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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #100
St. Paul, Alberta
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St. Paul, Alberta
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At the outbreak of World War I Canada had an Army of 3,110 men, and a small Navy. At the end of the war 619,636 men and women had served in the war with the Canadian forces, of these 66,655 gave their lives and another 172,950 were wounded. Nearly one in every ten Canadians who fought in WWI did not return home. During the Second World War more than 1,000,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders answered the call, of these more than 45,000 gave their lives and 55,000 were wounded. In Korea 26,791 Canadians served, 1,558 were killed or wounded. The names of 516 Canadian war dead are inscribed in the Korea Book of Remembrance. The Canadian Armed Forces continues to receive requests to send men and women on Peacekeeping missions throughout the world. Of the many who have served since the Korean War 159 have given their lives. The Royal Canadian Legion is dedicated to remembering and honouring those brave men and women who served their country and did not return, as well as those who did. We do not have a record of how many men and women from St. Paul and area served in WWI, WWII, Korea and subsequent Peacekeeping missions, but we do know that at least 26 men did not return. This section is dedicated to the memory of those men.
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