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We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Alexander Gordon Savage, RCE (Ret’d) at Princeton, BC on 29 Jun 2001.

Born in Calgary in 1915, Gordon was educated in Calgary and Edmonton, graduating as a mining engineer from the University of Alberta in 1941. During World War II, he served with 6^th Field Company RCE as a Lieutenant and was wounded by machine gun fire in France in Sep 44 during the attack on Calais.

After the war, Gordon initially worked in the mining industry and then became involved in the Canadian oil and gas industry in 1948. He enjoyed a long and rewarding career, retiring as Vice-President of Homestead Oils in 1980. The years after retirement gave Gordon the opportunity to pursue his love of travel off the beaten track, amateur prospecting, hiking and other activities with family. Gordon was a long-time member of the Calgary MEAC Branch, a life member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta as well as a founding member of Parkallen United Church in Edmonton and Westminster United Church in Calgary, a member of the Masonic Lodge of Alberta (serving for a year as Worshipful Brother of Jordan Lodge No. 177) and the Shriner’s Al Azhar Temple. As a past President of the Calgary Snowmobile Club, he was instrumental in developing backcountry trail grooming and effective search and rescue operations.

Gordon’s funeral was held 13 Jul 2001 in Princeton, BC. Donations may be made in his honour to the Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge Foundation or St Paul’s United Church c/o the Princeton Similkameen Funeral Services, PO Box 1236, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0.

We regret to advise of the death of Bill L. (Robby) Robinson on 21 June 2001 in Edmonton, AB.  Robby was a Heavy Equipment Operator with the Royal Canadian Engineers.

We regret to advise of the death of George Wilkie Schmeisser, suddenly, at his home in Sardis, BC on 16 May 2001 at the age of 81.

George served in the Canadian Merchant Navy from 1939 to 1950 and then joined the Royal Canadian Engineers in June 1951. In addition to Canadian service, George served in Korea and Germany. On retirement from the Army, he served with Corrections Canada Services.

George was cremated and had requested no funeral. If friends wish, they may donate to a charity of choice in his memory.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper George Fray (Ret’d)  of Wawa, ON  at the age of 80 years on 11 April 2001.

George was a Royal Canadian Engineers veteran of the Second World War and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Wawa Branch #429.  ^{{dcJan19gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Acting Sergeant Albert G. Earl (Ret’d) in Penticton, BC on 5 April 2001 at the age of 90 years.

Albert was raised and lived his life in the Okanagan Valley.  He was a veteran of the Second World War and served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  Albert  was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #40 in Penticton.  ^{{dcJun2017gd} [zsd, zcc, zbd, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Arthur Warren Lysons (Ret’d) of Vermillion, AB on 28 March 2001 at the age of 81 years.

Arthur was born in Tolland AB.  He joined the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1942 and was a veteran of the Second World War serving in the UK and Northwest Europe.  Arthur was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #11 in Vermilion, AB.  

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper David Christie (Ret'd) of Hawkesbury ON on 19 March 2001 at the age of 78 years from complications following surgery. 

David was born in Dundee, Scotland and came to Canada as an infant with his parents, arriving in Quebec City in 1924. The family established themselves in Hawkesbury about 1926 when David's father came to work as a machinist for the Canadian International Paper mill. David attended the Hawkesbury Public School and High School.

In May of 1940, David was 17 years old and unhappy at school after seeing many of his older friends leave to join the Armed Forces. He left school, travelled to Montreal and joined the 16^th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers. He did his basic training at Farnham QC. In August, the recruits travelled by truck convoy from Montreal to Debert NS where the company helped build the camp. David drove a truck and operated a bulldozer and other equipment. Unfortunately for David’s initial military aspirations, the company was scheduled to depart for England in the early summer and it was discovered Dave was underage. He was released and sent back to Hawkesbury where he got a job as an apprentice machinist in the pulp mill.

Not to be left out, David was able to join the Royal Canadian Air Force later that same year.  He trained as an aero-engine mechanic and spent the rest of the war on various RCAF Stations in Ontario, ending up in Greenwood NS in 1945 when he was discharged after having volunteered to fight in the Pacific.

On returning to Hawkesbury, David worked in the pulp mill until 1953 when he became Machine Shop Foreman at Canadian Refractories new brick plant at Marelan QC. In 1972, he moved with his family to L'Orignal ON where he operated a small machine shop and sharpening service for many years. He was a member of the Hawkesbury Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

David is buried in Hillside Cemetery in Hawkesbury. ^{{dcDec19wd} [zpp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Eugene N. Crotteau on 14 March 2001 in Quesnel BC at the age of 83 years.

Eugene was a veteran of the Second World War who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  After the war, he was a trapper and prospector in the area of Quesnel.  In the early 1960s, he discovered molybdenite and staked the Rusty Claim along Chiaz Creek in the Cariboo Region of BC.

Eugene was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 94 in Quesnel.   ^{{dcOct2017gd}[zpp, zsd, zcc]}

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Donald “Don” Livingstone (Ret’d) in Lethbridge, AB on 9 March 2001 at the age of 84.

