85 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca FEDOROWICH, Joseph WWII Joseph was born in Arborg, MB in 1923. He served in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve in the high seas and obtained the rank of Able Seaman. He was awarded the 1939-45 Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and the War Medal 1939-45. Joseph died in 1951. FLAY, William George WWII William was born in England in 1909. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army and served with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was an active community member and a Life Member of the American Legion. William passed away in 1991. FORSYTH, Thomas S. “Tom” WWII Tom was born in Pipestone, MB on April 26, 1910. He joined the Royal Canadian Army in 1939 and served with the Winnipeg Grenadiers. He was posted to Jamaica and, just before Christmas in 1941, was sent to Hong Kong to protect the British Colony. On Christmas Day 1941, the Japanese captured Hong Kong and Tom began four terrible years as a prisoner of war. He kept detailed notes of the way he was treated in the camp and was able to turn them into a book entitled “From Jamaica to Japan” which was published in 1992. He had a photographic memory and he entertained his comrades by reciting poetry and stories. When the war was over, he was finally able to go home and arrived in Winnipeg on October 8, 1945. Tom married Edyth Smith-Windsor and they farmed in Reston, MB where they raised their family. Tom passed away on September 1, 2007 and is buried in the Reston Cemetery. FLECKNOR, James WWI James was born in Brigstock, England in 1886. He joined the Royal Canadian Army and served with the 45th and 32nd Battalion in France during World War I. He was wounded by a rifle bullet in Vimy Ridge on March 31, 1917. He was a member of Virden Legion Branch 8. James passed away in 1962.
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