35 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BARLOW, Charles Elmer WWII Elmer was born on October 21, 1921. In the spring of 1941, Elmer left his parents’ farm in Fisherton, Manitoba to go to Winnipeg and voluntarily enlist with the Canadian Army at No. 10 District Depot (CA). He received his basic training and was briefly stationed in British Columbia after joining the 18th Armoured Car Regiment. From there he was drafted overseas where he saw action in England, Holland, Belgium, France and Germany. While on leave in England he married an English girl, Alice Withoff on March 5, 1945. In Germany Elmer was killed in action, one day before he was to go on leave to see his three-week old daughter for the first time. He was survived by his wife, Alice, his daughter, Leslie Denise, his parents, and brothers Glenn and Earle. Elmer is buried in the Groesheik Military Cemetery in Holland near the German border. BARLOW, Glenn L. WWII Glenn voluntarily enlisted at the No. 10 District Depot at Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 1, 1942. After receiving his basic training, he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers and was transferred to Chilliwack, BC in December 1942. They began construction on the army base, which is now an outstanding Canadian Forces Base in Canada. The regiment tolerated terrible weather conditions that winter while they lived in tents. Glenn also was based on Vancouver Island for training on heavy army equipment. While on duty in 1943, he seriously injured his back and was hospitalized many times. He was put on draft for overseas twice and withdrawn twice. Eventually, due to his spinal condition, he was sent back to Winnipeg No. 10 District Depot and discharged on March 8, 1944. Glenn passed away on December 29, 1978 in Vancouver, BC, leaving his beloved wife, Doris and daughters Glenda and Sylvia. He is buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Burnaby, BC. BARRETT, Harold WWII Harold enlisted in Winnipeg on June 13, 1941. He joined with the rank of Trooper in Unit 12 Manitoba Dragoons. After he went overseas, he was attached to the Fourth Medical Regiment, RCA. Harold served in Europe. In an excerpt from a letter written in Europe to his sister, by permission we quote: “June 1944, The last while I have been moving quite a lot so have seen a lot of France but am sorry to say an awful lot has been destroyed. I am with a Montreal Unit now and they are a good bunch of boys. I have seen lots of strange and terrible things since I came over here and most likely will see before it’s over with. We had some wonderful receptions in some towns here, the people giving us flowers and fruit and wine if they had it. But, the Huns got most of that, in fact they got nearly everything the people had except the milk in the cows and the fruit on the trees”. “June 1945, I will be stuck here for a while. General Simonds inspected all RCA units in our formation. I took part in it. We had a big parade. The people are really hard up and in need of food. I was lucky to be in London on V-Day, something I shall never forget”. Harold served from 1941 to 1946 and returned to Fisher Branch where he resided until his death in 1975. He was a member of Hodgson Legion Branch 158.
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