Don was born in Lethbridge the son of pioneers of the city.  He was a WW II veteran who served four and half years with the Royal Canadian Engineers overseas in the 4^th Canadian Armoured Division.  He worked with the forward elements of the Division, passing back engineer information and ensuring that engineer parties received all necessary equipment and stores. Much of his work was carried out under enemy fire.  He was twice decorated by the Belgian Government and made a Knight of the Order of Leopold II receiving the Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm and the Order of Leopold with Palm.  After the war, Don served 16 years in the Reserves with the Royal Canadian Engineers, from 1946 to 1955 as Commanding Officer of 33^rd Field Park Squadron/33^rd Field Squadron in Lethbridge.  He then commanded 8^th Field Engineer Regiment in Edmonton from 1955 to 1960.

Don graduated from the University of Alberta in Edmonton with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering, specializing in Coal.  His first job was working underground in the famed Galt #8 coal mine in Lethbridge so he could learn every job.  He then became the Site Engineer, eventually the Manager, before becoming the General Manager of Lethbridge Collieries for whom he worked 34 years.  Following this, he was Coal Consultant for the Canadian Pacific Railways and was one of a five-member team who explored and established the Fording Coal Enterprise at Elkford, BC.  He later was Coal Consultant for Cambrian Engineering of Calgary.

Don belonged to many professional mining and engineering societies including being a member of the Council of the Professional Engineers of Alberta; a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; a member and President of the Coal Association of Canada; and a  member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers.

Don was also very active in community service; a member of the Rotary Club; member and Chairman of the Lethbridge Public School Board;  and Finance Chairman of the Lethbridge Community College Board.  He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many capacities, including Elders Quorum President, Bishop of Lethbridge 2^nd Ward, Counsellor in the Lethbridge Staker Presidency, Mission President of the London England South Mission, and Director of Public Communications for the Church in Southern Alberta Canada.  He was owner and operator of the Bridge Valley Par-3 Golf Course and Driving Range.

Visitation will take place on 15 March at the Christensen Salmon Funeral Home, 327-10 Street South, Lethbridge from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.  A funeral service will take place on 16 March at the Lethbridge Stake Chapel, 2410-28 Street South.   Burial will take place at a private family service at Mountain View Cemetery.  Donations may be made to the Family History Genealogical Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, 1912-10 Avenue South Lethbridge or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta.  A tree will be planted in Don’s memory in the Lethbridge area.  ^{{gdJan2017dc} [zsp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Dr. David G. H. Frood on 8 March 2001 at his home in Thunder Bay, ON at the age of 77. avid was the founding Chairman of Physics at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. Sapper David Frood was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of WW II.

David was born in Vancouver, BC. He attended Sir Richard McBride Public School and, later, Vancouver Technical School from which he graduated as the top academic student.  He enrolled in mathematics at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1942 but discontinued his studies due to the Second World War when he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers and served overseas as a Sapper until October 1945.

After demobilisation David returned to UBC and graduated with BA degrees in mathematics and physics. In 1949, he became a research scientist with the Aeronautics Department of the National Research Council (NRC) in Ottawa, ON.  This work allowed him to again return to UBC where he earned an MA degree in 1951.  Following graduation, David resumed his research career in Ottawa with NRC and later transferred to the Defence Research Board (DRB). In 1955 he earned a doctorate from the University of Liverpool, England.  For two decades, during the height of the Cold War, David worked as a scientist on several classified research projects - first at the Royal Radar Establishment (RRE), in Malvern, Worcestershire, UK, then at the Royal Armaments Research and Development Establishment (RARDE) at Fort Halstead, Kent, UK from 1960 until 1966.  His PhD in Theoretical Physics was conferred in 1960. In 1966 he accepted a post as full professor and Chairman of Physics at the then brand-new Lakehead University.

David was involved in community work that included being on the Board of Directors of St. Joseph's General Hospital in Thunder Bay and the founding Board of Directors of St. Joseph's Heritage. After retirement from Lakehead University in 1989 he continued research work in Ireland at University College in Dublin and at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. His projects included an international study on de-icing aircraft wings.

Friends may call at the Sargent and Son Funeral Chapel, 21 North Court Street, Thunder Bay on 12 March from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. with prayers beginning at 7:00 p.m.  A funeral service will take place at Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church in Thunder Bay on 13 March at 2:00 PM. Cremation to follow with interment in Ireland at a later date. ^{{gdMar2017dc} [zsd, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Walter Scott Chenell of Sylvester NS on 27 February 2001 in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow at the age of 76 years. 

Walter was born in Sylvester. He was a Second World War veteran of the Royal Canadian Engineers CE and served overseas. He was a mechanic by trade and had operated his own service station in Sylvester for many years. He was also a millwright and in 1967 became employed at Scott Paper Ltd. until his retirement. He was a member of the Greenhill-Alma United Church, a founding member of the Alma Fire Department and United Commercial Travelers. Walter enjoyed the outdoors and woodworking as a hobby, but especially enjoyed the company of his family. 

Walter’s funeral was held at Eagles Funeral Home, Westville.  Family flowers only. Donations in his memory may be made to the Terry Fox Fund, the Green Hill-Alma United Church or a charity of your choice.
 

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Walter Golinowski (Ret’d) of Westlock AB on 16 February 2001 at the age of 78 years.

Walter served in the Royal Canadian Engineers and was a member of the Westlock Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. He is buried in the Westlock Cemetery.  

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Lester D. Dean (Ret’d) of Dean, NS at the Victoria Building of the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax NS on 6 February 2001 at the age of 77 years.

