43 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BRISCOE, William Andrew WWI William was born in Renfrew, Ontario in July 1896. He worked as a clerk in the Bagot, Manitoba area. William joined the Army in April 1917 in Winnipeg. He had the mumps while training in Canada. William left Halifax in June 1917 for Liverpool on the SS Justicia. He served in England, Belgium and France with the 43rd Battalion, Canadian Army Medical Corps.William arrived in Canada after the war on November 29, 1918 on the RMS Aquitania and was discharged in January 1919. BROWN, Clifford R. WWII Clifford was born in Campbellford, Ontario in 1924. He worked on the family farm until he enlisted in 1942 with the 2nd Midland Regiment (R). In August 1943 he joined the Canadian Armoured Corps. He saw action in France and Germany, where he was wounded. He received the France and Germany Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the 1939-1945 War Medal. Clifford stayed active after the war and joined the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (R) serving from 1950 to 1956. In 1956 he joined The Royal Canadian Atikokan Legion Branch 145 and served as Sergeant-at-Arms for 28 years and one year as President. He worked for Ontario Hydro as a Lineman for many years until he moved to Atikokan where he was a general contractor. Clifford passed away in 1998. BUFFINGTON, Lorenzo Packard WWI Lorenzo was born in Lanark, Illinois in 1897. He joined the Canadian Army on May 21, 1917 and served overseas in both France and Belgium. He was gassed multiple times, the first time was on December 28, 1917. He spent two years and one month with the Medical Corps, Machine Gun Battalion and then was transferred to the Royal Air Force as a cadet. Lorenzo also suffered from shell shock and received the Wound Stripe. He was medically discharged on April 4, 1919 to Winnipeg General Hospital having served with the 43rd Battalion and the 11th Reserve Battalion. Lorenzo passed away on February 12, 1956 at Deer Lodge Hospital in Winnipeg and is buried in the Veterans Cemetery in Fort Frances. He was a 29-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Fort Frances Branch 29.
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