 1963, and moved onto his homestead SE 30-79-25-W5 in Eaglesham area, where they farmed. Marge and John had two sons: David and Tom. Marge died in September 2007 at age 86 in Eaglesham.
Source: Smoky Peace Triangle p. 311 (photo) p. 86 (photo)
AGS Website – Obituary Index
Davies, William “Bill”
Rank: Corporal
Force: Army
Bill Davies came to Wembley AB from Calgarick, Wales in 1928, having only $3 in his pocket. He worked for Wesley Stephen, and Wes’ father Gavin Stephen in Dimsdale. In 1931 he was a miner in Loskill-Schneider coalmines on Wapiti River. He married Daisy Reese in 1934 in Wembley area, and they settled on 80 acres on NW 20-70-7-W6 in Millarston AB. They had one son, Jeffry, born in 1937. Bill joined the army in 1939. During that time, Daisy and son Jeffry moved to Richmond BC to live with her mother and brother. When Bill was discharged in 1946, he joined his family in Richmond. For a while he was digging peat at Lulu Island, and then he worked in a concrete factory until his retirement. After Daisy passed away, Bill’s sister, Phylis, lived with him.
Source: Along the Wapiti p. 412 – Name in WW II Veterans
p. 244 (photo)
Davis, George
George Davis, who was born in Thrusham, England on January 19, 1907, came to Canada in 1929. In England he worked in a printing office, but settling in Goodfare he turned to farming in the summers and trapping in the winters. He stayed first with his uncle Walt Wills, and then built a log house on his own homestead. George married Nancy Wills in 1938, and in 1943 he joined the army and was posted in Vernon BC. His family moved to Vernon to be near him. After the war, they moved to Wembley where George started a shoe repair business. Later he worked at Northern Plywood in Grande Prairie until his retirement in 1971. He enjoyed gardening. George and Nancy had 4 children: Betty (died at age 8), Sheila, Jeffrey, and Dorothy. After residing in Wembley for 43 years, George moved to the Hythe Nursing Home where he passed away on December 26, 1991 at age 83. Nancy died in July 1991.
Source: Pioneer Round-Up p. 80 (photo)
Hythe Headliner Jan 22, 1991
Davis, William
Dawson, Cecil
Day, "Darkie"
Rank: Private
Enlistment Date: November 1940
Served with the Canadian Red Cross Hospital on Lady Astor's estate in England.
DeBolt, Clifford Eugene
Clifford DeBolt was born on January 11, 1926 on the homestead of his parents Elbert and Laura DeBolt, (which became the hamlet DeBolt, AB in 1947). He was one of 7 siblings. When he was 15 the family moved to Spirit River AB, and a few years later he served in WW II. (His brothers, Dale and Jack, also served in WW II.) Clifford married Dalphine Grimm in 1952, and they raised 5 children: Terry (who died in 1974 in a car accident), Larry, Rainier, Cathy, and Zorda. They settled in Valleyview where Clifford was a member of the Legion. Dalphine died suddenly in 1988, and Clifford passed away at age 83 on December 25, 2009.
Source: Family and Personal Life Reference Files (SPRA) – Obituary
Across the Smoky pp 24-27
Chepi Sepe – Spirit River pp. 346-347
Herald Tribune – Nov. 6, 1952, p. 3 c. 5
DeBolt, Dale
Regiment: Loyal Edmonton Regiment
Force: Army
Dale DeBolt, born in 1920 in Washington USA, was one of 7 children of parents Elbert and Laura DeBolt. When he was only 7 weeks old, he and his mother and 2 older siblings moved up to the Peace Country to meet up with Elbert who bought a homestead in what is now the hamlet of DeBolt AB. Enlisting in the Army with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment in April 1940, Dale was posted overseas. (His two brothers, Jack and Clifford also served in WW II.) Dale was married to Joan Leitch, and they had a son and a daughter, and they owned a farm in Spirit River. In November 1970, Dale died suddenly on his farm. Joan moved to Edmonton while the children remained in Spirit River.
Source: Across the Smoky pp. 24 – 27, 346-347 (photo and name in Roll of Honour)
Chepi Sepe – Spirit River pp. 346-347
DeBolt, Floyd
Force: American Army
From Grande Prairie; Died in July 1941 in a motorcycle accident
Source:
Grande Prairie Herald – July 10, 1941
DeBolt, Henry Richard "Jack"
Jack DeBolt, one of 7 children of Elbert and Laura DeBolt, was born on June 18, 1923 on his parents’ homestead (which became the hamlet of DeBolt AB in 1947). In October 1941 his family moved to Spirit River, and Jack served in WW II a few years later. (His two brothers, Dale and Clifford, also served in WW II.) He was married to Jean Paul and they raised two children, settling in Edmonton.
Source: Across the Smoky pp. 24-27
Chepi Sepe – Spirit River pp. 184 (photo), 346-347
DeBolt, Robert Dale
Delaney, Archibald Albert "Archie"
Regiment: Royal Canadian Signal Corps
Force: Army
Archie Delaney was born on February 24, 1914 in Thessalon, ON, being one of 6 children. At age 5, he moved with his mother (who was a widow) and siblings to the Kleskun Hills area. His mother remarried to Isaac Boyer, and 4 more half siblings were added to the family. Archie attended East Kleskun school, and after he quit school he worked for various farmers in the area. In 1940 he joined the army and was posted in Holland, Sicily, and Italy. He married his wife, Alice “Aagtje” Renkema, in Holland in 1945, and he was discharged from the army in 1946. Their daughter June was born in Holland before Alice left to join Archie in Canada. They rented some farm land along the Teepee Creek Road, living in an old bunkhouse. Twin daughters were born, Eveline and Irene, and later a son, Ray. The Delaneys acquired a quarter section through the VLA: SW 13-72-4 W6. Archie farmed in the summer. Due to poor crops, he also drove truck hauling logs in the winters. He bought another quarter section after a few years: NW 13-72-4 W6. Tragically, Archie had a tractor accident in August 1954 and died after 6 days in the Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital. Many neighbors helped out the family that fall taking off crops. In late fall of 1955 Alice and the children moved to a new house in Grande Prairie which was built by members of the Legion, neighbors, and relatives. Alice remarried to Mr. Balmer, and she died at age 81 in 2000 in Grande Prairie.
