135 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ELMES, William Sr. WWI Bill served in World War I in the Veterans’ Guards. His two sons, Douglas and Bill, served their country during World War II. EMBURY, Charles B. BOER WAR Charles was born in Ontario to Angus and Mary Embury. He married Clara Galloway in December 1909. Their children include Olive Woodward, Mabel Wall and Graydon Embury. Charles served in the Boer War into which he enlisted in Winnipeg and later in World War I he saw action in France. While in service, Charlie contracted tuberculosis and as a result died at Ninette Sanatorium in 1921. Prior to enlistment he was a barber in Clearwater, Manitoba. ERKLENS, Earl WWII Earl enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on July 2, 1942. In May 1943, he went overseas landing in England. He went to France with the Canadian 3rd Field Ambulance, shortly after D-Day, serving in Belgium, Holland and Germany until the war was over. After the war was over, he had the opportunity to meet and visit many of his relatives in Holland, which was the thrill of a lifetime. His parents had emigrated from Rotterdam, Holland, in 1913, so he had never met any of his relatives there. He was discharged on March 23, 1946. He resided and retired in Winnipeg.
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