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Kelowna Men Figure In Latest CasualtiesMajor Pyman Dies of Wounds Six Others WoundedAfter a little interval of rest the Canadians from this province have i again been figuring in some of the ( heavy fighting on the western | front and as a consequence the i casualty lists are including some ( local names. This week several Kelowna homes have been sad- | drned by telegrams announcing more or less serious wounds, and | in one case an old resident o.f th' | district, Major C. K. L. Pyman, had | met his death after a most distin- , guished career.At the outbreak of the war the deceased officer was a lieutenant in the B.C. Horse and went into camp at once in anticipation of going over with that regiment. Some difficulty arose, it will be remembered, about going as a cavalry unit, and Lieut. Pyman, getting impatient, volunteered with an infantry battalion, and went into training at Valcartier. He was one of the first .contingent, the little army of thirty odd thousand which Canada sent over inside of three months from the declaration of war. Lieut. Pyman was a typical example of the dashing British fighting man, and soon began to earn promotion for his brilliant work, reaching the rank of Major some months ago. Previous to the wounds which caused his death he j had been wounded twice, but was i back again in the fight as soon as he was fit. A cablegram from his brother a few days ago announced ; briefly that he had died of wounds , on Aug. I Oth.Major Pyman came to Kelowna from the old country about fifteen vears ago and was first with Mr. Barlee on the Vernon road. Later he acqtiVred land of his own and two ranches, one on the side of Black Mountain and the other at Benvoulin, are in his name. He was an enthusiastic sportsman and as a polo player was one of the mainstays of the local team a few years ago.Roy Haug, son of Mr. W. Haug, is amongst the list of wounded with gunshot injury in the right arm. He is in hospital in Bristol England. Ewen McLennan is reported as suffering from a gunshot wound in the leg, and Tom Ake-| royd a wound in the head. Clarence Thompson has a gunshot wound in the leg and is, besides, f reported dangerously ill. J. J. Davis a son-in law of C. Nicol, is also reported as wounded, having received a gunshot wound in the arm Jack Kincaid has also been admitted to hospital suffering irom a gunshot wound in the back.
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Kelowna Record
Kelowna, British Columbia, CA
Thu, Aug 22, 1918
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