97 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca COSENS, John WWII John was a son of Ella and Russell Cosens and brother to Jimmy Cosens. He enlisted in Winnipeg in January 1940. John served overseas in England, France, and Belgium with the 6th Field Artillery. On July 31, 1943, John married Maude Isted in St. John’s Church, Lewes, England. Maude and John met in this town at a dance and went together for about two years. On October 20, 1944, John was killed in action in Belgium, where he was buried. COTE, Norbert WWII Norbert was born in Winnipeg in 1921 in St. Leon, Manitoba. He enlisted in 1941 with the Canadian Army in the Artillery division and trained in Regina, CFB Shilo, Camp Vernon and Vancouver. Norbert returned to Regina in 1942 and was discharged at that time. He took a machinist course with the Department of Veterans Affairs and worked as a machinist for Strong & Scotts, Continental Can and Crown & Cork. He married Hazel Stubner in 1947 and they raised seven children. Norbert is retired and living in Winnipeg. COTE, Paul Alphonse WWII Paul was born on June 27, 1919, son of Alphonse and Melvina (Lambert) Cote. Living in Fort Frances, Ontario, he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Regiment in London, Ontario. From Canada, the men were sent to England, where they were trained and re-trained, awaiting an assignment. Paul was sent to the front in Italy in September 1944, and rode on the same truck as Philip Camire. His group’s objective was a three-day assault on the Rimini Airport Railway Station. Within five minutes of leaving Philip Camire and about half a mile away, Paul stepped on a mine and was killed. His comrades obtained their objective on Rimini. Paul was killed in action on September 6, 1944. He is buried at the Coriono Ridge War Cemetery in Italy, three and a half kilometers west of the Ricconi Seaside Resort, just south of Rimini (Plot I, Row B, Grave 12).
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