Lester was born and raised in Dean, NS and only left home during the Second World War when he served as an equipment operator in the Royal Canadian Engineers. On returning home, he farmed and worked as a truck driver, snowplough operator and a school bus driver. He raised and showed horses at many agricultural fairs in Nova Scotia. Lester was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Upper Musquodoboit, NS Branch # 147.

Visitation will be on 7 February from 7:00 until 9:00 PM with the funeral on 8 February at 2:00 PM - both in Sharon Presbyterian Church in Dean. The Royal Canadian Legion will be holding a tribute service at 7:00 PM during the visitation. Donations may be made to any charity of one’s choice.  ^{{dcOct18gd} [zsd, zcc, zbd, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Henry Friesen (Ret’d) of Chilliwack, BC on 1 February 2001 at the age of 82 years.

Henry (Heinrich) was born in Marienberg, Germany and came to Canada in 1923 with his family and settled in Saskatchewan. In 1941, the family moved to Chilliwack, BC. Henry enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Chilliwack and completed his training in  No 6 Canadian Engineer Training Centre in Dundurn, SK. He served overseas from 1944 until 1946.

After the war, Henry married and settled in Greendale, BC. He also started a career in carpentry. Some of the highlights of his career include working on the China Bar Tunnel, the Cottonwood Mall and Salish Park among many other sites in the Fraser Valley. Henry was active in his church and filled many positions over the years. He was also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Chilliwack Branch #4.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Greendale First Mennonite Church on 6 February at 1:30 pm. Interment will follow at the Greendale Cemetery at 9:30 am. Should family and friends so desire, donations in Henry's memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. ^{{dcJan19gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Colonel Ernest Allan Ballantyne OMM, CD (Ret’d), on 27 January 2001. He was the fifth Colonel Commandant of the Canadian Military Engineers serving in that appointment from 1988 to 1991.

Allan was born in 1919 in Ottawa, ON. He attended schools in Toronto before entering the Royal Military College of Canada in 1937. Upon graduating In December 1939 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers and assigned to Number 6 Detachment Royal Canadian Engineers in Halifax. In May 1940 he was posted to A5 Canadian Training Center in Petawawa where he was employed as a Training Officer and second-in-command of a Field Company. In 1941 he proceeded overseas to 1 Canadian Engineer Holding Unit in the United Kingdom. During the war he served in command and staff appointments in the United Kingdom and North West Europe.

Following the war Allan attended Queens University, earning his Bachelor of Science (Civil) degree in 1947. From 1947 to 1951 he served in the Directorate of Engineer Development as a Technical Staff Officer and for a year was Acting Director. From 1951 to 1954 he was posted as the Canadian Army Engineer Liaison Officer to the United States Corps of Engineers at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In 1954 he was given command of 4 Field Squadron in Chilliwack BC followed in 1955 to 1957 by command of 1 Field Squadron in Chilliwack and Germany. From 1957 to 1959 he commanded 26 Works Company Royal Canadian Engineers and from 1959 to 1962 he was Commanding Officer of the Army Survey Establishment in Ottawa. Between 1962 and 1968 he filled various appointments as Deputy Chief Engineer and Acting Chief Engineer at Army Headquarters, as Canadian Army Liaison Officer in Washington, DC and as Regional Engineer in Halifax.

In 1968 he retired from the Canadian Forces and became the Director of Industry and Development with the Government of the North West Territories. From 1972 until his retirement from the Canadian Government in 1975 he was the Deputy Director of Resource Programmes with the Federal Department of Finance. During the period 1975 to 1977 he was with NOVA as Vice President of a subsidiary and later as Executive Vice President of Trans Quebec and Maritimes Pipeline Limited. During the period 1981 to 1982 he was President of a company providing consultant services in the field of energy, policy, corporate organization and management and government liaison. Allan was active in the Canadian Military Engineer Association 2003 National Organising Committee.

His funeral was held in Duncan, British Columbia in February 2001.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Kurt Seidl (Ret'd) on 24 January 2001.

Even though Kurt was a recent immigrant to Canada, he was a veteran of the Second War World War. Kurt's family was of Sudeten German origin. They left their native part of Czechoslovakia in the spring of 1939 after their land had been handed over to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime in October 1938. After a short stay in England in a refugee camp, the family was processed and sent to Canada. They eventually settled in the Peace River Country of Northern British Columbia on a quarter-section in the area of Tomslake. Kurt enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers in November 1944 and served in Calgary until July 1946.

On being discharged he returned home to Tomslake and took a job working for Northern Alberta Railways in Dawson Creek in the Round House. He worked there for several years before giving the job up and becoming a full-time farmer. On being discharged he returned home to Tomslake,  The farm eventually passed to his son Art and moved Peace Haven. In 2000, he moved to live with his daughter in Calgary.

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer John A.S. “Jamie” Jamieson, CD (Ret'd) after a long illness on 23 January 2001 at the age of 62 years. 

John served a 36-year career in the Royal Canadian Engineers and Canadian Military Engineers.  He was a draftsman who rose through the ranks to become Sergeant Major of the Construction Engineering Section at the Canadian Forces Base London ON.  After his retirement from the Canadian Forces, he became the Property Officer at Canadian Forces Base London until his second retirement in March 1996.

