133 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ELIUK, John WWII John was raised in the Kilkenny area. He joined the Winnipeg Grenadiers in 1939 and at Christmas of 1940 he was in the British West Indies. They returned to Canada in October 1941. After two weeks leave they were sent to Hong Kong in October 1941. John was taken prisoner at the fall of Hong Kong in December 1941. John was prisoner of war until the war in the Pacific ended. He returned to Canada. John is now deceased. ELMES, Douglas WWII Douglas enlisted with the Fort Garry Horse on February 4, 1941, at Winnipeg, Manitoba. He went overseas with the 5th Canadian Armoured Division in November 1941. Douglas served in England and France as Trooper. He was killed in action at Caen, France on August 8, 1944, at the age of 21. There is an Elmes Island in Manitoba named after Douglas. ELMES, William John “Bill” WWII William enlisted with the Fort Garry Horse on February 4, 1941 at Winnipeg, Manitoba and went overseas with the 5th Canadian Armoured Division in November 1941. He served in England and landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He was wounded at Carpiquet Air Field in France in July 1944. He served throughout Northwest Europe and returned to Canada in February 1946. After the war, he served with Lord Strathcona Horse (R.C) and the Fort Garry Horse progressing in rank to Master Warrant Officer. He received his release from the service in October 1969, and was employed with the Bank of Montreal until he retired in October 1983. He was residing at Christina Lake, British Columbia and spending the winters in Yuma, Arizona.
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