59 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca DONALDSON, Winston “Gale” WWII Gale was born in Saskatchewan in 1922. He entered basic training in Port Arthur in 1942 and served in New Brunswick and British Columbia with the Lanark and Scottish Renfrew Winnipeg Light Infantry. Whenever Gale talked to the family about his military service, he seemed to stress the negative aspects and to downplay his part. He finished his service, discharged because of health problems, after seeing much of Canada. Gale greatly admired those who served overseas but seemed to feel that his was not a very important part of the war effort. Years later, when involved with DVA, he received his military records. Not long before Gale died in 2009, those records were checked and it was quite amazing to see the content and the excellent remarks about his work. When he heard what had been written and the comment “Good Soldier”, it seemed to change his way of thinking about the way that he had done his duty. DOOLEY, Joe WWI Joe was born in 1895 in Hartney, Manitoba. He joined the Army and served with the 222nd Battalion, posted to the 19th Reserve in France, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, 3rd Canadian Division. He fought at Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras, Monchy-le-Preux, and Bourlon Wood. He was wounded at Cambrai in 1918 and hospitalized at Boulogne. Joe was a Life Member of Hartney Legion Branch 26 before he died in 1985. ELLERINGTON, Thomas C. KOREA Thomas was born in Miniota, Manitoba in 1936. He enlisted in the Army and served in Canada with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons. He has been a member of Miniota Legion Branch 66 for over thirty-four years. DRYDEN, Andrew Clayton “Andy” WWII Andrew was born in Domain, Manitoba on October 6, 1915 and raised on the family farm. On November 24, 1937, he married Dora Magarrell and they lived in Huntsville, ON, where he worked in forestry and as a service station attendant. Andrew completed the Dominion Provincial War Emergency Training Program, specializing in machine shop, then worked at the Westinghouse Ammunition Factory in Hamilton until he joined the Royal Canadian Navy in August 1943 as a stoker. He trained and served on many corvettes, including the Star, Cornwallis, Rimouski, Stadacona, Shelburne, Proctor, Acadia, and Lanark on the Atlantic Ocean and on Russian seas, with port stops in England, Scotland and Bermuda. Discharged in 1945, the family moved back to Domain, where Andrew farmed and became a highly-skilled carpentry craftsman. He was very involved in the community and was a member of Domain Legion Branch 208 for twenty years. Andrew died on January 8, 1967.
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