163 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca MILLS, Alex G. PEACETIME Alex was born in Renfrew, Ontario, in 1940. He joined the Canadian Army under the Officer Candidate Program in 1959. On completion of Basic Officer training at CFB Borden, he joined the Royal Regiment of the Canadian Artillery and completed Artillery Officer training at CFB Shilo. Alex retired from the Canadian Forces in 1987 after serving with the following units: 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery-Winnipeg, the 3rd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery-West Germany and Shilo, the 4th Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery-Petawawa, the Canadian Airborne Regiment-Edmonton, the Air Command/Western Region Headquarters-Winnipeg, the 128th Airfield Air Defence Battery-BadenBaden, West Germany, and the United Nations Peacekeeping-India and Pakistan. Alex also received the Special Service Medal (NATO), the Canadian Peace Keeping Service Medal, the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan and the Canadian Decoration with Bar. He has been a member of Pembroke Ontario Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion for two years, the Charleswood Branch #100 for two years, and the Henderson Highway Branch #215 for four years. MOONEY, Gordon A. WWII & KOREA & PEACETIME Gordon was born in Cartwright, Manitoba, in 1925. He joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles Service Corps (Royal Canadian Army Service Corp). Educated in Carthwright, MB, he went overseas in 1943 and spent two years in the Occupation Force after peace was declared. In 1950, he spent one year in Korea, ten months in South Africa in 1960, and remained in the Army service in Shilo, MB, until 1970. He married Audrey Seals of Winnipeg and they had three children. Gordon received the following medals: the 1939-1945 Star, the France/Germany Star, the 1939-1945 Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the 1939-1945 King George Medal of Defence of Britain, the Korean Medal, the United Nations Korean Medal, the Congo Medal, the long Service Medal and Clasp, the Canadian Peacekeeping Medal and the Special Medallion presented by Governor General Vanier for services rendered to him as his driver in Shilo and area and the Canada Medal. MOORE, Robert Albert “Bob” WWII Bob was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1921. He joined the Fort Garry Horse Regiment in Winnipeg, MB, in 1941. This regiment was known for its specialty training in tank warfare. Bob went to Red Rock, Ontario, for tank training and became a tank mechanic and went overseas to Aldershot, England, for further training. D-Day saw Bob shipped off to France, where he took on his war duties. In October 1944, he received a machine gun blast in the stomach and was severely wounded. He spent his time receiving medical attention in London, England, and returned home to Keyes, Manitoba, in June 1945. Because of the seriousness of his injury, Bob spent many months in Deer Lodge with occasional trips home. In later years, Bob resided in Dryden, Ontario, with his wife and three children and was an air traffic controller. He passed away in 1982. MOORE, Richard Bruce WWII Richard was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1923. He joined the Canadian Armoured Corps in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1943 and received his basic training in Winnipeg and then moved on to Dundurn, SK, for advanced training and became a six-pound specialist. Bruce went overseas in August 1943, where he did further training at Aldershot, England, and became a member of the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. From there, he was sent to Naples, Italy in November 1943 for reconnaissance duty, which took him to Avellino and the Adriatic coast. After the allied force had significant losses in Ortona, Richard was moved to the Loyal Edmonton Regiment to take on infantry duty and received an ankle injury in October 1944, due to a thrown hand grenade. He received medical assistance in Rome, Italy, and London and was then shipped home on the Lady Nelson Hospital ship and reached Winnipeg on March 26, 1945. Richard took over the Moore family farm in Keyes, MB, where he met his wife and raised a family. He still resides in Gladstone and is a member of the Gladstone #110 Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion for 38 years.
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