259 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca FRASER, Donald Haig WWI Donald was born on August 18, 1899 at Glenora, Manitoba, the son of Gregor and Anna Fraser. He enlisted in Saskatoon on April 27, 1917, trained with the Duval Draft PPCLI, served one year in England with the 16th Canadian Scottish Regiment and was fatally wounded the first day in the Battle of Bourlon Wood. Donald passed away on September 27, 1918. GOODMAN, Dr. Wilfred S. WWII Wilfred was born at Baldur, Manitoba, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Goodman. He later moved to Toronto, Ontario. He enlisted in Winnipeg and trained at Nelson, British Columbia and Barrie, ON. He married Gwenneth Hunter in February 1945, and they later had five children: Gwenda Lee, Richard John, Stephan James, Ainslee Ruth and Wilfred Hunter. GOSLIN, Frederick D. WWI Private Frederick D. Goslin was born in England on May 19, 1896. He came to Canada in 1913 and worked for Bruce and Llewellyn Waitt until the time of his enlistment at Baldur, Manitoba on January 15, 1916. He trained at Camp Hughes with the 222nd and later with the 8th Battalion in Shorham, England and in France where he was killed in action at Amiens on August 10, 1918. HALLDORSSON, Konrad Gudsteinn WWI Konrad was born on March 21, 1897 at Bru in the R.M. of Argyle, the son of Jon and Gudrun Sigridur Halldorsson. He enlisted in February 1917 in the 243rd Battalion, serving in England and France. He was wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele on November 10, 1917, resulting in his death the following day. HELGASON, Ingolfur “Ingi” WWI Ingolfur Helgason was born on June 17, 1895 in Baldur, MB, to parents Jonas and Sigridur Helgason. Ingi enlisted on January 1, 1918, going overseas in July and returning on June 14, 1919. After the war, he farmed seven miles north of Baldur before retiring in Glenboro. He and his wife had three children. JANSEN, Tom “Thorvold” WWII Tom was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jansen. On August 5, 1939, he married Vera Yeo of Stonewall, Manitoba and they had two children: Emily and Billy. Tom enlisted at Winnipeg and trained at Fort William. After his service to his country, he ran the Baldur Bakery for many years before retiring in 1972. JOELSSON, Joseph Daniel WWI Joseph was born in the R.M. of Argyle on February 6, 1895, the son of Joel and Elizabeth Josephson. He enlisted with the 222nd on June 7, 1916, going overseas in November. He was reported lost in action on October 26, 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele and was never found. JONES, Emma WWII Emma Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones of the Bru District, near Cypress River, Manitoba, enlisted on November 29, 1941. She served in the RCAF in the Women’s Air Corps in Toronto, Guelph and Dauphin. JONES, John Henry WWII John was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones of the Bru District, Manitoba. He enlisted on November 24, 1942 and served as a firefighter in the RCAF. KELLY, T.R. “Bert” WWI Acting Sergent T.R. Kelly served during World War I, and was married while overseas. He returned to Baldur in 1919, purchased a farm and resided there until 1925 when he moved to Vancouver. He passed away in Vancouver on February 5, 1941 at the age of 53. He and his wife had two sons and a daughter. LALUK, William “Willie” WWII Willie was born at Baldur, Manitoba, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Laluk. He served in the Army and was severely wounded while in Italy. He returned to Canada and became an outstanding hairstylist in Winnipeg. William died very suddenly in 1970. More Veterans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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