109 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca DANDENEAU, Prosper WWII Prosper was called on May 21, 1942, to report to Fort Osborne Barracks. In June of 1942, he went to Vernon, British Columbia with the Canadian Light Infantry and trained for one year. He went to Vancouver Island in 1943 for combat operations. In 1944, he transferred to Prince George, British Columbia. On August 15, 1944, Prosper joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles at the front. In Normandy, France, on September 15, he was wounded and sent back to England. He was on convalescent leave for seven months, then was sent back to Germany in the middle of April, where he remained at the front until the war ended. He stayed in Holland until December 23 and arrived in New York, USA on December 29, aboard the “Queen Elizabeth”. He returned to Fisher Branch on December 31, 1945 and was discharged on February 16, 1946. Prosper’s medals include the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star and the Canadian Volunteer Medal and Clasp. DAVIDSON, George Henry WWI & WWII George was born on June 21, 1892 and came to Canada in July 1906 to reside in Weston, Winnipeg. He joined the Canadian Army on November 7, 1914 with the 17th Battalion, 5th Artillery Brigade. On August 14, 1915, they entrained to Halifax, but stopped over Ottawa where the battalion was inspected in front of the Parliament Buildings by the Duke of Connaught. They sailed on the "Metagama" on August 9, 1915 and landed in Plymouth, England on August 17, 1915. The battalion proceeded to Otterpool where the camp was visited by Zepps. The battery suffered its first casualties there. George landed in Le Havre, France on February 18, 1916, where he was promoted to Acting Bombardier. He was later sent to Artillery School at Tilques, France, and rejoined his unit on August 8, 1916. George was wounded in the right thigh on April 18, 1917, and sent to a hospital in Shorncliffe, England. He returned to the front on September 22, 1917. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on December 6, 1917. He served in Canada, Britain, also France, fighting in the battles of Somme and Vimy Ridge. He was discharged on May 26, 1919, and came back to Winnipeg. He received soldiers’ settlement land eight miles east of Hodgson where he lived for four years. The house burned down in January 1923 so with his wife and daughter Florence, he returned to Winnipeg. He worked in Winnipeg as an Artillery caretaker at Minto Armouries from 1926 until his retirement, except for the time he served again in the Army during WWII. George joined the 13th Field Battery, 2nd Canadian Division on October 10, 1939 as a Warrant Officer, Class 2 Battery Sergeant Major. He was stationed in Winnipeg at the Canadian Pacific Railway Immigration Building, and then went to Camp Shilo, where he went to trade school and passed as an artificer RCA in April 1940. George went overseas on August 5, 1940, arriving at Gourock, Scotland on September 5, 1940. He was stationed at Aldershot, England for a while and was sent back to Winnipeg on September 30, 1943. In Winnipeg, he was detailed to duty as supervisor of personnel on streetcars on April 6, 1944. He was sent to be on duty at Brandon and Camp Shilo. He received the following medals: Defence Medal, Volunteer Medal with Clasp, War Medal 1939-1945, and Efficiency Medal 2nd Clasp. He was discharged in Winnipeg on September 7, 1945. George passed away on December 11, 1974 and is buried at Green Acres Cemetery in Winnipeg.
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