British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Name: Albert William Colborn
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1890
Birth Place: Woolwich, Kent, England
Enlistment Age: 18
Document Year: 1908
Regimental Number: 6195
Regiment Name: Army Ordnance Corps
Carnduff Gazette
July 13, 1972FLORENCE TURTON -
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Turton were held on June 21st, 1972 at Carnduff United Church. Interment was in the Cornduff Cemetery.
Mrs. Turton was born in the Cannington Manor district on October 27th, 1899, to Mr. & Mrs. Walter Colburn. On March 30th, 1921 she was married to James A. Turton & they farmed in the Manor district until moving to Carnduff in 1943.
Mrs. Turton is survived by her husband, four daughters; Annie (Mrs. Jim Duffus), Francis (Mrs. Jim Pringle), both of Carnduff, Vera (Mrs. Wilbert Baker), Estevan, Isobelle (Mrs. Dick MacNaught) of Weyburn; one son, Walter of Carnduff; two sisters, Mary (Mrs. Clarence Linders) of Wawota, Gertrude (Mrs. Brayford) of Manor; one brother, Alfred Colburn of Parkman; 22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Albert Elton Haskell
Death Age: 44
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1911
Service Start Date: 6 Mar 1942
Service End Date: 18 Aug 1945
Death Date: 27 Sep 1955
Cemetery: Black Hills National Cemetery
Notes: SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
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Albert Elton Haskell
Albert was a Sergeant in DSC, BSM with DLC. He received the combat infantry badge.
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Albert E. Haskell
Hometown, State Rapid City, South Dakota
Branch of Service Army
Date of Incident 11/02/1944
Conflict World War II 1941-1945
Rank Sergeant
Unit A Company, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division.
Status Wounded in Action
In addition to the Purple Heart Medal w/ One Oak Leaf Cluster, Mr. Haskell received the Distinguished Unit Badge w/ One Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Service Arrowhead, Good Conduct Medal.
Date of Incident 03/19/1945
Conflict World War II 1941-1945
Rank Sergeant
Unit A Company, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division.
Status Wounded in Action
In addition to the Purple Heart Medal w/ One Oak Leaf Cluster, Mr. Haskell received the Distinguished Unit Badge w/ One Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Service Arrowhead, Good Conduct Medal.
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First Name: Albert
Last Name: Haskell
Birthplace: USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: WY
Middle Name: Elton
Date of Birth: 14 January 1911
Date of Death: 27 September 1955
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Years Served:
Albert Elton HaskellEngagements:
World War II (1941 - 1945)Biography:
Albert Elton Haskell
Staff Sergeant, U.S. ArmyOn 18 March 1945, Staff Sergeant Albert Elton Haskell was serving with Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Seventh U.S. Army.
On that day, SSG Haskell's unit was in action against German forces at Siegfried Line positions south of Zweibrücken, Germany, during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. SSG Haskell's courageous actions and extraordinary heroism that day earned him the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.
Medals, Awards and Badges
Distinguished Service Cross
Bronze Star Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster (Merit)
Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Arrowhead Pin, Silver and 3 Bronze Stars
World War II Victory Medal
Croix de Guerre with Palm (France)
Presidential Unit Citation
Combat Infantryman BadgeDistinguished Service Cross Citation (Synopsis)
Staff Sergeant Albert E. Haskell, United States Army, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment, in action against enemy forces on 18 March 1945. Staff Sergeant Haskell's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
General Orders: Headquarters, Seventh U.S. Army, General Orders No. 625 (1945)
Death and Burial
Staff Sergeant Albert Elton Haskell died on 27 September 1955. He is buried at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, Meade County, SD, in Plot: B, 10.
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The Rapid City Journal (SD)
August 15, 2004RAPID CITY - Ella M. Curtis Haskell, 93, died Saturday, August 14, 2004 at Beverly Healthcare Rapid City Care.
Ella was born December 31, 1910 at Clear Lake, SD to Wesley and Blanche T. (Ward) Allen. She was raised and educated in Clear Lake being baptized when she was 13 years old.
She married Orman L. Curtis on April 18, 1927 in Clear Lake. They moved to Rapid City shortly after their marriage and Ella has been a resident of Rapid City ever since.
Orman died June, 1973 and she later married Grover Haskell.She was a longtime member of the Open Bible Christian Center, enjoyed gardening and was a charter member of the garden club. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, SD Historical Society and was a caregiver to many Black Hills Workshop clients. She especially enjoyed spending time with and being surrounded by her family.
She is survived by her children, Shurla Parsons, Rapid City, Velda M. VanAntwerp, Rapid City, Elvira 'Vi' Getty, Omaha, NE, Marlin E. Curtis, Bellingham, WA, Vernice Waller, Gillette, WY, Phyla Weddle, Redding, CA , Curvin Curtis, Missoula, MT, Dean Curtis, Bellingham, WA, Orlin D. Curtis, Hibbing, MN and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Orman L. Curtis, Grover Haskell, a daughter, Juline M. Albright, a son, Verlin M. Curtis, 2 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and a brother Howard Allen.
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Funeral services have been announced for Stanley E. Beach, former Rapid City resident who died Saturday in Denver, Colo., hopistal at the age of 61.
Stanley Beach was born February 25, 1908, in Courtenay, ND. In 1936 he married Lucy Haskell in Rapid City. He was employed by the United Buckingham transportation company until retirement a year ago.
He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Audrey Hand, and three grandchildren, all of Denver; four brothers: Benton, Spokane, WA; Arthur, Witsall, MT; Earl, Beach, ND; and Ivan, Rapid City; and five sisters, Mrs. Ruth Bond, Glenfield, ND; Mrs. Elsie Wade, Roseburg, Ore.; Mrs. Eunice Strand, Cleveland, ND; Mrs. Nell Waterland, Piedmont; and Mrs. Grace Cunningham, Rapid City. Beach was preceeded in death by three brothers and a grandson.
