175 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca PACHKOWSKI, Peter WWII Peter (name change to Kenneth Peter Berry) was born on June 30, 1920, in Stonewall, Manitoba, and enlisted at #10 District Depot at Winnipeg on July 18, 1940, and was initially posted to “A” Squadron of the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) and then reposted in 1941 to Headquarters Squadron as a Regimental Police Dispatch Rider. After training in several locations in Canada, he embarked for England on November 12, 1941. During the 15 months that the Regiment served in Italy, he was twice wounded before mobilization to North West Europe in February 1945. He returned to Canada in January 1946 and was discharged on March 18, married in Winnipeg in 1948, and raised a family of four children. Peter worked for the Manitoba Liquor Commission until his retirement. He enjoyed reading, sports, music and gardening. Peter passed away on January 25, 2002, in Winnipeg at age 81. PACHKOWSKI, William F. WWII William was born on May 6, 1925, in Stonewall, Manitoba, to Theodore and Maria. After his education in Stonewall, Bill worked as a truck driver before enlisting in the Tank Corps at age 18 at Winnipeg’s #10 District Depot on February 8, 1944. He received his CAC Reece training at Camp Dundurn, SK, qualifying as a driver mechanic. Bill embarked in October 1944 to the UK with the CAC Reinforcement Unit and on December 15th to North West Europe taking on strength with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada. Bill, at age 19, was killed in action in Germany on March 6, 1945, and his body was relocated from the field grave near Uedem, Germany, to the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in Holland. His headstone bears the inscription “With a cheery smile and a wave of the hand, he wandered into an unknown land.” PASOWISTY, Eugene WWII Eugene was born in Elk Ranch, Manitoba, and joined the Bailey Bridges, RCE Engineering Corps in February 1941 and served in England, France, Holland and Germany. He received injuries to his back and ankle, and was discharged in November 1945 at the end of the war. Eugene received many medals for his war effort and passed away in 1980. PAPSON, Alfred J. WWII Alfred was born in Portage La Prairie in 1920 and joined the PPCLI as a Company Sgt. Major-Instructor serving in Canada. Alfred has been a member of Selkirk Branch #42 of The Royal Canadian Legion since 1941.
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