9 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ADAMS, Stanley George WWII Stanley was born in Selkirk, Manitoba in 1908. He enlisted in Winnipeg during WWII and served in Europe with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. ADAMS, William Charles WWII William was born in Selkirk, Manitoba in 1924. He enlisted at the age of 17 with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and took part in the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. He was taken prisoner and was executed by the S.S. two days later on June 8. William was awarded the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, and the War Medal 193945. William’s mother received the Silver Cross. William is buried in the Bény-surMer Canadian War Cemetery in France. AGERBAK, Borge “Buster” WWII Buster was born in Odense, Denmark in 1914 and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1927. He enlisted with his two brothers, Tage (Tiger) and Knud (Ken) in September 1939 with the Winnipeg Grenadiers. In May 1940, after serving in Bermuda and Jamaica, the Grenadiers and Royal Rifles were sent to Hong Kong, which surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas Day. Badly wounded, Buster and his brother Ken were shipped to Japan, where he survived slave labour until freed by the Americans in 1945. He returned home in October to his wife and family but suffered for years from the after effects of war illnesses. Buster worked for 27 years for the civil service and was a member of Charleswood Legion Branch 100 for more than thirty years, as well as the Hong Kong Veterans Association, the Masons and Shriners. He received the 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Hong Kong Bar, War Medal 1939-45, Victory Medal, Defence Medal, Canadian Efficiency Medal, and the Canadian Centennial Medal. Buster died in 2001. ADAMS, William Graham WWI William was born in Netley, Manitoba in 1891. He enlisted in 1915 at Brandon, Manitoba and joined the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment). He was killed in action on September 28, 1916 near Somme, France. William was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal 1914-19. His family received the Memorial Plaque and Scroll. He is remembered with honour on the Vimy Memorial at Pas-de-Calais in France.
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