Source: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pp. 125 – 128 (photos)
Herald Tribune (Newspaper) Aug. 19, 1954 p. 1 c. 3 (fatal accident)
AGS Obituary Index (Alice)
Delaney, John
John Delaney came from Pembroke, ON to a farm in Kleskun Hills AB in 1919 with his mother and siblings. When he finished his schooling at East Kleskun School, he worked for various farmers in the area. Meeting one of the farmers’ daughter, Rose Smith, John married her on Valentine’s Day 1939. The couple lived on John’s land on the south end of Kleskun Lake. During the summers John worked for farmers, and in the winters he cut and split firewood and sold it. In spring of 1942 John enlisted to serve in WW II, being stationed in Camrose AB. Then in 1945 he was sent to Dunders SK to help clean up camps, returning home the following year. With the aid of the VLA, John and Rose were able to aquire a quarter of land (which belonged to Charles Williamson) in spring 1946. In the fall, they moved into their house in the Morning View district. After purchasing a tractor and binder, the Delaney’s were able to start farming. John and Rose had 3 children: Bob, Bert and Rita. John passed away in February 1955. That spring the neighbors rallied together for a seeding bee on the Delaney farm. Rose remarried to John Fitzsimmons in Dec. 1957.
Source: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 1155 (photo), p. 1149 (Name in Roll of Honour), p. 98 - 99
Delf, H.H.
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Source: Daily Herald Tribune April 23, 1942
Deluke, Carmen
Carman Deluke was born Feb 14 1905, in Ottawa, Enlisted Oct 6 1942, Discharged Jan 10, 1946. Died May 4 1978. Regimental #M104360. Served in England, Europe, Italy and Canada.
Carman Deluke came with his family from Ontario to Alberta in the early 1900s. In 1918 the family moved to Watino where they settled. Carman and his father purchased land in Tangent. In 1942 Carman and his brother, Tony, enlisted with the army, and they served overseas.
Source: Smoky Peace Triangle p. 188, 189
Deluke, Tony
Tony came to Alberta from Ontario with his family in the early 1900s, and settled in the Watino area in 1918. Then the family homesteaded in Tangent. Tony and his brother, Carman, joined the army in 1942, and saw action at their posts overseas.
Source: Smoky Peace Triangle p. 188
Demaine, Jack
Rank: Gunner
Force: Royal Canadian Army
Jack Demaine was born in St. John NB, and came west at an early age. From Moncton NB he moved to Drinkwater SK, staying there until 1927. Then he came to the Peace Country, and settled in Valleyview AB for four years. Going next to Grande Prairie, he managed the farm of the late Hugh Ferguson before he went to live in Bellingham, WA. In 1935 he came to the Clairmont district and managed the farm of the late Tom Langdon and Ella Langdon (nee Robertson) (who had 2 boys: Stewart and Allan). Romance blossomed between Jack and Ella. Jack joined the army in May 1940, and was based in Calgary for 10 months. Ella and Jack were married in December 1940, while he was on leave. He returned to Calgary, and soon was transferred to the Coastal Artillary in Halifax NS. Contracting pneumonia, Jack was invalided in November 1941. Jack and Ella had one son, Michael, in 1942. The family continued farming until 1945 when Jack became ill and was hospitalized. He died in April 1956. Ella moved to Grande Prairie in 1962, and she died in 2001.
Source: Smoky River to Grande Prairie p. 298
AGS – Obituary Index
Demchuck, Pte.
Regiment: No. 3 Platoon C.A. (8) No. 132
Trained in Grande Prairie AB
Source: Photograph 2005.53.02 (Jan 1943)
Name may be spelled Demchuk
Denard, David Robert "Pat"
Regiment: 48th Highlanders of Canada
Regimental No.: M/16024
Rank: Private
Force: Canadian Army (R.C.I.C.)
Grave Ref. V.D.2.
Cemetery: Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy
David or “Pat” Denard, son of Robert and Ellen Boyd Denard, grew up in England as an orphan in the Bernardo Home. The date he arrived in Canada is uncertain; he filed on a homestead on SW – 25-73-9 in 1927 in the La Glace area (Old Post district). He was friendly and outgoing, visiting other settlers, and he worked for neighbors to earn money to buy himself farm machinery. In the early 1930s Pat was Secretary for the Meadowville School District. As soon as he heard about the war, Pat enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1939 in Edmonton, being posted to England and Italy. While in England, he married Hilda Nelson (who was an Air Raid Warden in Manchester) in September 1942. Tragically, Pat was killed in action in Ortono, Italy in December 1943 at age 39. Hilda came to Canada in 1945 to take over the homestead, and she raised cattle and lived there for many years.
Source: Photograph 2005.53.02. (1943) No. 3 Platoon C. A. (B.) T. C. No. 132
Commonwealth War Graves
Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Photo)
Buffalo Trails pp. 241-241
La Glace Yesterday and Today pp. 156, 278-279, Photo p. 279
Denny, Harold "Harry"
Born in 1924 - Died May 2014. Lived in Valleyview AB.
Source: Where the Red Willow Grew - Valleyview p. 303 (Name in Roll of Honour WW II Veterans)
Herald Tribune – Oct. 25, 1957 p. 3 c. 5 (marries)
AGS – Obituary Index
Derocher, Edmund Peter "Ed"
Ed Derocher was born in Kennedy SK on September 10, 1921. He lived in the Sexsmith AB before volunteering for the army in WW II. Ed was married to Daphne, and the couple had 6 children: Yvonne, Marjorie, Bryan, Edmonde, Donna, and Chad. He passed away in his home in Sexsmith, where he lived for many years, at age 74, on December 22, 1995.
Source: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 1149 – Name in Roll of Honour
AGS – Obituary Index (Daily Herald Tribune Dec. 27, 1995)
Deroschoor, Johan Gerrit
Obtained land through VH Lease: NW 21-80-W6 in 1951
Source: Alberta Land Book
Deschene, Raymond
Force: Army
Raymond Deschene was born on April 23, 1914 in Walhala, North Dakota, to parents Vincent and Melvina Deschene. After being in the Army in WW II, he settled in Tangent AB in 1952. Raymond was married to Margaret, and they had 7 children: Lorne, Danny, Raymond (Jr.), Philip, Larry, Sharon, and Jeanne. (Margaret and Jeanne predeceased Raymond.) He died June 30, 1997 at age 83 in Grande Prairie AB.
