We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Leslie H. “Les” Duguid, CD (Ret’d) peacefully on 27 February 2006 in Kelowna, BC at the age of 85 years.
Les was born in Quill Lake, SK and grew up on a nearby farm. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 and served during the Second World War with the Royal Air Force Coastal Command as a Wireless Air Gunner officer, flying out of Gibraltar and England. After the war, Les returned to Saskatchewan and farming again. He re-joined the RCAF in 1948 as a Firefighter and eventually served as Station Fire Chief in Calgary, AB; Chatham NB; Soest, Germany; and North Bay, ON. Les retired from the Air Force in 1976 as Air Command Chief Warrant Officer and moved to Kelowna. He was a volunteer on the Rutland Citizens Patrol for ten years and an active member of the Rutland Parks Committee.
A Memorial Service will be held on 3 March at 1:00 PM at the Chapel of Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna BC with interment to follow in the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Heart & Stroke Foundation, 201-1456 St Paul Street, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 2E6. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com. {gdMay2018dc}