Visitation will be held at the Westview Funeral Chapel on Friday from 2.00-4:00 and 700-9:00 p.m. A Royal Canadian Legion service under the auspices of Springbank Branch #533 will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Funeral and committal services will be held in the chapel on 27 January at 1:00 p.m.  Cremation will follow. Memorial contributions to the Salvation Army Citadel will be appreciated. {gdMay2016kh} [zpp]

We regret to advise of the death of David Charles Wesley Hodgins on 20 January 2001 in Chilliwack at the age of 73. Dave was born in New Westminster  and was educated in Vancouver. He joined the Royal Canadian Engineers and served in the Korean War. David was later employed as a stationary engineer in various communities throughout British Columbia before retiring in Chilliwack.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Bernard (Jeff) Jefferson (Ret'd) on 18 January 2001 in the Camphill Veterans' Memorial Building QEII in Halifax.

Born in Halifax, Lieutenant Jefferson was the first detachment commander of the Fortress Company in Newfoundland in 1940 and was responsible for construction of coastal defense battery positions. He then served overseas during the Second World War with the Royal Canadian Engineers. After the War, Jeff served in a variety of appointments including Army Headquarters and as Command Engineer in Eastern Command.

Jeff retired in 1965 and became Chief Building Inspector for the City of Halifax until 1974 when he moved to private industry as Chief Engineer for Shawmont Limited in Newfoundland until his retirement in 1985.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Carl Kitchener Fulford (Ret’d) of North Bay, ON on 17 January 2001 at the age of 86 years.

Carl was born on a farm in the Blue Mountain district of Collingwood, ON.  At the young age of 10, Carl went to live with family friends in nearby Thornbury, ON where he was able to attend school and help out on their farm.  At the age of 23, he left the farm to find work in the gold mines of Northern Ontario, settling in the growing mining town of Kirkland Lake.

Carl was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War. When war broke out in Europe in 1939, he joined the 1^st Battalion, Royal Canadian Engineers and was sent to England. He was stationed at an officer training school in the south of England where he served until the end of the war. While on leave in Scotland in 1942, he met his future wife, a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). They were married in 1943. 

When the war ended, Carl returned to Canada and re-settled in Kirkland Lake.  He resumed his role at the Upper Canada Mine where he would work for the next 25 years.  Carl’s wife and child crossed on the Queen Mary and joined him in 1946.  He served for many years as President of the United Steelworkers of America Local 4639. Not once during his tenure as president was there ever any labour unrest at the Upper Canada Mine.  When the Upper Canada Mine closed in 1970, Carl obtained employment as a custodian at Northern College in Kirkland Lake. He worked for the College until his retirement in 1980.  He relocated with his wife to North Bay in 1995 to be closer to their family. He was a member of the North Bay Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Carl is buried in the family plot in the Union Cemetery in North Bay.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper John William "Bill" Lees (Ret'd) at home in Humbolt, SK on 8 January 2001 at the age of 80 years.

Bill was born near Humbolt on his family's homestead.  He attended Hillsley and Golden Acre schools and worked on the farm. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1942 and was stationed in Prince Albert and Chilliwack, BC with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  After the war, Bill returned to the farm with his family and worked until 1964 when he moved to Humboldt. For the next 15 years, he continued to work the farm, but also worked for the local John Deere dealership.  Bill then worked for the Town of Humboldt for five years before retiring in 1984.  Bill was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #28 in Humboldt.

A funeral service will be held at the Westminster United Church on 12 January.  The Royal Canadian Legion will provide a guard of honour.  Interment was in the Field of Honour at the Humboldt Public Cemetery.  Donations may be made to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind or the Saskatchewan Lung Association.  ^{{dcApr2017gd}[zsd, zpp]}

We regret to advise the death of Sapper Raymond J. Delorey (Ret’d) of Arichat NS on 23 December 2000 at the age of 90 years.

Raymond was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Isle Madame Branch # 150 in Arichat. ^{{dcJan18gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Raymond Forrest (Ret’d) of North Sydney, NS on 22 December 2000 at the age of 83 years.

Raymond was born in Sydney Mines and was one of nine children in his family - all girls save one brother who died when Raymond was young. He was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Armstrong Memorial Branch # 19 in North Sydney. ^{{dcJan19gd} [ zpp, zsd, zcc, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Lance Sergeant Albert J. Briffett (Ret'd) on 19 December 2000 in Smithville, ON at the age of 80 years.

Albert was a veteran of the Second World War who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 393 in Caistor, Gainsborough & South Grimsby in Smithville.

Albert is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Burlington, ON.  ^{{gdFeb2017dc} [zsd, zcc, zsp]}

We regret to advise of the death of William Fehr of Chilliwack, BC on 11 December 2000 at the age of 74 years.

William was a veteran of the Second World War. He served overseas with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and after the war rejoined the Army with the Royal Canadian Engineers where he served for another 26 years.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at the Greendale Mennonite Brethren Church in Chilliwack on 17 December at 1:30 PM with cremation to follow.  Donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice. ^{{dcApr2017gd}[zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Thomas Stuart Forsaith (Ret’d) of Tompkins, SK on 7 December 2000 at the age of 83 years.

Thomas was born in Maple Creek, SK. He was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers. He completed his initial officer training at Gordon Head, BC in 1941, and went overseas in 1942. Thomas saw action in Europe and was discharged in Canada in October 1945. He then went back to university and received a Master’s Degree in Engineering from the University of Minnesota in March 1947.Thomas served his community in many ways before he passed away in 2000. 

He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Tompkins Branch #140. 

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Grant Douglas Duffield on 7 December 2000 in Grimsby ON at the age of 78 years.

