45 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BUNDY, Arthur Cecil WWI Arthur was born in Alderbury, England in 1893. He was a farm labourer in the Bagot, Manitoba area. Arthur joined the Army in November 1915 in Brandon, Manitoba. He was a Private with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, 79th Battalion. He sailed from Canada on the SS Lapland in April 1916 serving in England and France. Arthur was killed in action in France on September 15, 1916 at the Battle of the Somme and is buried at the Serre Road Cemetery #1 at Pas-de-Calais, France. BYLES, James Harvey Guy WWI James was born in Southsea, England in 1884. He worked on a farm in Bagot, Manitoba and joined the Army in November 1916. James was a Corporal with the 200th Battalion, sailing from Halifax in April 1917 on the HMT Megantic. He served in England and France. He was in action in France with the 27th Battalion in July 1917. He encountered mustard gas in August 1917 as well as suffered ear drum damage, a concussion and shrapnel wounds to the face. He was awarded the Military Medal and the Good Conduct Badge. James arrived home after the war at Halifax in May 1919 on the HMT Northland and was discharged on May 26, 1919. CAMPBELL, Arnold William WWII Arnold was born in Homewood, Manitoba in 1920. In October 1942 he enlisted in the Canadian Army, the Loyal Edmonton Infantry Regiment. After a brief training, he served in World War II in the United Kingdom, Central Mediterranean area and Continental Europe. He returned to Manitoba on the SS Queen Mary in November 1945. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star and the France and Germany Star. He was an active member of The Royal Canadian Legion Carman Branch 18 for approximately twenty years, some of which he served as President. Arnold passed away in 1990 leaving his spouse, Lila, and daughter, Eleanor, and her family.
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