187 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ROBINSON, William Lloyd WWII Lloyd was born in 1903 in Westmeath Township, Beachburg, Ontario and he moved to Dauphin, Manitoba with his family when he was 13 years old. He was employed in Dauphin before he joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in 1940 and he served as a Sergeant in Shilo, MB, Debert, NS, and in England during WWII. After his discharge, he returned to Dauphin, where he was employed with the local dairy. In 1947, he moved his family to Surrey, British Columbia, where he was employed as a cabinet maker with West Coast Trailers Co. Gordon and his wife Mary (Cooke) raised two daughters and one son. Lloyd died of cancer in 1961 at the age of 79. He had been Past President and Life Member of Whalley Legion Branch 229. ROSE, Douglas Milton “Doug” WWII Doug was born on October 2, 1919 in Gladstone, Manitoba, then his family moved to Stony Mountain. He held down several jobs before going to England in July 1939, where he lived in London and was part of the Harringay Ice Hockey Club. He joined the RAF on April 1, 1941 and came to Canada for fighter pilot training. Back in the UK, Doug transferred to Bomber Command, 207 Squadron, and flew 29 sorties over various German cities in his Lancaster Bomber. He was repatriated to the Royal Canadian Air Force on May 25, 1945 and returned to Canada two months later on July 23. He had offered to go to the Japanese war theatre but was discharged in Winnipeg. Doug became a commercial pilot and flew with Central Northern Airways and Transair, where he became Chief Pilot. He also worked for Pacific Western Airlines and Canadian Airlines before retiring at age 61. Doug, married with three children, passed away on March 12, 2003 in Winnipeg. He was a member of Stonewall Legion Branch 52. ROSS, Clayton WWI & WWII Clayton was born on August 8, 1898 in Arbroath, Manitoba. He worked on area farms until March 6, 1916, when he enlisted with the 183rd Battalion Canadian Infantry in Winnipeg. He arrived in Liverpool, England on October 13, 1916, transferred to 108th Battalion on November 1, and was in France on February 15, 1917 with the 16th Battalion, 48th Scottish Highlanders. Wounded, he returned to Canada on November 29, 1918 and was discharged on January 14, 1919. He was awarded the British War Medal, the Victory Medal, and the General Service Badge 4 Certificate. Clayton married in February 1928 and raised two children and a half-brother. During WWII, he enlisted on August 13, 1940 and served with #10 ‘A’ Company, Veterans Guard at Camp “R” Borden and Red Rock. He was discharged on October 13, 1942 for medical reasons. Clayton farmed in northern Alberta in 1943, then retired to Calgary, where he died on February 21, 1984 from emphysema due to war service and mining. He was a Life Member of The Royal Canadian Legion. ROSE, Norman Wallace WWII Norman was born in Stony Mountain, Manitoba on September 12, 1924. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943 for pilot training but became an air gunner. He served in Canada in Edmonton, AB, Saskatoon, SK, MacDonald, MB, Valleyfield, QC, and Boundary Bay, BC before becoming a gunnery instructor at Paulson, MB. After his discharge in August 1945, Norman attended Dominion Business College and then worked in St. Boniface, Manitoba for Martin Paper Products Ltd., a company later acquired by MacMillan Bloedel of Vancouver. He transferred to Calgary as a Sales Representative and was a Sales Manager there, as well as in Winnipeg. He was also General Manager in Regina, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and New Westminster, BC. Norman and his wife of 59 years retired in South Surrey in 1984 after 37 years. He is a member of Gladstone Legion Branch 110. Norman and Marie have two daughters.
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