31 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BABINIEC, Walter Jaras WWII Walter was born on September 5, 1926 in Winnipeg. He attended Central School in Transcona and studied Labour Law at the University of Winnipeg. Walter joined the Canadian Army in District #10, Winnipeg in 1944. He completed basic training at Camp Shilo, Manitoba and was then posted to Camp Wainwright, Alberta. In Wainwright he completed Advanced Infantry training and Chemical Warfare training. He was employed as a sentry guarding German prisoners of war while stationed at Camp Wainwright. Walter was transferred to Halifax to prepare for deployment overseas to Germany, but the war ended on VE Day, May 8, 1945 before he embarked. Walter also recalls them preparing to be shipped to South Carolina, USA to complete Tropical Warfare training in preparation for the invasion of Japan, but fortunately VJ Day came on August 15, 1945 prior to his departure. Walter was honourably discharged in October 1945. He went to work as an Apprentice Carman with the CNR. While at the CNR, Walter served as Chairman of the Canadian Union of Railway Workers. He remained with the CNR for 46 years. He has been a member of the Henderson Highway Legion Branch 215 for 25 years. BACK, Harry W. WWII Harry went to Mayfair School in Broad Valley, Manitoba. He enlisted in the Army in April 1942 and served with the 24th Field Regiment in the Aleutians. He went overseas to England in 1944, then on to France in August 1944. There, he joined the Essex Scottish Regiment of Windsor, ON. He became a prisoner of war in January 1945 and was liberated in May 1945. He returned to Canada in 1946 for discharge. A footnote relates that both he and his brother, Lawrence, were hospitalized in England at the same time but neither knew the other was there. Harry retired and lived in Vancouver. BAKER, Darren PEACETIME Darren enlisted in the Canadian Army on September 23, 1988 and joined the Combat Engineers. He took his basic training in Canadian Forces Base, Cornwallis. He was sent to CFSME Chilliwack for combat engineer training for six months, and then was posted to CFB Gagetown, NB, with the 22nd Field Squadron in June 1989. He was transferred to Shilo, Manitoba in July 1990.
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