CREALOCK, William Barry “Bill” WWI &WWII Bill was born on the farm in Burnside, Manitoba in 1897 and farmed in the Bagot, Manitoba area. He enlisted on January 6, 1916 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Bill started with the 10th Cavalry Mounted Rifles and arrived in England on the SS Olympic in May 1916. He was sent to France in October 1916, serving at the battle of the Somme, Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. Bill became a candidate for the Royal Flying Corps in January 1918 and became a Flight Cadet by June 1918 flying with a Sopwith Camel. He trained as an Air Traffic Controller in England near the end of the war, returning home by 1919. Bill’s name is on the wall at the Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg as an Aviation Pioneer. He joined the Air Force in 1942 retraining as an Air Traffic Controller in Montreal. Bill was posted to Watson Lake, Yukon for sixteen months as well as Fort William, Ontario and MacDonald, Manitoba. He was discharged in 1945. Bill passed away in Portage la Prairie on January 19, 1995. He was a Life Member of The Royal Canadian Legion Portage Branch 65. 57 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CREW, William A.C. “Bill” WWII, KOREA, SPECIAL DUTY AREA & PEACETIME Bill was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1924. Shortly after turning seventeen he enlisted in the Air Force and served with the 443 Squadron as an armourer. After completing high school and trying civilian life, he joined the army and completed officer training just in time to join the Queen’s Own Rifles in Korea. Shortly after his return from there he married Mary Joan White of Ottawa, with whom he would have four children, Tom, Laurie, Shaun and Brett. In 1957, he went to Egypt and was one of Canada’s original one hundred peacekeepers, implementing the new concept of PM Lester Pearson. Upon his return and additional training he was stationed with the 2nd Battalion in Calgary. He was transferred to the 1st Battalion in Victoria and went with them to Cypress in 1964 as a company commander. After this tour he ended up in Winnipeg, working with the militia. In 1967 to 1968 he served in Vietnam with the UN. He finished his military career back in Winnipeg. After retiring he joined the Charleswood Royal Canadian Legion where he served for many years as Sergeant-atArms and on the Ways and Means Committee. Just before his death in 2003, he was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for community service.
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