Grant was a Second World War veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers and brought home a war bride.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion West Lincoln Branch #393 in Grimsby.  ^{{gdJan2019gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Arthur P. Flemming (Ret'd) of Halifax, NS on 1 December 2000 at the age of 79 years.

Arthur was a Royal Canadian Engineers veteran of the Second World War.  He was member of the Royal Canadian Legion Fairview Branch #142. Arthur is buried along side his wife in Oakridge Memory Gardens, Middle Sackville, NS. ^{{dcJan19gd} [ zpp, zsd, zcc]}

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Neville Whitney Davis Mann, MC (Ret'd) of Farmington ME on 28 November 2000 at the age of 87 years. Neville was living at the Sandy River Center for Rehabilitation in Farmington Maine, where he had been a resident for many years.

Neville was born in North Esk NB, the son of Jack and Mary Mann. When he was 13 years old, his family with his two brothers and two sisters, moved from New Brunswick to Howland ME where another sister was born.  He continued his schooling in Howland and later received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from the University of New Brunswick.
Neville enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Second World War and served in Northwest Europe. He joined the 6th Field Company as a replacement officer on 12 January 1945.  
In April 1945, he was awarded the Military Cross for supervising the construction of an improvised footbridge across the Schipbeek Canal in Holland in clear sight of the enemy, encouraging troops of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles to press on and seize their objective on the far side. Lt Mann was wounded twice as a platoon commander during the war – once during the Battle of the Bulge and again less than two weeks after this action during a minefield clearing operation. He was evacuated to hospital and did not return to duty.

After the war, he returned to Canada and lived in Ottawa for a few years before moving back to Maine to settle in Bangor. He and his wife, as U.S. citizens, became long term residents of that city. Neville worked most of his life as a resident engineer for design firms Metcalf & Eddy, and Stone & Webster. He supervised the building of runways at Gander Air Base in Labrador, the McKay Station at Ripogenous Dam, power-generating facilities at Great Northern Paper Co., Millinocket, as well as Bangor¹s Kenduskeag Stream Parking Plaza and interceptor sewer system. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish.

At the request of the family, there will be no visitation. A private memorial service will be held later with interment in the Mount Pleasant Catholic Cemetery in Bangor. Donations may be made in his name to the Maine Alzeimer¹s Association in Portland, ME.
 

We regret to advise of the death of W. A. “Art” Carlisle on 25 November 2000. Art was a former member of the Royal Canadian Engineers. ^{{gdMar2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Major-General Henry Lloyd “Jerry” Meuser OBE, MiD, CD on 24 November 2000. A decorated veteran of WW II, he was Mentioned in Despatches and decorated as an Officer, Order of the British Empire and awarded Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau, with Swords by The Netherlands for his outstanding contributions to the war effort.

Jerry was appointed to the Royal Canadian Engineers Permanent Active Militia in 1934.  He joined the Geographical Section of the General Staff as a Lieutenant and was employed on a survey of the Queen Charlotte Islands BC.  In WW II he saw active service overseas as Commanding Officer of the 1^stField Survey Company.  Upon promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in 1941 he was appointed Deputy Director Survey and commanded the 1st Canadian Army Survey Directorate.  In 1942, as a Colonel, he was appointed Deputy Director of Military Survey with Headquarters 1^st Canadian Army Overseas,  Commander, 1 Canadian Army Engineer Group and Acting/Chief Engineer of the 1st Canadian Army.

Upon re-organization of the Canadian Army late in the war Jerry was appointed as the first "Chief Engineer" at Army Headquarters.  This position was initially designated Director Engineers and he held this appointment from 1944 to 1948.  In 1949, as a Colonel he was Canadian Chairman of the Joint Sub-committee on Air Photography, Hydrographic Survey and Mapping and Charting, reporting to the Canadian/US Joint Planning Committee. 

From 1958 through 1962, Jerry, as a Brigadier, was Deputy Quartermaster General for Works and Quartering in Army Headquarters in Ottawa.  It was during this period that he selected Colonel E. Churchill, OC, CD be his Deputy Director Works (Special Projects) with the primary responsibility for design and construction of the Central Emergency Government Headquarters, "Diefenbunker" in Carp ON.  In June 1963, as Major-General, Jerry was appointed Associate Deputy Minister Construction Engineering and Properties, a position that he continued in as a civilian after his retirement from the Army in 1967. 

Donations may be made to the Ottawa Heart and Stroke Institute. 

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Richard Libby (Ret’d) on 20 November 2000 in Port Perry, ON at the age of 83 years.

Richard was a veteran of the Second World War with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was wounded twice, once in Sicily and again in Italy.  After convalescing in North Africa he was sent back to a hospital in England where he helped maintain boiler equipment.  Richard was discharged in 1945 and returned to Canada. Qualifying as a Stationary Engineer, he worked for Durham Board of Education for 20 years until his retirement.  Richard was a Member of Parkwood Masonic Lodge, Past District Deputy Grand Master and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #419 in Port Perry.

Visitation will take place at the Wagg Funeral Home in Port Perry on 19 November from 2:00 until 4:00 PM and again from 7:00 until 9:00 PM.  A Service will be held in the Chapel on 20 November at 2:00 PM.  Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert.  Donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region.  A Masonic Service will be held in the funeral home on 19 November at 7:00 PM.  ^{{dcnov2017gd}}

We regret to advise of the death of Bruce Ross in Toronto on 20 November 2000. 

