In memory ofSergeantWesley Reuben Clinewho died on 22 Aug 1944 |
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R99000 Sergeant (RCAF Staion Bella Bella clerk) Wesley Reuben Cline (b.1920) of Zelma, where he is buried, died 19440822. Cline and a fellow NCO were recreational swimming when he panicked and drowned near Bella Bella, British Columbia. His father Richard Alfred Cline came from Pembroke, Renfrew Co., Ontario, was wounded in action during World War I, married local teacher Caroline Theresa (Parker) in 1919 and farmed in the Zelma area. Wesley attended Oxford Plains, Creekview and Zelma schools. He was born at Saskatoon and enlisted there in 1941. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration | 312 - Morris | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cemetery or memorial location | Zelma cemetery
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Honour roll location(s) | Young | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial | Cline Lake, Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial location | 55.3333°N / 104.0833°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial NTS map reference | 73P8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial details | On behalf of the family Doug Chisholm erected a tribute plaque at Cline Lake east of Nistowiak Lake in 2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19200819 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Saskatoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of enlistment | 19410515 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of enlistment | Saskatoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence on enlistment | Zelma | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | student | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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