Wasden Lake was dedicated in memory of Private Harold Douglas Wasden on 26 July 1961 by the Government of Saskatchewan.
Harold Douglas Wasden was born in April 1919. His parents emigrated from Sheffield, England, shortly after the First World War and settled in Renown, Saskatchewan. The family spent much of the 1920s and 30s in Manitoba before returning to Saskatchewan and establishing a farm southeast of Spiritwood. After completing his schooling, Harold Douglas Wasden worked on the family farm then enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1942 in Saskatoon. He became a member of the South Saskatchewan Regiment and notably participated in the Battle of the Scheldt, October - November, 1944. Following this exhausting battle, the Canadians deployed along the Maas River, patrolling their front and preparing for the opening of the Battle of the Rhineland in February 1945. During this period Private Harold Douglas Wasden was killed on 11 December 1944 in the Nijmegan Salient.
Dustin Wasden Island on Wasden Lake was dedicated to Private Wasden's nephew Corporal Dustin Wasden.
