Métis Veteran John Trottier (October 12, 1893 - ) of Val Marie, Saskatchewan, was conscripted to the army and enlisted on April 20, 1918 at the age of 24. He served in England and France as a member of the 46th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Métis Veteran Izadore (Isidore) LaPlante (January 1, 1879 - uknown date of death) of Saskatchewan Landing, Saskatchewan enlisted on July 8, 1916 at the age of 37. He served as a member of the 212th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Regimental number: 261699
Isidore was born at Cypress Hills to father, Isidore Laplante and mother, Philomène Fagnant (Métis); scrip cert.: form E, no. 660.
Métis Veteran Homer Adams (date of birth unknown - 1970) joined the Canadian Armed Forces and served with the Royal Regina Rifles in England and Germany. He was among those who landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France. He was awarded the Military Medal by King George VI of England.
Métis Veteran Francis "Frank" Godon (August 19, 1924 - January 12, 2019) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 at the age of 18 and served in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and four days later, became a prisoner of war after being ambushed by the Germans. He was captive for 11 months before the POW camp was liberated by American Soldiers.
Métis Veteran Edward King (November 18, 1925 - Jan 5, 2001) joined the Canadian Armed forces in 1943 at the age of 17 and served with the Regina Rifles, the Winnipeg Rifles and the Canadian Scottish Regiment in England and continental Europe. He was injured in battle twice, and received many medals for his service, including the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, and the War Medal 1939-45.
Métis Veteran Edmond Gagne (July 25,1921 - ) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1941 at the age of 19 and served with the Edmonton Fusiliers and later the 'D' Company of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He was among those who landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He was wounded the following month and spent many months in an army hospital before being able to travel home. Among his other awards and medals, France awarded him with the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).
Métis Veteran Donn Fowler (1925-April 22, 2022) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1940 at the age of 14 and served in infantry with the First Battalion of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders and later as an intelligence officer in the Royal Canadian Artillery. He was among those who landed in Juno Beach, Normandy, on June 12, 1944. Among his many awards and medals, France awarded him with the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).
Métis Veteran Clifford Maurice Whiteford (June 29, 1922 - February 22, 2003) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1943, at the age of 21 and served in WWII until the end of the war, in 1945.
Métis Veteran Charles “Charlie” Fosseneuve (June 6, 1917 - September 12, 2008) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 at the age of 25 and served as a gunner with the 13th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery in continental Europe and the United Kingdom from 1942-1946. He was awarded with the Canadian Volunteer Medal and Service Medal.
Métis Veteran Veteran Bertha Clarke-Jones (née Houle) (November 6, 1922 - October 21, 2014) joined the Royal Canadian Airforce in 1940 at the age of 18 and served as a drill instructor in various military bases throughout Canada.
Métis Veteran “Alice” Marie Victoria Samuel (nee Petit) (October 19, 1925 - September 1, 2022) joined the Canadian Armed forces in 1943 at the age of 18 and served as an Orderly Room Clerk in Calgary, Alberta.
