205 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca SHAW, John A. WWII John was born in Manitoba in 1921. He enlisted in Winnipeg in December 1941 with the Canadian Forestry Corps, serving in the UK and Continental Europe. He was discharged in Winnipeg in February 1946 and received the 1939-1945 Star, the France/Germany Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the Defence Medal. John passed away in 2003 and was a member of Russell Branch #159 of The Royal Canadian Legion. SHERRER, George A. WWII George was born in MacGregor, Manitoba, in 1920. He joined the 13th Field Artillery in Calgary at the beginning of World War Two. After his training in Canada, he was sent to England where he went on various missions throughout the British Isles, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Canada. George participated in the D-Day Battle at Normandy on June 6, 1945. His medals include a Voluntary Service Medal, the France/Germany Star, the 1939-1945 Star, the Defence Medal and another 1939-1945 Medal. George passed in 1996, and was a member of Swan River Branch #39 of The Royal Canadian Legion. SHURVELL, Frederick C. WWII Frederick was born in Isabella, Manitoba, in 1915. He joined the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders on September 18, 1939, at Brandon, Manitoba, and served in England where he took his most intensive training. He was taken prisoner-of-war at Dieppe and spent thirteen months as a shackled prisoner at Stolag B Camp, and was later sent to Stolog 2-D Camp in charge of a work party of twenty-three men. Work parties were fed better than those penned in prison camp proper. Frederick was one of the first Canadians to be liberated by the Russians and taken to Odessa Camp Russia. He arrived in the United Kingdom on April 2, 1942. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the Defence Medal, the War Medal 1939-1945 and the 19351945 Star P.O.W. Frederick passed away in 1990 and had been a member of Branch #78 of The Royal Canadian Legion for over forty years. SHIPP, Joseph H. WWII Joseph was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1913. He enlisted in Toronto in February 1941 with the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving in Canada, England and Germany. He was discharged in May 1946 in Winnipeg and passed away in 1994. Joseph had been a member of Russell Branch #159 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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