Source: Smoky Peace Triangle p. 87 (Name only)
AGS – Obituary Index
Desjarlais, Thomas
Regimental No: M 34097
Rank: Gnr. (Gunner)
Force: Royal Canadian Army
Died January 19, 1972; buried in Grande Prairie AB
Source: AGS - Cemetery Index
Deskur, Dmytro
Deslauriers, Alphonse
Force: Canadian Army
Alphonse Deslauriers , son of Ernest and Monique (Lapointe), was born in St. Laurent, Quebec, on January 23, 1917. In April 1928 he and his family moved to Girouxville AB. Whereas he had started school in St. Laurent, he continued his education in Falher AB, staying in the convent. In 1930 he attended Girouxville School. When Alphonse was older, he worked for farmers, clearing many quarters of land by ax with his father and brothers. Joining the Army in 1942, Alphonse took basic training in Canada, and then served in England, France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany. In 1946 he was involved in a convoy, delivering trucks to Czechoslovakia. He also travelled through Nuremberg, the site of the Nazi rally. After his discharge in 1946, he returned to the Girouxville area to homestead the land SW 5-78-22-5. Through the Veteran’s Land Act he obtained the land SW 5-78-21-5. Alphonse married Marie-Louise Remillard, a nurse from Fahler, on October 14, 1947. While he farmed in the warmer seasons, Alphonse worked in lumber camps in the winters. In 1952 the Deslauriers moved to the village of Girouxville where he worked at the Co-Op for nine years. From 1962 to 1981 he was postmaster until he retired. Alphonse and Marie-Louise had 2 sons: Raymond and George.
Source: Reflexions Vol. II, pp. 479-481 (photo p. 480)f Birth: 23/01/1917
Deslauriers, Roland
Force: Canadian Army
Roland Deslauriers, son of Ernest and Monique (Lapointe) Deslauriers, was born in Montreal, Quebec on October 9, 1912. He moved to Alberta with his family in 1928, first arriving in Dreau, and soon thereafter settling on a homestead near Girouxville. Roland filed for his own homestead, SW 04-78-22-5. He married Germaine Viens, from Fahler, on December 30, 1941. Serving in the army in WW II from 1942 to 1946, Roland was posted in BC – Vancouver, Victoria, and Prince Rupert – operating anti-aircraft guns, before going to Holland and Germany. After returning to Canada, the family farmed their homestead for 2 years, and in September 1948 Roland started work at the Co-op store in Girouxville, becoming manager for 30 years. During this time, he was elected mayor from 1954 to 1958, and he played a big part in bringing water, sewer, natural gas, telephone and other services to the village. In 1970 he was named “Notary Public”. For nearly 50 years Roland was organist in his church. Roland and Germaine moved to BC for a few years, and then settled in St. Albert AB. The Deslauriers had 5 children: Louise, Roger, Evelyne, Annette, and Paul-Henri.
Source: Reflexions pp. 483 (photo)
Desmarais, Ernest Harvey
Ernest Desmarais was born in Manitoba in 1918. He obtained the land: NE 9-82-10 W6 in 1959. He passed away at age 78 in May 1996 in Prince George BC.
Source: Alberta Land Book
AGS – Obituary Index
Detourdonnet, Louis
Among other veterans from Wanham area who took leases on the Simonson Project
Source: Grooming the Grizzly p. 277
Devey, George
Source: La Glace – Yesterday and Today p. 315 (name listed under WW II Veterans)
Devine, James A.R.
Lived in Demmitt
Dewhurst, Edward A.
Eddie Dewhurst lived in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and in 1928 he dreamed about becoming a wheat farmer in Alberta. This dream came true when he and his mother and sister moved to Canada, arriving in Ribstone AB on March 6, 1929. In April 1930 Eddie went off on his own to Grande Prairie, and in January of 1931 he filed on a homestead in Sturgeon Heights area, where he built a log house. Eddie’s sister and mother joined him in 1933. Three years later, in December, they left Sturgeon Heights for Victoria BC, but after a few months Eddie returned to the Peace Country, where he built a frame house on his homestead. Unfortunately, in spring 1941 a fire burnt his log house and barn. Soon thereafter, in May, he enlisted in the army in Calgary, and he served until March 1945. He married Ruth Wilson, and they settled in BC.
Source: Across the Smoky pp. 180 – 181, 347 (Name listed in Roll of Honour)
Dewinter, Albert Franklin
Regiment: Scottish Regiment/ Lake Superior Regiment
Albert Dewinter was born in 1920 in Kentville, Nova Scotia to parents Ted and Abbie Jane (Patterson) Dewinter. There were 10 children in the family. Albert came to Spirit River AB from Nova Scotia by train with his father and 2 siblings in 1927. Four of his siblings and his grandparents had gone ahead of them, and his mother arrived later. In 1932 the family decided to move back to Nova Scotia, but their car broke down in Enilda AB, and they had no money for the train or to repair their vehicle, so they rented a place there and found work. Since Ted was a WW I veteran, he was able to get a government loan to purchase a homestead in nearby New Fish Creek. Albert worked for a rancher in Enilda for a while, and then cleared land for a road into New Fish Creek. In 1942, Albert and his brother, Harry, joined the army. (His brother Gerald also served in WW II.) First he was in the Scottish regiment, and stationed in New Westminster. From there he was transferred to the Lake Superior regiment. Albert was posted in England in 1944, and while the rest of his outfit was sent to France, he had to remain because of an operation. Albert was married to Beverly Coirie, and after the war they settled and farmed in Enilda. They had 4 children: Frank, Ann, Sally, and Julie. Albert passed away in High Prairie AB in June 1995.
Source: Where the Red Willow Grew pp. 422-423 (photos)
AGS website – Obituary Index
Dewinter, Gerald
Gerald Dewinter, who was one of 10 siblings, was born in Nova Scotia to parents Ted and Abbie Jane (Patterson) Dewinter. In 1927 he moved to Spirit River AB with his grandparents and 3 siblings by train. His father and 3 other siblings arrived shortly afterwards, followed by the mother. The family decided to move back to Nova Scotia by car in 1932, but the car broke down in Enilda AB. Having no money for repairs or train tickets for everyone, they rented a place and worked. Soon, Ted was able to get a government loan to purchase a homestead in New Fish Creek. Gerald served a short time in WW II. He was not married.
Source: Where the Red Willow Grew pp. 422-423 (photo p. 423)
Dewinter, Harry
Harry Dewinter, born in Nova Scotia, was one of 10 children of Ted and Abbie Jane (Patterson) Dewinter. In 1927 he came to Spirit River area in Alberta with his paternal grandparents and 3 siblings. His father and 3 more siblings followed shortly, while his mother came by herself soon afterwards. They all travelled by train. The family decided to move back to Nova Scotia in 1932, but their car broke down in Enilda AB, and that is where they stayed because they had no money for repairs or train tickets for all. But soon Ted bought a homestead for his family (with a government loan) in nearby New Fish Creek. Joining the army with his brother Albert in 1942, Harry was posted twice in France. Unfortunately he was wounded in Belgium, and he returned to Canada after the war. (Another brother, Gerald, also served in WW II.) Harry was married to Doris Ford, and they had 10 children.
