23 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BEKKER, Kurt PEACETIME Kurt was born in Denmark in 1943 and immigrated with his family to Prince Albert, SK in 1952. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1962 and went through new entry training in Cornwallis, NS, where he completed training as a TG1 Radioman. He served on H.M.C.S. Stadacona, H.M.C.S. Inch Arran, H.M.C.S. Chaudière as an Able Seaman and radioman in the Atlantic. He also served at radio station Albro Lake in Dartmouth until his discharge in 1965. BERNST, Earl WWII Earl was born on September 4, 1923. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II and served in the North Atlantic. Earl has been a member of Owen Sound Legion Branch 6 for 50 years. BJARNASON (BARNSON), Barney WWI Barney was born in Iceland in 1897 and immigrated to Canada at the age of two. He joined the Royal Canadian Army and served in England and France where he was gassed during World War I. After the war, he returned to Selkirk, MB, where he lived for many years before moving to BC because he found the air was more humid and helped with his breathing. His name Bjarnason changed to Barnson. Barney passed away in 1978. BIRD, Douglas J. WWII Douglas was born in 1919. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Army during World War II and served with the 4th Field Ambulance in the United Kingdom, Sicily and Northwest Europe. He has been a member of Fort William Legion Branch 6 for 60 years. Douglas passed away in 2005.
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