123 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HARPER, Donald W. WWII Donald was born in Matlock, Manitoba on August 29, 1920. He attended Whytewold School and later proudly served his country during World War II with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada. He did his basic training at CFB Shilo. He saw action in Canada, England, France and Italy where he was wounded and reported missing in action. An unexpected highlight of his time in Italy was the chance of meeting his brother Wilfred who was serving with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. After being discharged, he returned to Matlock where he married Ruth Ratt and they raised a family of six children. After spending the war years away from home, Donald was content to live the rest of his life in Matlock. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Selkirk Branch 42 for 47 years. Donald passed away on December 22, 2006 and is laid to rest in the military section of Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg “besides his buddies”, as he requested. HARPER, Wilfred J. “Wilf” WWII Wilfred was born in Matlock, Manitoba on February 22, 1922. When World War II was declared, he enlisted in the Army at Winnipeg and proudly served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps as a driver in Canada, the United Kingdom and Italy. He related little of his time in the Army, but it is known that while in Italy he was wounded by a mine and had a chance meeting with his brother Donald (Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada). After being discharged, Wilf returned to Matlock and worked as a fisherman. He married Mary Sutherland of Selkirk. They later moved to Winnipeg and raised their four children and delighted in their six grandchildren. His wife, Mary, passed away on January 19, 1980. Wilfred was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Elmwood Branch 9. He passed away on February 8, 1996 and is buried alongside his wife in Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg. HARVEY, Ralph M. WWII Ralph was born in Neepawa, Manitoba in 1912. He enlisted in the Army on September 11, 1939 and served with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada in Europe during World War II. Ralph took part in the attack on Dieppe. He was captured at Green Beach and spent the rest of the war as a Prisoner of War, starting in Stalag VIII B. After he was liberated, he returned home to Neepawa where he was a member of Neepawa Legion Branch 23. Ralph passed away in 1974.
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