7 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ABERCROMBIE, William C. WWII Bill was born on December 3, 1902, in Scotland and came to Canada in April 1928 and joined the Army at Grandview in April 1941. He was stationed at Shilo, Manitoba, and served in Canada, England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Unable to meet the required military physical standards because of sickness, he was airlifted back to Winnipeg, MB. On June 15, 1945, Bill was given an honourable discharge from the service and was a member of the Grandview Legion Branch #14 for 40 years. He passed away on August 14, 1986 and is buried in the Grandview Cemetery. ABREY, Donald L. WWII Donald was born in Dauphin, Manitoba, in 1925. He enlisted with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in February 1943, and served in Belgium, Holland, Canada, Germany and France. His basic training was at Portage La Prairie and at Shilo, MB. He went overseas in February 1944, and took extra training in Manchester, England. The 1st Battalion signed up for service in Japan, but due to V. J. Day they did not go. In December 1945, Donald signed up to drop supplies for a group of snowmobilers who were testing in the Arctic. He received his discharge in June 1946 and moved to Vancouver in 1948, where he spent 25 years installing and resurfacing bowling lanes in the area. He and his wife, Ann Bazylo, raised one son and one daughter and they presently reside in Dauphin, MB, and is a member of the Dauphin Branch #20 of The Royal Canadian Legion for the past three-and-half years. ADAIR, William T. WWII William was born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, in 1918 and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Regina, Saskatchewan, and served in Canada, England, India and Burma. He passed away in 2001 and was a member of Souris Branch #60 The Royal Canadian Legion. ACORN, William D. WWI William joined the 8th Royal Winnipeg Rifles Battalion and was killed in action in 1921. No additional information is available.
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