25 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca AXFORD, Herbert “Herb” WWI Herb was born in the RM of Argyle on August 24, 1894, the son of Arni and Gudbjorg Axford. He enlisted in Winnipeg on March 4, 1916 and trained at Andover, England and Dunkirk, France serving there and in the Air Corps, distinguishing himself, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and the rank of Captain Flight Commander. He married Dorothy B. Donaldson in 1931 and they later had two children: Herbert Lawrence and Rosemary Barbra. Herb was manager of Dominion Motors and lived at Norwood. BABCZONEK, Anatol WII Anatol was born in Poland in 1921. He was deported and interned by the Russians and released on amnesty. He joined the Polish Army in the USSR on September 26, 1941 served with the 8th Army in World War II and came under British Command on August 15, 1942. He served in the Middle East from 1942 to 1944, in Italy from 1944 to 1946 and in the United Kingdom until his discharge on November 29, 1946 for emigration to Canada. He was awarded the Polish Cross of Monte Cassino, British 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, and War Medal 1939-1945. Becoming a Canadian Citizen and Legion Member was why he always smiled when he called Canada home. He lived in Neebing, Ontario. He was a member of Slovak Legion Branch 129 in Thunder Bay, ON for twenty years. Anatol passed away in 1990. BACHNICK, Phillip “Phil” WWII Phillip was born in Manitoba in 1920. He enlisted in the Army and served with the Regina Rifles in England and on Juno Beach during World War II. Phil landed on Juno Beach in Normandy on June 6 and was immediately wounded; he received gunshot wounds to both legs and one arm and laid on the beach among the dead and wounded for ten hours before being rescued. In December 2015, Phil received the French Legion of Honour – Knight Medal. He has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 19 for 68 years. Phillip resides in The Pas, Manitoba as of April 2017.
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