151 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca GENYK, Michael “Mike” WWII Michael volunteered for active service in May 1943 as Ordinary Seaman with the Navy. He took basic training at Unicorn, Saskatoon and then he was drafted to HMCS Naden and transferred to Trades Department as blacksmith 4/c. He served in bases at Stadacona, Shelburne, Peregrine and Avalon, Newfoundland. Mike was discharged as 2/c Chief Petty Officer in November 1945. He was a member of the Legion Branch 73, Flin Flon, Manitoba. GEROLAMY, John Milburn “Joker” WWI John was born in 1895 in Greenway, Manitoba, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gerolamy. Following enlistment in 1914 and training in Canada, he was sent to France for two and a half years. He was wounded in the chest and received shrapnel in the leg. He was in hospital in England when the Armistice was signed. He was with the 10th Canadian Mounted Rifles of the 22nd Battalion. Joker married Myrtle I. Sinclair in Greenway. They moved to Rocanville, SK and they had three children: Erma Mae, Dr. S.B. Gerolamy (deceased) and Bruce. He also had a step son, Lynn Blake. Marjorie Blake of Rocanville became his second wife. GERRAND, Thomas WWI Thomas was born in Miniota, Manitoba on May 20, 1892. He joined the Army with the 5th Battalion Canadians and served in England during World War I. Thomas died of meningitis after he contracted it at Salisbury Plain on February 10, 1915. He is buried at Bulford Manor, England.
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