Walter Dupin was born May 22, 1927 to Samual Edward Dupin and Vera Emily Dupin (nee Brown) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He obtained his first year schooling in Young, Saskatchewan, and his first half of grade 2 at Grasswood School. Walter completed his elementary education at East Bend, and went on to high school in Beatty, Saskatchewan, followed by technical school in Saskatoon. He worked in Saskatoon at John Eastman Iron Works, Saskatoon Public School Board, and TransCanada Airlines before returning home to the family farm. Walter married Erma Aeola Empey ("Emp") on August 21, 1954 at St. James Anglican church in Beatty. They had two children. Over his lifetime, Walter has served as a peoples' warden on the Anglican church vendry in Beatty; served as charman on the Wheat Pool Committee for several years; and helped organise the Farmers' Union for the Beatty area. When medicare was first introduced, Walter was asked to represent the R.M. of Kinistino on the Kinistino Hospital Board (on which he has also served as chairman). Walter has also served as both director and chairman of the Melfort Co-op Association.

Sharon Elizabeth Heavin was born in 1948 to Frank Tatlow and Beattrice Tatlow (Mattson). In 1971, in Melfort, Sharon married Larry Heavin. They had four children: Warren, Brent, Robert, and Kendra. Sharon was a house wife and worked with the Melfort and District Museum. She also volunteered with the Cancer Society, Melfort Agricultural Society, and the Melfort and District Museum and she attended the Melfort United Church.

Mary Walcer was born to August and Mille Walcer in the Maryville district near Gronlid, Saskatchewan. She attended school at Maryville S.D. #2792.

Khaki University (initially Khaki College or University of Vimy Ridge) was a Canadian overseas educational institution set up and managed by the general staff of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in Britain from 1917-1919 during the First World War. The system, named for the khaki-coloured uniforms of the CEF, was set up by the efforts of Dr. Edmund Henry Oliver, Professor of History and Economics, University of Saskatchewan, and others and was supported by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The University, with makeshift colleges mainly in central England, was intended to be “a school of efficiency and citizenship, a sort of combination of an Agricultural High School and a Technical School.” Courses were offered in Agriculture, Business Efficiency, Elementary Practical Science, and Citizenship. Classes were scheduled so that battalions could attend during their rest periods. Certificates given were accepted by Canadian universities. An important part of the University’s services was a network of thirty libraries that served more than 50,000 soldiers. Operations were suspended in April 1918 because of the massive German offensive. The war was over by November and Oliver returned to Canada. The term was used again for Canadian educational programs for veterans from 1945-1946 after the Second World War.