11 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca AHARA, Matthew WWI Matthew was born in Ireland. He joined the Army and served with the 200th Battalion, 11th Reserve. He transferred to 104 Glenn Camp and Bell’s Scouts and also served with the 2nd Canadian Engineers. Corporal Ahara was part of the Guard of Honour to King Albert on February 2, 1919 in Liège, France. ALDRED, William WWI William joined the Army and served with 222nd Battalion and transferred to the 16th Machine Gun Company of the 44th Battalion and then to the 4th Machine Gun Battalion. Sergeant Aldred fought in France at Vimy, Hill 70, Arras, Passchendaele, Cambrai, Amiens, Mons and in Brussels. ANDERSON, Edmund WWII Edmund was born in Rainy River, Ontario on December 29, 1916 and passed away on July 30, 1983. He served as a Trooper in the Army with the 7th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, known as the 17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars, in Canada, England and Northwest Europe. Edmund trained in Fort William and Borden, ON before leaving for England in October 1943. He disembarked in France on July 15, 1944 and was at Falaise Gap, Schelde, Nijmegen, Germany, and Holland, where he met his future wife in 1945. He left the UK in December 1945 and was discharged on February 9, 1946. Edmund was a member of Kenora Legion Branch 12. ANDERSON, Arnold Wellington “Andy” WWII Andy was born on February 16, 1918 in Carman, Manitoba. Before joining the Air Force in Winnipeg on September 16, 1941, he worked as a “B” operator in radar. He was posted to Edmonton for basic training and then moved to Saskatoon for two years as a member of the ground crew. Later, Andy was re-deployed to Virden to train on the iconic Tiger Moth aircraft as a pilot. However, illness intervened. He was transferred to Trenton, Nova Scotia and qualified as a radar operator. All following postings were in the east, including Louisbourg and Newfoundland, where Sergeant Anderson found the most isolated post in the world to be Cape Bauld, where he served for 14 months. The last posting of the war was Dartmouth, Nova Scotia before being discharged in Winnipeg on August 29, 1945. Andy was a member of Pine Falls Legion Branch 64 for more than fifty-four years.
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