33 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BALE, Emmanuel WWI Emmanuel served with the 70th Infantry Regiment during World War I in France. He belonged to the French Army as he was born in France on December 7, 1896, thus a citizen of France. Emmanuel passed away on January 6, 1937. BALE, Ernest WWII Sapper Ernest Bale was born on September 12, 1922. He enlisted in the Artillery on January 18, 1943 at Winnipeg. He went to the West Coast on February 11, 1943, and was stationed at Victoria, Port Alberni, Prince George, Nanaimo, Comox, also in Kiska, Aleutian Islands and the North Pacific Area. He was in these places from June to December 1944. On January 14, 1945, Ernest was posted overseas. He went to the Alberta Reconnaissance Battalion in the United Kingdom, and on July 20, 1945, he left for Northwest Europe, where he joined the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. On September 30, 1945, he returned to the United Kingdom and arrived in Canada on October 3, 1945. He then had 14 days leave. On October 17, 1945, Ernest reported back to Winnipeg and was requested to become a batman, looking after the officers, doing such things as driving them around and attending to their needs. He refused that position, so was sent to MacDonald Air Base where he joined the Engineers and drove trucks mostly hauling the soldiers to Portage la Prairie at night. Ernest received his discharge under routine Order 1029 (5) (c) (i) by reason of “to return to civil life on demobilization” on August 13, 1946. Ernest resided in Fisher Branch with his wife Angelique. Ernest was a member of Hodgson Legion Branch 158. BARLOW (PICHE), Beatrice H. WWII Beatrice enlisted at Fort Osborne Barracks, Winnipeg, Manitoba in May 1944. She took her basic training at Basic Training Centre, Kitchener, ON and worked with the Postal Corps there. She also spent some time in London, ON. She received her discharge at Fort Osborne Barracks, Winnipeg in October 1944.
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