165 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca MOORE, Warren Thomas “Tom” WWII Tom was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1920. He joined the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders in Winnipeg and received his infantry training in Shilo, MB, before heading overseas to England. Once there, Tom decided to change regiments to the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps driving an Army supply truck. His duties took him to Italy, where he was in the same convoy as his brother, Bruce. Unfortunately, he contracted malaria and became ill and spent a month in an Italian Hospital, then to London and finally returning home to Keyes, Manitoba, in the fall of 1945. Warren was married and started a family in Gladstone, MB. He was a great carpenter and helped move the old Legion Hall into its Gladstone location. He later moved to Dryden, Ontario, where he died in 1951, at the early age of 31. MOROWSKI, Frank WWII Frank was born in Innisfree, Alberta, in 1924. He enlisted in 1941 with the 96th Anti-Tank Battery serving in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was discharged in November 1945 and received the 1939-1945 Star, the France/Germany Star, the Defence Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Frank passed away in 2009, and had been a member of Russell Branch #159 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 12 years. MURPHY, Irene E. WWII Irene was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1922. She joined the Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division, serving in Canada and England. She was discharged in Calgary, Alberta, and has been a member of Beausejour Branch #132 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 47 years. MORRAN, Albert E. WWII Albert was born in Grandview, Manitoba, on August 24, 1920. He joined the Army on January 7, 1942, taking his training at Fort William, Port Arthur and Kingston, Ontario, and then sent to Debert, Nova Scotia, where he joined the 4th Canadian Armoured Division. He was shipped overseas in August 1942, and was stationed in different companies in Southern England. Albert went to France in July 1944, then to Belgium, Holland, and was in Germany when the war ended in 1945. He came home in January 1946, and was discharged in March of that year. After his discharge, Albert went farming for a living and is a Life Member of Grandview Branch #14 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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