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Florence Monteith, chosen as the War Mother for the
Weyburn branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, holds the Certificate
of Merit awarded to her late husband, Alex Monteith, shortly
before his death in 1998. Alex was a veteran of the Second World
War, serving in the Army Service Corps. He was a member of the
first contingent of Canadian soldiers to arrive in England; he
was also a long-time member of the Weyburn branch of the Legion,
serving for over 50 years. Florence has served with the Legion
Ladies Auxiliary for nearly 20 years. |