29 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BARRET, Henry WWI Henry was born in Brandon, Manitoba in 1888. He joined the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment) and served in France during World War I. In mid-September of 1916, Henry fought and died in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. He is commemorated at the Vimy Memorial at Pas de Calais, France. BATEMAN, Cecil Murray WWII Cecil was born in Baldur on June 23, 1910, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bateman. He married Dorcas May McMain in October 1947 and they later had two children: Donna and Timothy. He enlisted in Winnipeg in June 1941 with the RCNVR, trained at Halifax and stationed at Calgary. He served in the North Atlantic and was mentioned in dispatches in 1943. After the war, he was a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in Brandon. BEAULAC, George Lewis PEACETIME Lewis was born in Neelin, Manitoba to George and Estelle Beaulac. He enlisted in Winnipeg and trained at Trenton and Portage la Prairie. Lewis was stationed at Chatham, New Brunswick and overseas at Grostenquin, France. He was awarded the Silver Cup for highest gunnery score (air to air). Lewis was a Flying Officer at the time he was killed in an accident.
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