Bruce was a WW II veteran serving with the Royal Canadian Engineers in the 16^th Field Company in Southern England. He was subsequently posted to the 18^th Field Company as the Second-in-Command prior to D-Day.  Bruce landed on Juno Beach on D-Day/ H-Hr.

After the war, Bruce was a mining manager in Northern Canada.  Later he worked for the Black Brothers in Toronto.  He was a Lieutenant Governor mining appointee to the Council of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario for a number of years and in 1984 became its President.  In 1987 he was made Companion of the Order of Honour for the APEO, the highest distinction reserved exclusively for individuals whose distinguished service has profoundly influenced the profession. ^{{gdSep2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Clifford Erickson peacefully in New Westminster, BC on 14 November 2000 at the age of 69.

Clifford was a member of the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He served with our Field Squadron in Werl, Germany during the Cold War.  After retiring from the Army he moved to New Westminster.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #2 in New Westminster. ^{{gd Dec2016kh}  [zsd, zcc, zbd, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of James Thomas "Jim" Dickens of Kimberley BC on 7 November 2000 at the age of 85 years.

Jim was born in Woodbridge, ON and grew up in Toronto, ON. He was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers. After the war he moved to Kimberley and was at one time, the Fire Chief. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Kimberley Branch #67. Jim is buried in the Kimberley Cemetery​. ​^{{dcFeb18gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Arthur B. Garrison (Ret’d) in Victoria BC on 1 November 2000 at the age of 88.

Arthur was born on the Prairies but moved to Vancouver where he was raised and attended Britannia High School and later Vancouver Normal School--graduating with a Teacher’s Certificate.  He joined the Royal Canadian Engineers in WW II and served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.  He was demobilized in 1946.

After the war, Arthur worked for British Columbia Electric in Vancouver for 10 years.  He then moved to Victoria with the BC Department of Public Works and later to the Department of Highways in the Bridge Branch until his retirement in 1977.  Arthur was active in the Military Engineers’ Association of Canada, the Royal Canadian Legion, the United Church, the Scout and Guide Movements and School Parent Teachers Associations.

Donations may be made to the Victoria Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation. ^{{gdMar2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Clarence Howard Foreshew (Ret’d) on 28 October 2000 in Port Loring, ON at the age of 87 years.

Clarence was born in Melfort, SK and moved with his family to Port Parry, ON as a teenager. He was working as a labourer when he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers and then served in the Second World War.  He returned to Port Parry after the war where he was married. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Northern Memorial Branch #415 in Port Loring.  Clarence is buried in the Port and Loring Cemetery in Port Loring. ^{{dcJan19gd} [ zpp, zsd, zcc]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Major Owen Gordon “Bud” Evans (Ret’d) in Sardis BC on 13 October 2000 at the age of 76 years.

Bud was born in Sardis. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1944 and retired after 25-years of service. He served in Germany, Eastern and Western Canada, and the Yukon Territories. He represented Camp Chilliwack at the Bisley England Rifle Marksmanship Competition placing first on the Canadian team.

Bud retired in Chilliwack.  He was well known and respected in the community and throughout the province as a skilled gunsmith and leather work craftsman.

A celebration of his life will be held for family and friends. ^{{gdMar2016kh}[zpp, zsd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Samuel Robert Ames of Bezanson AB on 10 October 2000 at the age of 78 years.
Robert was born and spent most of his life in Grande Prairie, the third of four boys and girls in the family. His mother died when he was only three and the children were sent away to Manitoba to live with their grandparents. They all returned when their father re-married in 1928.
As was quite common in those days, Robert left school after Grade 8 to work on the family farm. He was called up under the National Resources Mobilization Act in August 1942 and transferred to the Canadian Active Service Force less than a month later, enrolling in the Royal Canadian Engineers. He completed his training at A6 Canadian Engineer Training Centre in Chilliwack BC and later staged through Camp Debert in Nova Scotia on his way to England. In March 1944, he arrived in Naples, Italy and was taken on strength of the 13^th Field Company as part of the 1^st Canadian Corps Engineers. He saw action from the Liri Valley, along the Adriatic Coast to Rimimi and then into the Po Valley before the Corps moved to Holland in February 1945. While the war ended in May, Robert remained as part of the occupation force and returned to Canada in October of that year. He spend a few months as a guard at the prisoner of war camp in Lethbridge AB before completing his service in February 1946.
After his discharge, Robert purchased four sections of farmland and later married Marie Baynes, a local school teacher in 1949. They had five children. Over the years, they sold off parts of their farm eventually saving ten acres they worked after their retirement. He and Marie are buried in the Grande Prairie Cemetery. 
 

We regret to advise of the death of Henry Gordon Davis of Pictou NS on 3 October 2000 at the age of 78 years.

Henry was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #16 of Pictou.  Henry is buried in St James cemetery in Pictou. ^{{dcJan18gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Acting Corporal Oscar Lyndon Harrison in Mississauga ON on 30 September 2000 at the age of 85 years.

Jim was born in Port Credit ON and lived there for most of his life. He joined the Canadian Army in 1942 and was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War. He served in Italy with the 3^rd Field Company and was awarded a Military Medal for his actions during the Liri Valley Valley Campaign in May 1944.

