15 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ANDREWS, William “Grant” WWII Grant was born in 1919 in Coulter, Manitoba. He joined the Canadian Artillery on March 21, 1941 and after his basic training, was stationed on Canada’s west coast. He received his discharge for medical reasons. In 1986, Grant’s health deteriorated and he entered a care facility in Reston, Manitoba in 2001. Grant was a member of Melita Legion Branch 127 for about fifty years before he passed away on June 4, 2003. ARDAGH, Fred WWII Fred was born in Hartney, Manitoba in 1919. He joined the Army and served in Canada with the Manitoba Dragoons during World War II. Fred was a member of Hartney Legion Branch 26 for more than forty years before he passed away in 1986. ARMSTRONG, George Perry Jr. WWII George was born in 1924 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as bomb aimer with 142 Squadron in Canada, England and North Africa. Flight Sergeant Armstrong was 19 years old when he was killed in action over Turin, Italy on November 25, 1943. He is commemorated at the Florence War Cemetery in Italy. ARDAGH, George H. WWII George was born in Hartney, Manitoba in 1921. He joined the Army and served in the United Kingdom and France with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, 3rd Division, during World War II. He was a prisoner of war at Stalag A and B.
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