Remembering a Moose Jaw Vimy hero

Pte. William Johnstone Milne, a Victoria Cross recipient who died at Vimy Ridge 100 years ago, formally recognized in Moose Jaw with a plaque, flag pole

Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

Chief Warrant Officer Michel Blain (left) and Fire Chief

Rod Montgomery (right) salute during a ceremony to

honour Pte. William Johnstone Milne of Moose Jaw

with exterior signage at William Milne Place in

conjunction with the 100^th anniversary of Vimy Ridge.

By Lisa Goudy

On April 9, 1917 at 5:30 a.m., in sleet and snow, more than 15,000 Canadian soldiers advanced in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Among them was Moose Jaw’s William Johnstone Milne.

Over the weekend, the youth advisory committee organized a dedication service at William Milne Place, 136 Fairford St. W. to commemorate a plaque in Milne’s honour, which also coincided with the 100^thanniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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