63 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CAMERON, Harvey WWII Harvey Cameron was born and raised near Hodgson, Manitoba. He enlisted in Winnipeg at Fort Osborne Barracks on January 6, 1943. He took basic training at Fort Garry and advance training at Camp Shilo, Manitoba. He left for overseas on August 22, 1943 and spent some time at Aldershot, England. He went to the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa and trained on 4.2 mortars and some machine guns. He went to France on D-Day and was also in Belgium and Holland. When the war was over, Harvey signed up for the Pacific and arrived back in Canada in July, 1945. While on harvest leave, the war in the Pacific ended and Harvey received his discharge at Number 3 Wireless, Winnipeg on November 14, 1945. Harvey was employed with the CP Railway. He married in 1947 and raised five children. He retired in 1982 after 36 years of service. He then moved to Sanford, Manitoba in 1984. CAMIRE, Adrian Joseph WWII Adrian joined the Royal Canadian Ordnance in Winnipeg in 1941. He was sent to Newfoundland in April 1942, where he met his wife, Madeline. While in Newfoundland, the regiment was changed from Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps to Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers. Adrian served as a mechanic in the forces and was in Newfoundland for about two and a half years. After this time he was sent overseas as a war vehicle transporter – the vehicles were transported from England to Continental Europe. While in Holland, Adrian met his younger brother, Philip. Adrian returned to Newfoundland in January of 1946 and received his discharge in Winnipeg in the spring of 1946. After his discharge, Adrian and his family moved to Kenora, Ontario where he lived until his death on February 3, 1979. CAMIRE, Gerald Wilfred WWII Gerald joined the Canadian Army in Kenora, Ontario on November 24, 1944. He was stationed in Fort Osborne Barracks, Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Brandon, Manitoba then back to Winnipeg as a Gunner. He was discharged on April 17, 1946.
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