Source: Where the Red Willow Grew pp. 422-423 (photos)
DeWinter, Jack
Source: Where the Red Willow Grew – Valleyview p. 303 (Name only in Roll of Honour)
Dick, Cornilious "Corny"
Cornilious Dick came to Canada from Russia with his mother and step-father, (Mr. and Mrs. Kathler), brother, Peter, and sister, Sarah, in fall of 1926. They arrived in Wembley AB, and in the spring of the next year they moved onto a quarter of land north of Wembley. The children attended Big Horn School for one year, then the Lake Saskatoon School, and finally a bigger school on the north end of the lake. Joining the army in WW II, Corny was posted in Ontario. (His brother, Peter also enlisted.) Corny married and settled in Toronto, and raised a family of 3 children: Billy, David, and Margaret Rose.
Source: Lake Saskatoon Reflections pp. 243- 244; For King and Country poster in Wembley
Dick, Peter
Peter Dick arrived in Canada from Russia in fall of 1926 with his mother and step-father (Kathler), brother, Cornilious, and sister, Sarah. The following spring they settled on a quarter of land 8 miles north of Wembley AB. The children attended Big Horn School in Scenic Heights, and Lake Saskatoon School. Peter, who was one of the first men in the area to enlist when WWII broke out, served overseas for five years. He was a mine detector for the advance troop. In Germany, he was an interpreter, although he did not care for that job. Because he was wounded he spent time in the hospital, and then married a girl from England. After the war, they came back to Canada settling in Hamilton, ON where they raised a family of two children: Terry and Sandy. Being an ambitious worker, Peter was employed in a steel factory until the time of his death on November 11, 1974.
Source: Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 243-244; For King and Country poster in Wembley
Dick, W.
Source: Grande Prairie Herald – Apr. 24, 1941
Didow, Steve
Force: R. C. A. F. (Royal Canadian Air Force)
Steve Didow was born on March 8, 1922 in Eaglepoint SK, to Steve Sr. and Mary Didow. He had two brothers, George and John, and a sister, Mary. At age 4 he and his family moved to Rycroft AB where he attended school. In 1939 he began work at United Grain Growers Ltd. Steve enlisted in the RCAF in Calgary in January 1942. While there, he married Eveline Slobodian on December 17, 1943, before being sent overseas. Eveline worked in Young SK during Steve’s absence. Stationed in Great Britain, Steve’s invasion forces went to France on June 10, 1944, and he also served in Belgium and Holland. In March 1945 he was hospitalized for knee surgery in England. Needing further medical care, Steve returned to Canada, and he was discharged from the force that October. Back to work with United Grain Growers, Steve was manager of the elevator in Prestville (Rycroft area) from February 1946 until 1951. Then he and Eveline moved to Spirit River and operated the UFA Co-op Bulk Plant and service station. Steve joined the Legion, served on the town council, was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and served on the stewards board for the United Church, where he and Eveline were members. They enjoyed golf and curling. In December 1966, Steve and Eveline sold their house, and moved to Florida because of poor health. For nine years they lived there in the winters and in Spirit River in the summers. They bought a farm (between Rycroft and Spirit River), and the Sylvan Meadows Golf Course (in partnership with their son and Steve’s sister), which they operated from 1972 until Steve retired in 1982. From spring to fall they lived in their mobile home at the golf course, and they spent their winters in Richmond BC, and in southern climates. When they sold the farm and golf course in 1991, they moved to Grande Prairie, and then to Edmonton. In 2004 the Didows relocated to Kelowna BC. where Steve passed away on August 30, 2008, and Eveline died in 2011. They had 4 children: Shirley (predeceased), Donald (predeceased), Ken, and Linda.
Source:
Chepi Sepe p. 184 photo; p. 353 family story and photo
AGS website – Obituary Index
SPRA – Family and Personal Life Reference Files
Diederich, Henry
Force: Army
Henry Diederich was born in Luxembourg, on November 17, 1927. His parents, Michael and Madelaine (Schadeberg) Diederich, and his older sister Annie, lived in Bezanson AB before Henry was born. Since his mother wanted to have her baby in her home country with her family, they travelled to Europe for the event. Then they returned to Bezanson. Sadly, Mrs. Diederich died in 1929, so the children (aged 6 ½ and 1 ½) were sent to St. Augustine’s Mission near Peace River AB, while their father continued farming. Living at the mission for 7 years, the children only came home for the summer holidays. When they moved back home in 1936, Annie and Henry attended East Kleskun school. Henry also attended Lindsay High School. After his schooling, Henry worked as a trucker, and then he operated heavy machinery for Norton Brothers for many years. For one year Henry served in the Armed Forces. On June 29, 1950 Henry married Myrtle Sloat, from Northmark, and they had 5 children: Danny, Donna, Trudy, Barry and Clint. They farmed in the Bezanson area until 1967 when they sold the farm. In August 1968 the family moved to the Dimsdale area.
Myrtle died on May 4, 2017.
Source:
Along the Wapiti p. 412 – Name in WW II Veterans list; p. 419 – Photo; p. 142; p. 142
Smoky River to Grande Prairie p. 129 Family story and photos.
AGS Website – Obituary Index (Myrtle)
Dillabough, Bertha Proffitt
Dirom, Jack
Branch: Calgary Highlanders
Lived by Clairmont
Diskur, Dmytro
Settled in SE 32-82-8-W6 in 1955 (VH Lease)
Source: Alberta Land Book
Divine, Pat
Regiment: Edmonton Regiment
From Demmitt AB
Source: The Herald Tribune Sept. 28, 1939 (Thursday) p. 1 c. 3
Short article naming boys who were recruits for the Edmonton Regiment,
Leaving the train in Grande Prairie to Edmonton the previous Friday.
Each recruit given gift of cigarettes by Mayor Lawlor on behalf of GP Board of Trade
Dixon, Arthur Bolton
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Born around 1915 in Beaverlodge AB, Arthur Dixon was one of 4 children of Frederick and Louisa Maude (“Daisy”) Dixon. Both parents were teachers at Grande Prairie where Arthur started school in 1921. At age 20, Arthur was the foreman at the Beaverlodge Experimental Station. He married Annie Sylvia Walker of Halcourt on December 20, 1937 in Beaverlodge. Working as a grain buyer in 1940, Arthur moved to Hythe and later to Peace River. He enlisted with the R.C.A.F. in 1943 and travelled throughout Canada as an equipment assistant. After WW II Arthur worked for the Midland Pacific Elevator in Beaverlodge, and then became postmaster in Beaverlodge in the 1950’s. Besides farming, Arthur was involved in many organizations. For two years he was president of the Home and School Association in the 1950s. As president and welfare officer of the Beaverlodge Legion, he received a meritorious award in 1960. Holding a position with the Board of Trade, he was also a member of the Elks and Masons. Before his death in 1964, Arthur worked for the Farm Credit Corporation. Arthur and Annie had 2 children: Elaine and Donald. Annie, who died in 1988, completed a master’s degree, and taught in Africa and Germany.
