61 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BURDEN, Teddy WWI Teddy lived in Fisherton, Manitoba before enlisting with four other men from the Fisherton district. He went overseas in April 1916, landing in England. About a month after arriving there, their battalion disbanded and Teddy joined the 44th Battalion Infantry and saw action in England and France. After the end of the war he never returned to the Fisherton area. The following story was submitted by Jack Gard: “Just after we arrived in England in 1916, the colonel of our battalion offered ten dollars to the cleanest man and the best kept equipment. Well, yours truly, knew better than to compete. However, many did, as ten bucks was almost a small fortune for guys like us. One of those competing was an “old seed” by the name of Teddy Burden. After about an hour of examining, a bunch of ten was selected and marched to the front. After a lot more picking and choosing, it finally boiled down to two competitors, so we are all holding our breath, that’s us from the Fisherton district, as one of those was Teddy Burden. After about another ten minutes, they told the other fellow to step back - Teddy had won! We let out a few whoops and cheers – not because of the ten spot but because an old hayseed and a buddy of ours had beat all of the city slickers!” BUSH, John Edward WWII John enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Winnipeg, Manitoba on December 6, 1941. He took his basic training at Dundurn, Saskatchewan until July 1942. From July until November 1942, he was at Nanaimo, British Columbia. It was at this time that he broke and dislocated his elbow and was hospitalized until November 15, 1942. John then returned to Winnipeg where he was honourably discharged in December 1942. After the war was over John served in the Reserve Army for a short while. He resided in Hodgson, Manitoba. John passed away on February 15, 1960. BUSH, Sarah M. “Toots” WWII Private Sarah M. Bush joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps, attached to the Ordnance Corps, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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