155 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca GIASSON, Napoleon G. WWI Private Napoleon Giasson enlisted in 1917 and served in Winnipeg at the 1st Depot, Manitoba Regiment. He was discharged on January 7, 1919. He was a Life Member of the Hodgson Legion 158. Napoleon lived in Fisher Branch, and passed away in 1985. GIASSON, Ralph J. WWII Ralph enlisted in late 1941 and took his basic training at Dauphin, Manitoba. He served in the RCAF ground crew as a mechanic in India, France and Germany. Ralph received his discharge in March of 1946, and passed away in 1959. GOLAS, Albert C. WWII Albert enlisted in the Army in October 1939, joining the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry. After barely two months of training he was sent overseas, leaving by train from Winnipeg on December 17, 1939. He spent almost four years in different parts of England. Albert was invalided home in July 1943, after spending many months in a hospital in England. After his discharge from the Army in Winnipeg, he farmed for sixteen years in the Fisher Branch area. He then moved to Winnipeg where he worked as a postal clerk. In 1964, Albert moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he was with the Commissionaire Corps until his retirement.
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