Source:
Beaverlodge to the Rockies pp. 47-48 (family photo of Arthur as child)
SPRA Family and Personal Life reference files
Northern Tribune Dec. 23, 1937 p.5 c. 1 (marries)
Herald Tribune Oct. 2, 1956 p.6 c.1; Oct. 12, 1956 p.2 c.1 (biography)
Dobbyn, James Frederick (“Fred”)
Regiment: 8th New Brunswick HUSSARS
Rank: Sergeant
Force: Army
Fred Dobbyn, born on September 24, 1922 in Melita MB, was the youngest of 9 children of Joseph and Nellie Dobbyn. During WW II he enlisted in the Canadian Army in Yellow Grass SK, where he was working for an aunt at the time. He drove a Sherman Tank in England, Italy, France, Holland, and Belgium. After the war he returned to Manitoba, and he eventually moved to Grande Prairie AB where he farmed for many years. Fred married Aileen Isabel Webb, and they had 7 children: Jim, Janice, Wendy, Wayne, Penny, Todd, and Tracy. He owned and operated Imperial Motor Service Station in Grande Prairie until the late 1990s. He was also part owner of the Chinook Golf Course in Woking AB. For 20 years Fred was a volunteer firefighter in Grande Prairie. He was a member of the Canadian Legion #54, and he coached minor league hockey, as well as curling and golfing. Another of his hobbies was driving Sulkey horses on the racetrack. Aileen passed away in August 1989 at age 66. Fred remarried to Shirley Hinks. He died on August 10, 2015 at age 92.
Source: Along the Wapiti p. 412 (name only)
SPRA Family and Personal Life Reference File – Obituary (of Fred and Aileen) and news articles
Dobbyn, Stan
Source: Along the Wapiti p. 412 (name only)
Dobko, Walter
Dobrowolski, John M.
Dobson, Cecil
Around 1932, Cecil Dobson, his sister and his father settled for a short time in the DeBolt district and owned the land NW 5-72-1-W6, SE 6-72-1-W6, and NW 6-72-1-W6. Cecil joined the armed forces in WW II. After the war he moved to Edmonton, where he presumably worked at the legislative buildings.
Source: Across the Smoky p. 213, p. 347 (name in Roll of Honour)
Dodge, James Harper (“Jim”)
Regiment: 426 Squadron
Regimental No: J/21046
Force: RCAF
Jim Dodge, born in 1923, was the only child of Freeman James and Edith Catherine (McKinnon) Dodge who owned the Dodge-Harper Hardware store in Spirit River AB. They lived on a farm near the town, and Jim attended school in Spirit River. According to an article in the GP Herald, Jim was a “fine upstanding son.” After graduating in 1941, Jim joined the air force and served in active duty in England. On January 28, 1944 he was “missing in action”, and in March 1944 he was “presumed dead”. Sadly, his body was never found. In his last letter to his parents Jim wrote, “Berlin’s no picnic.” Jim’s parents sold their business in 1944, and moved to Victoria BC where his father died in 1970. His mother then moved to Red Deer AB, and she died in 1978. Jim’s name is commemorated among 20,450 other Canadian air force veterans who have no known grave, on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, UK.
Source: Chepi Sepe pp. 365 – 366 (Family story and photo); p. 184 (photo)
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
SPRA – Family and Personal Life Reference Files – Obituaries of Freeman and Edith, GP Herald Old Timer’s Historical Edition 1934
Doerkson, Carroll
Regiment: 49th Loyal Edmonton
Source: Across the Smoky (?)
Note: Need verification
Doerkson, Henry "Hank"
Force: Army (?) Service Corps (RCASC ?)
Born on July 14, 1920 in Herbert SK, Hank Doerkson was one of 7 children of Peter Sr. and Catherina Doerkson. In June 1927 he moved to Sexsmith where his father found work, and one year later the family moved to DeBolt area where Peter Sr. filed on land for a homestead. Hank served overseas for 5 years in WW II. His brother, Ike, was also a veteran of WW II. Returning home, Hank bought a quarter of land, NW-2-73-1-W6 in the Goodwin area, from his mother (his father died in 1947). In addition he purchased SW-2-73-1-W6 from Fred Darnton. In January 1949 Hank married Florence, and they raised 3 daughters: Lois, Glenda, and Marlene. Hank and Florence moved to Salmon Arm BC in 1966 where Hank worked at Federated Co-Op Plywood Plant. At age 62, he died suddenly on September 26, 1982 in Salmon Arm.
Source: Across the Smoky pp. 70-72; p. 347 (Name in Roll of Honour)
Grande Prairie Herald Jan. 27, 1949 p.1 c.6 (marries)
AGS website – Obituary Index
Doerkson, Isaac "Ike"
Ike Doerkson was born around 1917, in Saskatchewan. His parents were Peter Sr. and Catherine Doerkson, who had 7 children. The family moved to Sexsmith AB in June 1927, and a year later they settled in the DeBolt area where they homesteaded and the children went to school. When Ike was 13, he helped his father and brother cut and haul logs for building a church in DeBolt. Around 1938, he married Margaret (“Peggy”) who became a well-known fiction writer. They had 3 children: Constance, Janet, and Douglas (died in 2004). During the early years of their married life, Ike worked in ranching and trapping in the Economy Lake area (SW of Grande Prairie). For a time, Ike also served in WW II. The family settled in Grande Prairie for several years where Ike was employed as a senior towerman for the Grande Prairie Forest Division. Peggy passed away in 1996 after 58 years of marriage. Ike spent his final days at the Hythe Continuing Care Centre, and he died on January 4, 2018 at age 101.
Source: Across the Smoky pp. 70-72; p. 347 (Name in Roll of Honour)
Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 157
SPRA Family and Personal Life Reference Files: Obituary, and article from Edmonton Journal June 9, 1972)
Doerkson, Tom
Spouse: Eileen Newman
Note: information not verified
Dolen, F.R.
