145 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca MITCHELL, Arthur Thomas WWI Arthur was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1893 and was a machinist from the Bagot, Manitoba area. He joined the Army in September 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec sailing from Canada for England in October 1914. Arthur was a Corporal with the 8th Battalion serving in England, France and Belgium. He suffered a minor gas attack in April 1915. Arthur was wounded at Ypres, Belgium by shrapnel in the foot and thigh, also suffering a concussion in May 1915. He suffered a nervous breakdown (shell shock), and was sent back to Canada to recover. Arthur was discharged in January 1916 but re-enlisted with the Royal Air Force as a chauffeur. His nervous condition re-occurred, forcing him to be discharged again in January 1916. Arthur passed away on October 3, 1919 and is buried in St. Boniface, Manitoba. MOULAND, Wilfred WWI Wilfred was born in 1893 in Otterbury, England and was a blacksmith from the Bagot, Manitoba area. He joined the Army in November 1915 in Brandon, Manitoba, sailing from Canada for Liverpool, England on the RMS Lapland in April 1916. Wilfred was a Private with the 1st Canada Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment), serving in England and was sent to France in June 1916. He was killed in action in Vimy on April 10, 1917 in Arras, France and is buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery in Pas-de-Calais, France. He received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Wilfred’s mother, Mrs. Emma Mouland received the Memorial Cross. MUNRO, Alexander WWI Alexander was born in Gourdon, Scotland in 1890 and was a farmer from the Bagot, Manitoba area. He joined the Army with the 174th Battalion in October 1916 in Winnipeg, sailing from Halifax for Liverpool, England on the SS Olympic in April 1917. Alexander was a Private with the 16th Battalion serving in England, France and Belgium. He was sent to France in August 1917 where he suffered a gunshot wound to the arm in February 1918. After the war Alexander sailed home on the SS Olympic in January 1919.
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