Jim is buried is Springcreek Cemetery in Mississauga. ^{{dcMay20} [zpp, zcc, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Acting Wing Commander Tom Spear (Ret'd) in Calgary AB on 28 September 2000, just 24 days short of his 104^th birthday.  Having lived in three different centuries, he was likely the oldest of our Canadian Military Engineer veterans.

After completing high school in Manitoba in 1912 Tom went to work for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR).  In February 1916, he left the CPR to enlist in the Signals Company of the Royal Canadian Engineers in Winnipeg MB.  He sailed to England in May of that year and deployed to the Continent in April 1917 where he saw action in France, Belgium and Germany.  Repatriated in 1919, he settled in Emerson MB where he returned to the employment of the CPR and became active in the local community including the command of the local Cadet Corps.

During WW II, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and held several appointments in Ontario and Manitoba, including supporting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Souris MB.  Starting at the rank of Flying Officer in the Repair Depot in Trenton ON, he rose to the rank of Acting Wing Commander in charge of the Repair Depot at the Royal Canadian Air Force Station Uplands in Ottawa ON. 

 After participating in his second world war, Tom returned to the CPR holding different positions of increasing responsibility and ending his career as the National Supervisor for System Rules.  On his retirement from the CPR in March 1963, after 50 years, he had the distinction of not having had a single day's absence.

After retirement, Tom maintained an active involvement in the Calgary recreational and cultural community holding life memberships in many of these service associations.  He was also active in supporting veterans' memorial events.  In 1997 and 1998 he visited several European battlefields in tribute to his 23-year old brother who was killed at the Canal du Nord in France in September 1918.  On the 1997 pilgrimage, he was selected to read "The Soldier's Lament" at Vimy Ridge.  On the 1998 pilgrimage, he was selected to read "The Soldier's Lament" at the Peace Tower in Ottawa prior to the group departure to Europe.  During this overseas trip with the Canadian contingent of WW I veterans, he received the “Légion d’Honneur”, France's highest distinction for his WW I contributions.

Tom has been presented twice to the Governor General in Rideau Hall in Ottawa.  He was presented with the Medal of Liberation from Queen Juliana of The Netherlands, was presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and as well as King Albert of Belgium at Mons in 1998.

 In 1999, Tom wrote and had published a book entitled ‘Carry On: Reaching Beyond 100’ which is his unique biography that covers how he survived machine gun attacks, 'whizz-bang' artillery barrages and how he returned to visit Europe eight decades later.

A funeral service will be held on 2 October 2000 at the Scarboro United Church in Calgary. ^{{gdMar2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Arthur “Art” MacPherson on 25 September 2000.

Art was a veteran of WW II and served with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Canada, England, and Northwest Europe.  He graduated from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in Halifax NS in 1934 and his early mining experience was in mining for gold in the Maritimes and in West Africa.  He was internationally recognized for his innovations and development of many technologies employed in the mining industry.

In 1946, Art joined the Department of Mines & Technical Surveys in Ottawa ON where he developed his expertise in mineral processing.  Five years later, he joined Aerofall Mills Limited in Toronto ON, ending as Executive Vice-President & General Manager.  During the period 1960 to 1962, he worked as an independent consultant and developed the basis data for the design of wet autogenous mills.  He joined Bechtel Canada Limited in 1962, working with them in Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto. 

Art developed plant designs pioneering large grinding circuits for many major projects including the Carol Lake project of Iron Ore Company QC, the Griffith Mine in Red Lake ON, and the Lornex, Similkameen, and Valley Copper copper projects in British Columbia. In 1974 he was appointed Vice-President and Consulting Metallurgist for the Vancouver office where he remained until 1979.  From 1980 until his retirement in 1990, he worked as a consultant to the mining community from his office in Mississauga ON. 

In 1936, Art received a special citation from the Nova Scotia Legislature honouring his role in the dramatic rescue of two men trapped in a mine cave-in at Moose River near Halifax.  In 1982, he received the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers ‘Robert H. Richards Award’ for "a lifetime of pioneering achievements in the field of mineral processing.  He was the first Canadian to receive the honour in the 30-years of the Award's history. The same year he was made a Distinguished Member of the Society of Mining Engineers. 

In 1984, the Technical University of Nova Scotia awarded him an honorary doctorate and created a bursary, known as the A.R. MacPherson Scholarship.  In 2000, the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy & Petroleum awarded him the Canadian Institute of Mining Fellowship "for outstanding contributions to the Canadian minerals industry and to the CIM".  ^{{gdMay2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Gordon Willis Allen of Vernon BC on 20 September 2000 at the age of 81 years. 

Gordon was born in the Spy Hill district of Saskatchewan. His family later moved to Esterhazy SK where Gordon received his schooling. He left school at 13 to work on the family farm.  He soon ‘hit the road’ to work in Alberta and Northern Ontario. When the Second World War broke out, Gordon enlisted and joined the 14^th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers. His training started in Regina, and continued in Dundurn SK and then Petawawa ON before he was shipped overseas in February 1941.  In August 1943, Gordon and his company deployed to Sicily and then to Italy for 22 months. In February 1945, the unit was sent to Northwest Europe until the end of the war. As a veteran of the Italian Campaign, Gordon returned to Canada earlier than most and was back in Regina by June 1945. Both of Gordon’s brothers as well as a sister also served overseas.

Gordon stayed briefly in Esterhazy and shortly after getting married In 1947, moved to BC.  Starting in Nelson where he worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway, moving then to Terrace with the Department of Indian Affairs, Gordon finally settled in Vernon BC where he worked at the Vernon Army Cadet Camp Construction and Maintenance Supervisor until he retired in 1984.

