213 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca STRATH, Joseph “Joe” WWI Joe was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1895. He enlisted in the 10th Canadian Mounted Rifles (cavalry regiment) in November 1915 and trained in Portage la Prairie and on Vancouver Island before being posted overseas to England. He took more cavalry training there, then was sent to France in October 1916. Early in 1917, his older brother George “claimed” him to his unit, the 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry (1st British Columbia Regiment). This allowed the brothers to serve together. In some of the heaviest fighting at Vimy Ridge, George and Joe were both wounded but George died of his wounds. Joe returned to the 7th Battalion after convalescence and was with them through 1917-18 and during the occupation of Germany in 1919. He joined Souris Legion Branch 60 in 1929 and was a member for forty-five years before he passed away in 1974. STRATH, William J. “Bill” WWII & PEACETIME Bill was born in Souris, Manitoba in 1928. He joined the 12th Manitoba Dragoons (18th Armoured Car Regiment) in November 1944 and served as a Trooper in ‘B’ Squadron. He served with the Regiment until it was removed from the Order of Battle in 1959. At that time, he had achieved the rank of Captain and had been awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration in 1956. After the Regiment was disbanded, he was placed on supplementary reserve, serving a six-month posting to the Armoured Corps School at Camp Borden in Ontario from 1948-49. Bill has been a member of Souris Legion Branch 60 for over fifty-nine years. STRAWN, Harry Warn WWII Harry was born in Souris, Manitoba in October 1917. He enlisted as a Trooper in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps in October 1939, trained at Camp Borden, and went to England with the 10th Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry Horse) on November 8, 1941. Sergeant Strawn was in the D-Day landing and fought in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was awarded the Military Medal by Field Marshall Sir B. L. Montgomery in Belgium in August 1945. Later, Harry was invited to Buckingham Palace, where he was decorated by King George VI. Harry was discharged with the demobilization in October 1945. He joined Souris Legion Branch 60 in 1945 and later gained employment and remained as the Secretary Manager of the Branch for 34 years until his retirement in 1981. Harry was presented with a Life Membership for the Souris Legion Branch. He had been a member of The Legion for 53 consecutive years at the time of his passing in 1998. STRAWN, Arthur E. WWII Arthur was born in Souris, Manitoba on January 8, 1914. He joined the Army and served with the Fort Garry Horse in Canada, United Kingdom, and Continental Europe from 1939-45. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp for his service in France and Germany. Arthur was a member of Souris Legion Branch 60 for forty-eight years before he passed away on August 14, 1993.
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