Doll, Tony
Regiment: First Ammunition Corps, 85th Bridge Corps
Tony Doll, son of Frank and Katie Doll, was born in 1918 and raised in Waterhole, AB (near Fairview. In 1940 he was in military training in Grande Prairie for 2 months, and again in 1941 he took 2 months of training. Enlisting shortly afterwards, he was recruited for active service overseas, but first he went to Red Deer for advanced training. On March 5, 1942 he boarded the train to Halifax, and went to Scotland by ship. From there another train took him to England. By June, Tony hauled ammunition to various outfits with the First Ammunition Corps. He saw the action during the Dieppe Raid August 19, 1942. Changing course, he took 2 months of driver mechanics training, and joined the 85th Bridge Corps. His platoon continued training until the second front opened on June 5, 1943, and the men were under shell fire. For months they pushed on to new locations in France. When the war ended, Tony returned to Canada, arriving at home on October 14, 1945. A month later he was discharged in Calgary. Next, Tony was eager to acquire a quarter of land through the Veteran’s Land Act. Before he started farming, he took a course on farming methods in Red Deer. On October 28, 1947 he married his neighbour’s daughter from Waterhole, Frances Heck. Since he needed lumber to build a house on his new land, Tony worked at a sawmill for one winter. They moved into their house in 1948. In the following years, Tony and Frances had 9 children: James, Charles, Mary and Marilyn (twins), Bernice, Bill, Ben, Elaine, and David. In 1959, the Dolls bought another farm in Twilight (S. 3-72-5-W6) and moved there. Another move happened in 1966 near Grande Prairie where they built a bigger house. Tony worked for Wapiti Sand and Gravel, Cockshutt Equipment, and a plywood company. He passed away in September 1998 at age 79 in Grande Prairie. Frances died in October 2015.
Source: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pp. 538 – 541
SPRA Family and Personal Life Reference Files – Obituary of Frances Doll
AGS Website – Obituary Index
Domay, Floyd
Veteran of WW II – Took lease in Simonson Project in Wanham area
Source: Grooming the Grizzly p. 277 (Ken Botham History)
Domstad, Carl
Date of Birth: 1913
Source: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 1149 - Name in Roll of Honour
Herald Tribune: January 17, 1946 p. 1. c. 8 - Article mentioning Carl Domstad and Walton Johnson buying a dray business from Emile Auger
Domstad, “Hockey”
Source:
Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 1149 – Name in Roll of Honour
Northern Tribune August 2, 1934 p. 1 c. 3 (Article about Haaken Domstad who had injury: Dynamite cap exploded in hand; amputated thumb and forefinger; cut chin)
Northern Tribune June 1936 p. 4 c. 1 (Article about Haaken Domstad who managed Sexsmith Dairy)
Domstad, John
John Domstad was born in Hoffer SK, near Tribune, in 1913. He moved to the Peace Country in 1928 and settled in Sexsmith. In 1937 he married Lorene Donna Burns, and he bought the Sexsmith Dairy which he ran until he joined the army in August 1940. After the war, he bought land in Lake Saskatoon area (SW – 2-72-8-W6) through the Veterans’ Land Act. The family moved to the town in 1946. The following year, John began driving the horse drawn school van which he did for several years. When he bought a threshing machine, he did free threshing for other farmers who helped on the machine. On June 22, 1956 John was injured in a fatal car accident where Lorene and their daughter, Gerry, were killed along with a passenger. Since John was in the hospital in Edmonton for a long time, he was unable to attend the funeral. The farm was sold in 1964, and John moved to Grande Prairie for a while until he moved to Edmonton. In 1970 he married Viola Jackson, and they lived in Edmonton until John passed away in 1986.
John and Lorene had 4 girls: Jacquie Donna (1938), Inez Darlene (1940), Cheryl Nancy (1947), and Gerry Lorene (1953).
Source: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 1149 (Name in Roll of Honour)
Lake Saskatoon Reflections pp. 133 – 134 ( 141, 176 – also mentioned) Family Photo p. 134
Herald Tribune – July 20, 1956 p. 9 c. 4 (Wife, daughter fatal accident)
Donald, Cecil
Branch: Fifth Armoured Division
Donaldson, Bill
Donaldson, Stanley Gordon
Regimental Number: L-108077
Date of Attestation: 10-1-44
Rank: Private
79-26-W5, 1959
Born March 11, 1922 in Rocconville Sask. Enlisted 1943, Discharge 1946
Served Canada, England, Italy and N.W. Europe.
Donaldson, Harold
Donison, Ambrose
Donison, Sebastian
Donnelly, John
Dorig, Walter
Doris, Albert "Bert"
Date of Birth: 11/05/1918
Dorscheid, Charles William
Rank: Sergeant Service No:M/45559Date of Death: 19/08/1944
Regiment/Service: 7th/11th Hussars, R.C.A.C. 2nd Armd. Bde. H.Q. Sqn. Grave Reference: VIII. C. 14. Cemetery: BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Dorscheid, Jack
Doucette, John Emile
Date of Birth: 06/05/1941
Notes: 79-23-W5, 1946
Doyer, Norman
Doyle, Denis
Droscheid, Earl
Dryer, Arnold
Date of Birth: August 24, 1914
Place of Birth: Hanna
Date of Enlistment: 1940
Regiment: M45567
Force: Army
Regiment: Southern Alberta Regiment
Married: August 23, 1945 in Rowledge, U.K.
Date of Death: Nov. 27, 1977 in Grande Prairie, Alberta
Dryer, Robert McEllen
Regiment: Loyal Edmonton
Force: Army
Sources: Across the Smoky pg.345, Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg.426, Legion Album
Dryer, David
Force: Army
Dryer, John
Regiment: P.P.C.L.I.
Force: Army
Source: Legion Album
Dryer, William Ernest
Regiment: Loyal Edmonton Regiment
Married Dorothy Edith Blair of Devon, B.C.
Source: Legion Album
Across the Smoky: pg 345
Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg. 426
Drysdale, Allan
Drysdale, Gordon Alexander
Branch: Army
Married: Jean McCaig
Source: Wagon Trails Grown Over pg.1129
Drysdale, James Allen
Place of Birth: Clover Bar
Branch: RCAF
Date of Marriage: June 1946 in Grande Prairie to Alice McCaig
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg. 540
Dryver, John Milford
Dubord, Arthur
Dubord, Joseph M
Dubrule, Gaston
Date of Birth: 28/05/1926
Duerkson, Sam
Duffy, Jack
Regimental Number: R76773
Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Date of Birth: 30 Oct 1921
Place of Birth: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Killed in Action: 6 Sept 1942
Duffy, Roy
Dumas, Emile
Dumas, Jean-Leo
Date of Birth: 21/06/1923
Dumont, Florent "Floyd"
Date of Birth: 01/02/1918
Dumphy, Joe
Dunbar, Alexander
Dunbar, Robert
From Hinton Trail
Dunbar, Samuel
Dunbar, William
Duncan, George
From Sexsmith
Duncan, James
Dunn, Charlie
Dunwoodie, William
Dupont, Henry
Dupont, Laurence
Dupuis, Edouard
Dupuis, Leonard
Date of Birth: 05/02/1923
Dupuis, Moise
Dupuis, Patrick
Dupuis, Ronald
Dupuis, Sylvester
Durnford, Jack
Durocher, Henry
Date of Birth: 26/03/1917
Durrant, J.A.
Dusseault, Alphonse
Dwyer, Luke Joseph
Date of Birth: 1907
Dwyer, Patrick J.
