9 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ABRAHAMSON, Clarence Franklin WWI Clarence was born on September 25, 1896 in Yellow Medicine, Minnesota. He enlisted in the Army on March 15, 1916 and served in France with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, 226th Battalion, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. On August 15, 1929, Clarence married Viola Beaumont and they farmed in the Little Woody district in the R.M. of Swan River, Manitoba. They had one daughter who passed away at 18 months of age. Clarence was a member of Swan River Legion Branch 39 before he passed away on May 27, 1987. He is buried in the Fairdale Cemetery in the Big Woody district in the R.M. of Swan River. ABREY, Ernest Lincoln WWI Ernest was born in England in 1889 and he married Lottie Cornford there. They immigrated to Canada in 1912 and in November 1916, Ernest joined the Royal Canadian Army, 118th Battery, CFF “B” Company, in Brandon, Manitoba. He served in France and Belgium with the 44th and 55th Battalions at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele, was wounded three times and was discharged in February 1919. Ernest and his wife Lottie raised three sons and two daughters and farmed in the Dauphin area. He was a member of Dauphin Legion Branch 20 and he passed away in 1971. Ernest is buried in Dauphin’s Riverside Cemetery. ALLEN, Alfred WWII Alfred was born in 1925. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve on HMLS Algonquin at Dearwood. Alfred was a member of Fort William Legion Branch 6 for fifty years before he passed away in 2005. ABREY, W. S. WWII W. S. Abrey enlisted in the Army and served as a Private during World War II.
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