A cairn was erected up by the Meota Celebrate Saskatchewan committee who dedicated it to the memory of those residents of the area who made the supreme sacrifice in defence of their country.
The Second World War of 1939 to 1945 claimed the lives of these men from the Meota area - Ronald Binns, Harry Burban, William Lanegraff, Frank Foster, Denis Carriere, Frank Villeneuve, Douglas Edgelow, Cornelius Bohonis, George Rae, Gordon Beaton, Christy Neville and Naomi Salmon.
Those lost in the First World War, from 1914 to 1918, were A. Arnold, F. Crysler, V. Eastwood, R. Green, H. Morrison, B. Seeley, J. Wilkinson and H. Wiltshire.
Some information gathered about the bugles that played during the Remembrance Day celebrations in Meota Nov. 11, was given to me by Lloyd Beaumont's wife, Carmen.
In early times when the military were practising maneuvers in the fields, the bugler would give out signals from his horn to signify meal times and rest times, and at the end of the day to signify the end of fighting and rest. This bugle call was a way of communicating over great distances.
In 1885 the Commonwealth military adopted the practice to commemorate special ceremonies, thus Last Post is played to remember the fallen, signifying the end of fighting and eternal rest for their comrades. Later this practice spread to other countries. Taps is the American name for the Last Post for remembrance ceremonies for the fallen.
