91 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca GAMMOND, Glen M. WWII Glen was born in Fort William, ON in 1920. He joined the Royal Canadian Army and served with the Lake Superior Regiment in Europe and the United Kingdom. He was wounded which left him paralysed below the waist and a double-amputee. He was a member of Fort William Legion Branch 6 for ten years. Glen passed away in 1959. GAMMOND, Herbert G. WWI Herbert was born in Fort William, ON in 1898. He joined the Royal Canadian Army and served in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Europe and the United Kingdom. He was wounded the day before the war was declared while serving in the unit that stood guard when Princess Patricia was married. He was a member of Fort William Legion Branch 6. Herbert passed away in 1964. GARDINER, James Lindsay WWI James was born in Clearwater, MB in 1894. He joined the Royal Canadian Army in 1916 and served with the 184th Battalion. He received his training at Camp Hughes, MB and was later billeted out on Cape Breton, NS while training for a ship overseas. On arriving in England, the 184th Battalion was used to build up or replace the depleted battalions on the front lines. While in France, he was shot through the ear lobe; he was one of the men who received a dose of mustard gas and was wounded in the right leg, shot with a sniper’s poisoned bullet. Although his leg was wounded, he was able to crawl back to an Advanced Medical Station where he received care for his leg. He was then shipped back to the Leeds hospital in England. In 1918, he returned to Canada on a Hospital Ship, coming back to take up work on the farm. James had been a member of Crystal City Legion Branch 35 for 50 years before he passed away in 1981. GARDINER, Glencoe D. “Glenn” WWII Glen was born in the Rural Municipality of Wallace in 1924. When he was young his family moved to the Woodnorth Area where he received his education. After working for several farmers in the area, he took a welding course in Winnipeg where he joined the Royal Canadian Army. He spent two-and-a-half years overseas and served with the Lake Superior Regiment before being transferred to the Provost Corps. He saw action in Europe, France, Belgium and Holland where he was wounded. In 1945, he returned to Canada on the Lady Nelson and spent seven months in Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver before being transferred to Deer Lodge in Winnipeg. After his discharge, Glen was a mailman in Brandon, later returning to the Virden area to farm. He was a member of Virden Legion Branch 8 for 40 years. Glenn passed away in 1998 and is buried in the Virden Cemetery.
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