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Name: Bertram Haskell
Rank: Private
Death Date: May 1940
Number:5568121
Birth Place: Hampshire
Regiment at Enlistment: Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: France and Belgium Campaign, 1939/40
Regiment at Death: Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
Branch at Death: Infantry
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UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
Name: Bertram Haskell
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1906
Death Date: 22 May 1940
Cemetery: The Dunkirk Memorial Part II
Burial Country: France
Father: Sidney Etna Haskell
Mother: Eva Miriam Haskell
Regimental Number: 5568121
Region or Memorial: Memorial Register
29052. Herbert Albert George Haskell
The Haskell's in South Africa
by Dr. Michael Dennis Haskell
Haskell Journal, Issue 10, Spring 1986The first Haskell to arrive in South Africa was my grandfather, Albert George (Bob) Haskell who was born on 27 April 1880 in Alderbury, Wiltshire, England, about 5 km south east of Salisbury. He arrived here as a soldier in 1898 to fight for the British aagainst the Boers (Boer War 1898-1902) and was listed at 1773 Trooper A. G. Haskell S.A.C.
Diring the period 1902-1910, Bob Haskell studied for and obtained a diploma in community health services in Johannesburgh and subsequently became a municipal health officer.
Between 1905 and 1910 ob Haskell was instrumental in persuading his father Albert George Haskell, his brother Ernest Jesse and two sisters Winnie and Ethel to immigrate to Johannesburg.
During World War I Bob Haskell served as a staff sargeant in the S. A. Medical Corps in East Africa.
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Volume 10, No. 3, September 2001In late April came distressing news, indeed. Friend and faithful HFS member, Norman Haskell of Durban, South Africa, had taken seriously ill and was in hospital. On 8 May 2001 Norman died in hospital, just over a month before his 82nd birthday. Until his sudden illness he had been actively involved in his own residential community affairs, and as well as those of our Society.
Norman has contributed more to our family association from its inception than any other person. As early as 1986 he accepted the duties of our first chairman. Twice he wrote our constitutions, he has contributed various articles to the Newsletters, and his beautifully executed family charts, leave a nearly complete picture of our family lines. His monumental personal family history is a lasting legacy, of which we are very proud.
Norman's wisdom, sage advice, steadfastness, and unfailing enthusiasm and good humour have gotten us over many rough patches. Norman leaves a gap that will not easily be filled.
Norman was born 14 June 1919 in Benoni near Johannesburg, South Africa to Albert George (Bob) Haskell (bn. Odstock, Wiltshire, England) and Susan Jane Evelyn (nee Trathen), daughter of Christopher Henry Trathen, a South African miner, born Penzance, Cornwall.
Bob had joined the South African Constabulary at Devizes, Wiltshire in 1901, served in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War, and remained in South Africa. He became a Municipal Health Officer and during World War I was Staff Sergeant in the South African Medical Corps. He earned the 1914-18 Medal and the Victory Medal with gold leaf, signifying mention in dispatches.
In September 1918 Bob had married Susan Trathen. In 1922, as Health Officer, he was transferred to East London. Tragically, in 1931 Norman's only brother, 5-year-old Dennis Albert, was killed by a car.
In 1938 Norman entered the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. When World War II began a year later, the university authorities forbade students to join the armed forces, so Norman continued his studies. He graduated June 1941 as a Civil Engineer, B. Sc. Civil and was immediately commissioned Lieutenant in the South African Engineer Corps, 1st Field Company. He served in North Africa and Italy under 8th Army Command from Foggia north to Ravenna, building Bailey bridges. At Ravenna he was transferred to the South African Railway Construction Corps and gradually moved northward through Bologna, Venice, Milan and Turin, where he was quartered on V E Day.
In the respite that followed, Norman made holiday trips to Austria and as far afield as Paris, but was back in South Africa and demobbed by the end of 1946. His war service medals included the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, 1939-45 War Medal and the African Service Medal.
On 14 November 1942, just before departing for North Africa, Norman had married his lovely teenage sweetheart, Daphne Thelma Reynolds. Their daughter, Ann Evelyn, was born 7 November 1943 in East London.
After the war Norman worked for the South African Transport Services as civil engineer for the railways until retirement. The family moved to Johannesburg, where he worked on the Western Transvaal Railway System. On 13 January 1951, son Michael Dennis Haskell was born at Emmarentia.
In 1955 Norman was transferred to Durban, where daughter Ann graduated from Durban Technical College and taught home economics at Mitchell High School in Berea nearby. Ann married Trevor Rupert Howard in 1965 and they have two children: Mark Finton (bn 1966) and Tracy Ann (bn 1968).
In June 1976 son Michael graduated from the University of Witwatersrand as a dental surgeon (BDS) and, after a year's post-graduate study in London, set up practice at Berea. He married Jacqueline Theresa Couve on 11 February 1978, and they also have two children: Nicholas Marc (bn 1980) and Anton Robert (bn 1983). Norman's wife, Daphne, died tragically young, at age 50, in 1969.
In May 1980 Norman moved back to Durban to lived out his retirement years in close proximity to his children. In September 1980, he married widow Ida Jane Wise (nee du Toit) in Durban. Ida died, aged 80, in February 1995.
In November 1996 Norman married lifelong friend, Lois Rose (Brand) Howard, widow and mother of son-in-law Trevor, at the Westville Methodist Church in Westville, Natal. Lois now survives her devoted husband of five and a half years.
A Memorial Service was held for Norman in his home village of Hillcrest and a Memorial plaque has been erected to his loving memory in the Stellawood Park Cemetery, Durban. He is missed far beyond our ability to express.