From Crooked Creek
Dzioba, Harry Williams
Notes: sw29-80-6-W6, 16-9-46, V Ag Lease
Eadey, Edward Gordon
Easterbrook, Jim
From Grande Prairie, served in an
Edmonton Regiment
Eastman, Allan Frederick
Killed in Action
Eastman, D.W.
Eastman, James "Jim"
Eastman, T.A.
Easton, Paul Henry
Regimental Number: M65102
Regiment: Westminster Regiment (Motors), R.C.I.C.
Rank: Private
Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta Date of Birth: 8 Apr
Killed in Action: 24 May 1944
Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta Date of Birth: 8 Apr 1922
Eaton, Frank J.
Edey, Clare
Edey, Edward Gordon
Edey, Harry
Date of Birth: January 1917
Edey, Morley
Edey, Reg
Edginton, Gordon
Edlund, Carl
Edlund, Eugene
Edwards, Norman D.
Eide, Arnold
Einarson, Igolfur (Inge)
From Sexsmith
Eisenman, Leonard M.
Regimental Number: M102011
Regiment: Canadian Provost Corps
Rank: Private
Date of Birth: 22 Jun 1916
Place of Birth: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Killed in Action: 28 May 1944
Eldridge, Wallace
Elhorn, Al
Ellingson, Floyd
Elliot, Jack
Branch: Regina Rifle Regiment
Ellis, Helen
Emes, Leslie
Eng, Norman
For King and Country poster in Wembley
England, Eddie
Epps, Ronald Arthur
Erickson, Albin
Erickson, George
Erickson, Louis
Date of Birth: 01/04/1921
Erickson, Olaf
Erickson, Rae
Ray was born May 14, 1921 in Trauers Alberta. Regimenental # R131829, Enlisted July 19 1941 Discharged May 8 1945, Rank Sgt RCAF.
Erickson, Roy
Date of Birth: 29/09/1922
Erickson, Stanley
Date of Birth: 27/05/1923
Erlam, Ernest
Date of Birth: September 1916
Erno, Earl
Erno, Linda
Erskine, Norman
Eskdale, Alan
Eskdale, Tom
Ethier, Raymond
Evans, Irish
Evans, Willian "Bill"
Evenrude, Magnus
Evenson, Leonard
Evenson, Lloyd
Eyenson (Ionson?),
Farell, Mavis
Farell, Vera
Farmer, Jean
Place of Birth: Scotland
Branch: Air Force - Cook
Married: June 9, 1945 to Jack Drsdale
Farnsworth, Douglas
Farnsworth, Thomas
Farrell, Bert
Farrell, Harvey
From Crooked Creek
Source: Across the Smoky pg. 221
Farrell, Mavis Wade
War Bride. Mavis was born Sept 28, 1921 in England. Service #W310366, enlisted Feb 12 1943, Discharged Oct 25, 1943. RCAF (WD) Decoration VSM.
Farrell, Norman
Regimental #M36180, Born Aug. 4 1917. Enlisted 1939. Disharged 1946. Served Canada, Sicilly,
England and N Europe. Jubilee Medal 1985. Legion life membership.
Fause, Edward
Fee, Ben
Feist, Ted
Felker, James
Notes: 79-24-W5, 1954
Fell, Don
Fellers, Alvin
Source: Pioneer Round-Up pg. 100
Fellers, David
Source: Pioneer Round-Up pg. 100
Ferguson, Amos
Ferguson, Bert
Ferguson, Bud
Ferguson, Donald
Ferguson, Henry
Date of Birth: 14/07/1900 or 07/07/1915
Ferguson, James
For King and Country poster in Wembley
Ferguson, Jim
Date of Birth: 13/12/1908
Ferguson, Malcolm
Ferguson, Norman
Ferris, Erwin
Ferris, Wilbert
Ferris, William "Bill"
Field, Alex
Branch: RCAF
Field, J.A.
Fildes, Ethel
Fimrite, Martin
Finch, George
Finch, Lloyd
Fish, George
Date of Birth: 07/01/1907
Fish, Harvey W.
Date of Birth: 23/06/1907
Fisher, Ewin
Fisher, J.B.
Branch: RCAF
Fisher, Marion
Calgary Highlanders, Regimental #M104859, born in Nanton, Alberta Feb 22, 1908. Died Apr 19 74 Serve Canada, England and N Europe
Filed in township 77-26-W5, 1948
Fisher, William L.
Fitchett, Joseph
Date of Birth: 1925
Fitzpatrick, Claude Thomas
Notes: nw 13-81-8-W6, 2-1-59, VH
Fitzsimmons, Harold
Date of Birth: 1917
Fitzsimmons, Norman
Date of Birth: 11/03/1915
Fjeld, Arthur
Flaaoy/Floaay, John
Fletcher, A.W.
Source: Pioneer Round-Up pg. 100
Floen, Harold
Floen, Norman
Flom, Allen
Flood, George Andrew
Regimental Number: R142518
Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Rank: Warrant Officer Class II
Date of Birth: 7 Dec 1921
Place of Birth: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Killed in Action:
Service Nmber: R142518
Florchuck, Peter
Foote, Charlie
Foote, Roy James
Ford, Ernest
Ford, Ross
Ford, Vernon
Forder, William A.
Forseth, Thor
Forshner, Ted
Forster, Dorothy
Forster, Reg
Foshaug, Talbert W.
Foster, Dick
Foster, George
Foster, Reg
Date of Birth: 1900
Foster, Stan
Fowler, Lindsay
For King and Country poster in Wembley
Fowler, Lloyd
Fowler, Ray
Fowler, Reginald
For King and Country poster in Wembley
Fox, Donald Gordon
Frank, Peter
Frewer, Joan
WCAAF
Friesen, Edward
Frigon, Robert
Frissel, William "Bill"
Fritz,
Fulks, Josephine Mary Ann "Bubs"
Date of Birth: 25 Oct 1919
Date of Death: 18 April 2015
"Bubs was born on Oct. 25, 1919 in Fort. Saskatchewan to Walter and Josephine Wood. She was the fourth child of five. She was quickly nicknamed Bubbles and became known as Bubs for most of her life. Growing up in Radway, Alberta by the railway tracks, the train would always remind her of the comfort of home. Bubs joined the WRCNS in 1943 at Edmonton, and was sent overseas to Britain. These were days of immense pride for Bubs. She always spoke of the comradery, companionship and honour that serving her country had given her, and was faithful in her Remembrance Day attendance."
Fulks, Robert
Funk, Albert
Gabler, Clarence
Gaboury, Alban
Gaboury, Dominique
Dominique was born April 15, 1925 in St Alphonse, Manitoba. Enlisted March 1943, Discharge Aug 1946. 25 General Transport, 3rd Division. Filed in Township 78-26-W5, 1946.
