39 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BAUDER, Ernest Mac WWII Mac was born on July 1, 1917 in Chatfield, Manitoba. He enlisted on June 14, 1941. He trained at Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg. His branch of service was the Canadian Army – Active Service. He then served with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the War Medal 1939-1945. Mac was discharged with the rank of Private on July 31, 1943. Mac resided in Hodgson, Manitoba. BEARD, Walter Joseph “Joe” WWI Joe enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 90th Battalion, in Winnipeg on November 27, 1915. He served in France for six months with the 27th Battalion. He was paymaster for his unit while in the forces. He was wounded in the left forearm at Vimy Ridge. He was then sent to a hospital in England. Joe was discharged from the service in Winnipeg on May 2, 1919. After being discharged he worked with the Provincial Police for a while. He also did well-drilling and he worked as a wood buyer for LaPorte. In the mid-twenties he was on a survey crew that did the survey before they ran the rail lines into Churchill, Manitoba. On May 13, 1929, he married Florence Jane (Jenny) Staples. They lived in Hodgson until they bought their farm just south of town around 1933. Joe and Florence farmed and he was also the Justice of the Peace from 1948 to 1963. They had two sons, George and Walter, and two daughters, Shirley and Pat. Joe passed away on February 20, 1965. BEARD, Walter Melvin PEACETIME Walter enlisted in the RCAF on December 15, 1960 in Winnipeg. He took basic training at St. Jean, Quebec. Then he spent about eight months in Trenton, Ontario as a Canadian Customs Officer. Then he took his training course as a supply technician in Camp Borden, Ontario. From there he was posted to Edmonton in 1962 and remained there until his discharge on July 16, 1964. After his discharge, he lived in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In October 1972, he moved back to the family farm with his wife and two daughters.
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