17 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ARMSTRONG, George Perry WWI George was born in Carman, Manitoba in 1885. He graduated with a medical degree in 1911 and practiced for four years in Coronation, Alberta. He then joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force and in 1915, went to England where he transferred to the RMAC attached to the 15th Royal Scots, 34th Division as a Medical Officer. He served in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 where he was awarded the Military Cross, and he also served in Mesopotamia. George returned to Canada in 1919 and upon his discharge, located to Portage la Prairie where he went into medical partnership with Dr. Hassard. He was a member of Portage la Prairie Legion Branch 65 before he passed away in 1952. George is buried in Hillside Cemetery in Portage la Prairie. ARNASON, Stefan “Steve” WWII Steve was born on November 7, 1918 in Cayer, Manitoba but the family lived to Moosehorn, Manitoba before moving to Harcourt St. James in Winnipeg. He worked for his uncles at Lundar during summer holidays. Steve joined the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1942 and did his training in Canada. He went overseas in early March and served in Holland and Belgium. His unit didn’t actually fight but mostly cleaned the destruction left by the war. Steve married Lara Bjornsson on his embarkation leave on February 15, 1945 and he returned home in October 1945. That year, the D.V.A. helped them buy a farm which they moved into in October 1946. They raised a family of seven children who enjoyed good careers. Steve worked for the Government of Canada as Record of Performance Inspector from 1970 to 1983. Steve was a member of Lundar Legion Branch 185 for thirty years before he passed away at home on March 16, 1989. BARRÉ, Léonard Maurice WWII Léonard was born in 1915 in Belleview. He enlisted in the Army and served in Europe with the Royal Canadian Supply Corps. In Germany in 1945, his transport hit a mine and he died of his wounds on May 9. He is commemorated at Holten Canadian War Cemetery in Holland. Barré Lake, east of Fidler Lake, was named after him in 1995. BAKER, Sam R. PEACETIME Sam was born in Hartney, Manitoba in 1954. He enlisted in the Canadian Army and served during peacetime. Sam has been a member of Hartney Legion Branch 26 for over twenty-six years.
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