51 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CRUICKSHANK, Thomas W. “Tom” WWII Tom was born near Cromer, Manitoba. He attended Sanderson School and worked on the farm until 1942 when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Tom trained as an aero-engine mechanic. While in Canada, he served at St. Thomas and Exeter in Ontario and Gimli, MB. He served in Canada and overseas during World War II. He was in England when the war ended. Tom married Margaret Freeman from Elkhorn in 1942. Following his discharge in 1945, they bought a farm south of Elkhorn and raised a family of five. They were leaders in various activities in the community. Tom was a member and a strong supporter of the Elkhorn Legion Branch 58. CULLEN, William Alexander WWI William was born in 1886 in New Deer Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He joined the Army and served with the 85 Battalion and 113 Battalion (Lethbridge Highlanders) in England during World War I. William passed away in 1948. CULLEN, William WWII William was born in 1918 in Bennington, Hertfordshire, England. He joined the Army and served during World War II with the Royal Winnipeg Riffle, Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps in England, Italy and Netherlands. He was a member of the Brandon Legion Branch 3 for fifty years before he passed away in 2002.
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