Gordon is buried in Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Cemetery, in Esterhazy.
 

We regret to advise of the death of James Augustine “Jim” Ryall in Chilliwack, BC on 20 September 2000 at the age of 70 years. 

Jim was born in St. John's, NL.  His working life started at the age of 14 as an apprentice on the Newfoundland Government icebreaker SS Kyle in the Labrador Sea.  At 19 he joined the Canadian Army as an infantryman with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and he was a veteran of the Korean War, including the Battle of Kapyong.  Jim left the Army after two years and returned to Newfoundland.  He rejoined the army In 1955 as a member of the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He trained at the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering at Camp Chilliwack, BC and served in Canada as well as completing a tour in Germany with 4 Field Squadron.  Jim’s career highlights included assisting with relief operations in the 1964 Tsunami in Port Alberni, BC and the Granduc Mine Disaster near Stewart BC in 1965.  He retired in Chilliwack in 1969 and went into farming and later into construction.

A Prayer Vigil will be held on 24 September at 7:00 PM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chilliwack.  A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on 25 September at 10:00 AM with burial in St Mary's Cemetery in Chilliwack. ^{{dcMay2017gd} [zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Hugh G. Reber of Eaglesham AB on 13 September 2000 at the age of 82 years.

Hugh was born in Lougheed, AB. He was a veteran of the Second World War and served with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Canada, England, and Northwest Europe.  After the war, Hugh worked and remained a bachelor farmer for most of his life.  He married late and helped his wife run the Post Office in Eaglesham.  Hugh was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #235 in Eaglesham.   

Hugh is buried in Pleasant Heights Cemetery Eaglesham, Grande Prairie, AB.  ^{{dcMar2018gd} [zsd, zpp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Major Harold Norman “Andy” Andrews, DFM and Bar, on 2 September 2000 at the age of 80 years.

Andy was originally a member of the Royal Engineers, joining the 222^nd Field Company in September 1939. He was evacuated from Dunkirk, France as part of the British Expeditionary Force in June 1940. Re-assigned to the 15^th Field Park Company in January 1942, he transferred to the Army Air Corps in January 1942. In  September, he transferred to the Glider Pilot Regiment and is believed to be one of only four glider pilots who survived all four main glider operations of the Second World War in Europe.  

Andy was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for "exceptional valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy" for his courage and precision flying in the invasion of Sicily in 1943.  He then participated in the 6^th Airborne Division D-Day landings.  His third major operation was Operation MARKET GARDEN in Arnhem in Holland where he received a Bar to his DFM for his skilled and courageous flying into the landing zone.  His last major operation was supporting the capture of bridges over the River Ijssel near Hamminkeln in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany where his glider disintegrated on landing but none of the troops were seriously hurt.  Interestingly, during the Normandy Invasion, Andy's glider carried elements of the 3^rd Brigade of the 6^th Airborne Division which included the 1^st Canadian Parachute Company.

After the war, Andy completed his engineering studies and immigrated to Canada in 1953. He was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Engineers where he served in various appointments at RCSME in Camp Chilliwack, 12 Works Company, Regina; 2 Field Squadron in Camp Gagetown; and back to RCSME. In 1967, Andy was the Canadian Forces Liason to the Winnipeg Pan-American Games.

Andy was one of the first RCE officers to complete the Light Aircraft Pilot Course in the 1950s and carried on with the Continuation Flying Program at Camp Shilo, MB from 1956 until 1959. While he never flew in an operational capacity as an RCE officer, he continued to fly until 1965 when the helicopter he was flying went down in a snowstorm.  At that time, Andy decided his luck had run out and he never flew again.

After leaving the Army, Andy worked at Douglas College in New Westminster from 1972 until 1984 as Vice-Principal of the McBride Campus and Director of Program Planning and Development. He started working from a construction trailer on the site and saw the project through to completion. On his death, his family endowed the Andy and Helen Andrews Memorial Award providing financial assistance to students demonstrating significant athletic achievement in combination with outstanding academic performance. ^{{dcMar2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Robert “Bob” Minto peacefully on 2 September 2000 in Chilliwack BC in his 79^th year.

Bob was born in Fort Qu’Appelle SK and was a veteran of WWII.  He was a member of the First Special Service Force and served in Europe and Africa.  He was a Prisoner of War held in Stalag 7A, in Moosberg, Bavaria, Germany for the period 1944-1945.   After demobilisation, Bob re-enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers and served until his retirement in 1969.  He was a lifetime member of the Lions International and a member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch #280 in Aldergrove BC.

 A Memorial Service will be held on 27 September. Donations may be made to the Mount Cheam Lions Club or the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #280 Aldergrove BC. ^{{gdMar2016kh} [zpp, zcc]}

We regret to advise of the death of Donat J. Doucet, Jr of Bathurst, NB on 25 August 2000 at the age of 77 years.

Donat was a Korean War veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Herman Good VC Branch, #18 Bathurst. ^{{dcJan19gd} [zpp, zsd, zcc, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper George A. Baloc (Ret'd) of 100 Mile House, BC on 20 August 2000 at the age of 81 years.

George was a WW II veteran who served in the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #260 in 100 Mile House.

He is buried in the 100 Mile House Cemetery. ^{{dcJan2017gd} [zpp, zsd, zcc]}