Regimental Number: W130661
Rank: Private
Alice, born on January 9, 1925, was the oldest of Alfred and Myrtle Moon’s four children; Jim, Neil and Jean. The senior Moon’s, originally from Orillia, Ontario, had arrived in the Glen Leslie District in 1913. Alice was raised on the family farm and received her education at the Somme School.
Alice enlisted in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps as soon as she turned 18 in 1943. She was sent to Kitchener, Ontario for two months of basic training following which, she was stationed in Edmonton. While there, Alice did clerical work in the medical office at the Military Hospital. When she was discharged on demobilization, she returned home and studied to become a Registered Nursing Aide. Once she completed the course, she found employment at the Taber General Hospital in Taber, Alberta. That is where she met Art Valgardson whom she married on May 5, 1951. They had four children, Richard, Clinton, Neil and Joann. Alice received great satisfaction from her career as a Registered Nursing Aide at the Taber General Hospital. Alice had a passion for politics, a trait that she inherited from her father. In her later years, she loved to play tile-rummy with all her friends at the Clearview Lodge. Private Alice Moon passed away on September 15, 2015 and was buried at the Taber Memorial Garden Cemetery.
Contributed by Wanda Zenner
Sources:
Smoky River to Grande Prairie
Interview with Jean Rockarts (sister)
Interview with Joann Boyd (daughter)