Lt. Col. D. Walker Park

Lt. Col. D. Walker Park is named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel Drayton Ernest Walker, DSO, Commanding Officer of the Saskatoon Light Infantry during the Second World War. It is located in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood of Saskatoon, and area developed in 1946 to house returning Second World War veterans and their families. Most streets and parks in the area are named for prominent military members, famous battles, military units, and in one case, an aircraft.

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Lt. Col. D. Walker Park

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Lt. Colonel Drayton E. Walker (1900 – 1975). Born in Maple Creek Saskatchewan, Drayton Ernest Walker achieved prominence as both a veteran and an educator. He left a teaching career to serve with the Saskatoon Light Infantry in 1939, fighting in the invasion of Sicily. He became Commanding Officer achieving the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Injured in 1943, he received the Distinguished Service Order. Walker returned to Saskatoon where he became Principal of Bedford Road Collegiate and later the first Principal of Mount Royal Collegiate. He retired in 1966 after a 3 year term as Principal of the Armed Services School in Marville, France.

Le parc Lieutenant-colonel Walker a été nommé en l’honneur du lieutenant-colonel Drayton Ernest Walker, DSO, commandant de l’infanterie légère de Saskatoon durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle se trouve dans le quartier Place Montgomery de Saskatoon, qui a été développé en 1946 pour accueillir les anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs familles. La plupart des rues et des parcs de ce quartier sont nommés en l’honneur de militaires importants, de batailles célèbres, d’unités militaires et, dans un cas, d’un aéronef.

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