17 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ANDREWS, George J. WWII George was born in NE-28-6-28 on July 2, 1922. He joined the Royal Canadian Engineers, serving in the UK and Continental Europe. He received the 1939-45 Star, the France/Germany Star and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp. He passed away on July 29, 1993 and was a member of the Elizabeth Branch #106 of The Royal Canadian Legion in Reston, MB, for 39 years. ARCHER, Elmer Raymond WWII Elmer was born in Dauphin, Manitoba, in 1924. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943 graduating as a pilot in 1945. In 1948, he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. He opened and operated the “Archer Riding Academy” in Dauphin and then moved the business to Clear Lake, MB. In 1951, Elmer rejoined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flying Officer in the accounting branch and retired as Wing Commander in 1975. He and his wife, Lucienne Hertig, raised two sons and two daughters and they presently reside in North Vancouver, BC. ARCHER, Kenneth Harold PEACETIME Kenneth was born in Dauphin, Manitoba, in 1929. He joined the 53rd Field Regiment and served in Canada. He received his education at the Dauphin Collegiate Institute and worked at the Dauphin Hatcheries and was later employed in Hamilton, Ontario, with the Canada Steel Company. Kenneth began his employment with the Canadian National Railway in 1948, retiring in 1984 as a Carload Manager. His years with the CNR took him to various locales throughout Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Kenneth and his wife, Gilberta Haller, raised three sons and three daughters and resided in Dauphin, MB. He has been a member of the Dauphin Branch #20 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 19 years. ARCHER, Eric S. WWII Eric was born in Binscarth in 1917 and signed up with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 as an airframe mechanic and was sent to school for 18 weeks. On April 18, 1941, he enlisted and was sent to SFIS Brantford, the initial training depot and was then sent to St. Thomas, which was the Canadian Technical School for four months. He went overseas in December 1941, and spent some time in the south of England and the Shetland Islands in Scotland. Eric came home in 1944, and was discharged in January 1945. He passed away in 2000 and had been a member of Branch #55 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 56 years.
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