19 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BALDWIN, Robert W. WWII Robert was born in Warren, Manitoba on January 13, 1925. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 11, 1943 and was sent overseas in December 1944 where he served with the 59th “Broken Wheel” Squadron in Ireland and the North Sea as an air gunner before he was transferred into the Royal Air Force. He did air patrolling into the North Sea and the English Channel searching for German U-Boats and submarines, as well as escorting convoys of ships coming with supplies such as gasoline, tanks and guns. He was discharged in February of 1946 and sailed home on board the Queen Elizabeth. His awards include the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, the 1939-45 Star, the Atlantic Star and the Air Gunner’s Badge. He was a Life Member of the Woodlands Legion Branch 248. Robert passed away in 2010. BARNES, Harold WWII Harold was born at Sternoway, Saskatchewan. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on July 14, 1941. He served in World War II in England, India and Burma. After he was discharged in 1945, Harold and his wife, Joyce, began farming in the Fleming, SK area. They later moved to live in Elkhorn, Manitoba. Harold was an active member of the Elkhorn Legion Branch 58. BARRETT, Francis W. WWI Francis was born in Romford, England in 1892. He joined the Navy in 1918, hoping he would get back to England to see his mother, but got no more than 75 miles out of Halifax on a patrol boat (9 Niobe) Mine Swiping. He served with the RCNVR in Canada during World War I. His rank was Leading Stoker P.O. Francis was discharged in 1919. After the war, he came back to Binscarth, Manitoba and bought a farm. In 1926, he married a girl he met in Halifax, Vera Mont, and they raised a family of five. They retired in 1956. Francis was a member of the Binscarth Legion Branch 74 for 31 years before he passed away in 1962.
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