We salute those who fought for our freedom so we may live in peace.
This special edition of The Oyen Echo 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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Fallen Soldiers
These men did not return from the Great War. It was satisfying to put a human face, as brief as it is, to each one of these fallen heroes, rather than just to look at a name on a piece of stone.
Honouring Oyen’s Great War Heroes: Stories Behind the Names
When I was about 12 years old, I remember two men coming to our farm one evening for a social visit with my father. One of those men was Floyd Horne.
HMS Fortune completed in 1935
HMCS SASKATCHEWAN: Completed in 1935 as HMS Fortune, she was serving with the 8th Flotilla, Home Fleet when the war broke out, and took part in the Norwegian campaign…
We remember those who served
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. Lest we forget.
They shall not grow old, Remembrance Day, 11th November
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. LEST WE FORGET.
Fallen Heroes: Their journey Home
A few years ago, my wife Laura and I hosted a film team at our farm near Sedalia, AB. The team was from The Military Museums in Calgary, and they were on a mission…
New Brigden veteran served war effort on home front
Not all veterans served overseas. According to New Brigden’s history book ‘Still Making Memories’, Fred Tye from New Brigden was among the thousands…
Bill Mitchell from Monitor served in WWII
William Mitchell from Monitor, Alberta served as an airplane mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
Edwin Johnson from Esther served in WWII
Edwin Johnson from Esther, Alberta served in the Canadian Army during WWII. According to information from the history book Sage Brush and Sifting Sand…
Babe (H.E.) Howard from Monitor served in WWII
Howard Everett (Babe) Howard from Monitor, Alberta served in WWII. According to information from the history book A Treasure of Memories Vol. II…
Private William Glenn Armstrong
Army, Buffalo, Alberta. Died: September 27, 1918. Commemorated at Haynecourt British Cemetery, France
Sergeant Francis Highmoor
Royal Canadian Air Force, Empress, Alberta. Died: August 4, 1942. Commemorated at Dunure Cemetery, United Kingdom
Lieutenant Gordon Henry Pybus
LT. GORDON H. PYBUS, above, son of Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Pybus, formerly of Daysland and Wainwright and now of Carstairs, wounded in active service in Italy Dec. 21, has since died.
Flight Sergeant Thomas Irving May
Air Force, Sibbald, Alberta. Died: January 22, 1942. Commemorated at Maidstone Cemetery; Kent, United Kingdom
Pilot Officer Maurice Pierre Massey
Royal Canadian Air Force, Chinook, Alberta. Died: January 1, 1943. Commemorated at Singapore Memorial, Singapore
Flying Officer Samuel Henry James Pearce
Royal Canadian Air Force, Empress, Alberta. Died: December 18, 1944. Commemorated at Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Belgium
Private Alfred Ernest Hornett
Army, New Brigden, Alberta. Died: March 28, 1917. Commemorated at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, France
Flying Officer James Richard Walker
Royal Canadian Air Force, Cereal, Alberta. Died: November 16, 1940. Commemorated at Runnymede Memorial, England