Gaboury, Immanuel
Gagne, Eddy
Gagne, G.
Gagnon, Charles
Gagnon, Fernand
Date of Birth: 21/07/1922
Galigan, Steve
Gall, Andrew
Gallant, Louie
Gallant, Victor
Gallivan, Jim
Galpin, Jack
Ganzeveld, Engel
Garberg, Bennie
Gardner, Archie
Date of Birth: 12/02/1918
Garrison, Pricilla
Gartly, Peggy (Margaret)
Gass, Thomas
Thomas Gass served as a mechanic in WWII. When the war ended he came back and farmed near Hythe. Thomas didn't marry and is buried in the Hythe Cemetery.
Gaucher, Albert
Date of Birth: 22/08/1915
Gaucher, Paul
Date of Birth: 29/06/1925
Gauthier, Maurice
Date of Birth: 13/11/1912
Gauthier, Paul
Date of Birth: 29/06/1925
Gauvreau, Omer Alfred
Enlisted: February 1942
Branch: RCASC
Gayse, Wally C.
From Dimsdale
Gendre, A. (Rev.)
Genest, Pte.
Gerow, Beverly
Source: Buffalo Trails pg. 136
Gerow, Keith
Gerow, Lloyd
Gerow, Lyla
Married Larry Thornington
Source: Buffalo Trails pg. 136
Gerow, Robert John
Gerow, Robert P.
Lived at Buffalo Lakes
Source: Buffalo Trails pg. 136
Gerow, Tom
Gerwataski, Gene
Gerwataski, Ted
Ghostkeeper, Nelson
Ghostkeeper, Philip
Ghostkeeper, R.
Gibb, Sam
Gibbons, Noel James
Regimental Number: J12273
Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Date of Birth: 19 Nov 1920
Place of Birth: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Killed in Action: 22 Oct 1944
Gibbs, George E. "Shorty"
Service Number: M104398
Rank: Private
Branch: RCASC
b. 1912
d. 1951
Burial: Halcourt Cemetery, Halcourt, Alberta
Source: Pioneer Round-Up pg. 100
Gibson,
Gibson, George
Rank: Gunner
Giesbrecht, Edith
Giles, Percy
Gill, Leonard
Gilliason, Oscar
Gilliland, Scotty "Sam"
Gilmour, Richard George
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1921
Birth Place: Grizzlybear, Alberta
Residence: Hythe, Alberta
Service Number: J12225
Force: Air
Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Rank: Flying Officer
Killed in Action: 17 Feb 1944
Girard, Donat
Regimental # M65908. Married Marie Burroughs on Dec 25, 1940. Had a daughter named Gail in 1942 who married Leo Trudell. Donat enlisted in 1942, was killed in Sicily in Oct 1943. Marie later married Delbert Campbell.
Girard, Marcial
Notes: 79-26-W5, 1946
Girard, Wilbrad
Date of Birth: 28/10/1919
Girouard, Daniel
Date of Birth: 22/10/1919
Giroux, Ernest
Date of Birth: 14/06/1922
Giroux, Lawrence J.
From Grande Prairie
Giroux, Lorenzo
Regiment: Edmonton Regiment
Giroux, Richard
Date of Birth: 28/09/1924
Giroux, Sid
Given, George
Given, Robert
Gladu, Arnold
Glaubitz, Frederic
Glaubitz, Herbert
Rank: Sapper
Enlisted: February 1941
Glaubitz, William
Glenn, Clarence "Bubin"
Glenn, Jim
Glenn, Joe Sr.
Glenn, William "Bill" Jr.
Glor, Alfred
Date of Birth: 05/03/1922
Glor, Marjorie
Glover, James Clifford
Goertzen, Jake
Golding, Selwyn
Goodkin, Joseph Garner
Goodrich, Gordon G.
Goodwin, Gordon
Goodwin, Robert
Gordon, Gerald
Gordon, Harvey
Gorman, Thomas James
Gorrie, John
Gorrie, William "Bill"
Gougeon, Fernand
Date of Birth: 22/06/1917
Gould, Jack
Notes: 77-26-W5
Gould, James
Gould, Joseph Forsyth
Goulding, William
Source: Pioneer Round-Up pg. 100
Goulet, Jim
Goulet, Ronald
Date of Birth: 26/01/1921
Branch: Air Force
Gourly, Don
Graber, Ray
Graham, Bill
Graham, Mary
Graham, Walter
Graham, Walter
Grant, Bruce
Bruce was born May 9, 1919 in Decker, Manitoba. Enlisted Edmonton Aug. 9, 1940.
RCAF-Cpl. Regimental #R121836, Discharged June 28, 1946, Jubilee Medal 1986.
Grant, Donald
For King in Country poster located in Wembley, Saskatoon Reflections p. 146-150
Grant, James
Grant, John "Johnny"
Grant, Ken
Grant, Rix
Date of Birth: 1902
Grant, Ron
Gray, Harry
Greany, P.J.
Greene,
Greenfield, Francis "Frank"
Regimental #C51649. RCAF, Atlantic Submarine Search, 1940-1945. RCAF Flying officer F Engineer. Service in Canada. Born March 17. 1919 in Cibbs, Sask.
Greenfield, Warren
Greenough, Harry
Notes: sw 7, nw 6-80-5-W6, 21-8-58, V Ag Lease
Greentree, Reggie
Greentree, Richard
Grendys, Alex
Grendys, Joseph
Grendys, Leo
Griffith, Alwen
Griffith, Stan
Grimm, Ray
Grimsrud, Arthur
For King and Country poster in Wembley, Lake Saskatoon Reflections pg. 151
Grimsrud, Einar
For King and Country poster in Wembley, Lake Saskatoon Reflections pg. 151
Grimsrud, Irvin
For King and Country poster in Wembley, Lake Saskatoon Reflections pg. 151
Grimsrud, Olav
For King and Country poster in Wembley, Lake Saskatoon Reflections pg. 151
Grirenke, Ewald
Grittner, Ernie
Date of Birth: 1900
Grittner, Julius
Grotkowski, Adam
Grove, George Alexander
Grubb, Douglas
Grubb, Glen
Grubb, Marian
Grubert, G.
Grumbly, Fred
Grumbly, Lawrence
Date of Birth: 1921
Guerette, Doris Oe
Guindon, Albert
Guise, Ronald
Source: Pioneer Round Up pg. 356
Gummer, Howard
Gunn, Charles Jr.
Gunn, George
Gunn, Henry
Gustafson, Gunnar
For King and Country poster in Wembley
Gustafson, Harry
Gustafson, Ingvar
Guthrie, Frank
Frank joined the Air Force as a mechanic.