167 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca JANZ, Christopher PEACETIME Christopher was born in Winnipeg in 1982 and in 1999 he joined the Army Reserves with the Queen’s Own Highlanders of Canada. He took his basic training in Wainwright, Alberta and served in both the Middle East and in Afghanistan in 2004. He was discharged in 2013 and became a Winnipeg Police Officer where he remains at present. JANZ, Jack WWII Jack was born in Elgin, Manitoba in 1915 and enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1939. He took his basic training in Winnipeg and served in England and in Europe during World War II. While serving in England, he married Vera May Love and they had six children: Peter, Roger, John, Allan, James and Susan. After returning home from the war, Jack worked for International Harvester selling and servicing farm machinery. JANZ, Peter PEACETIME Peter was born in Castle Donington, Loughborough, England in 1943. He joined the Queen’s Own Rifles 2nd Battalion (Red Patch) in 1961 and took his basic training in Currie Barracks in Calgary, Alberta. He was transferred to Edmonton in 1963 and joined the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry there in order to train for a Germany assignment. From Edmonton he went to Work Point Camp in Victoria, BC. Peter took the train from Vancouver to Trenton, ON. From there the Air Force flew them to Dusseldorf, Germany, where he trained with the Army Brigade in Infantry for two years. He was discharged in 1965. In his civilian life Peter worked for a large construction firm as a mechanic/welder. He married Angie Lumbardo and they had two boys. He is currently retired and living in Winnipeg. Peter has been a member of the Norwood Legion Branch 43 for 31 years.
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