Military Service Recognition Book Volume 11 Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario Command
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1 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND A Message from the President www.mbnwo.ca This is the 11th edition of the Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Military Service Recognition Book. This allows us to better understand the Veterans’ perspective of the war in which they served. It allows us to reflect on the lives of our Men & Women on the way their lives were impacted during the many conflicts they endured. There were many Veterans who paid the supreme sacrifice to defend our freedoms we enjoy today. To everyone, I ask you to continue to support this edition as well as future editions of the Military Service Recognition Book. To all our advertisers and everyone who donated, Thank You. Proceeds realized from this publication are used to fund various Legion programs. Respecfully, Jerry Lava President The Royal Canadian Legion Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Command
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 11 2 Front Cover Photo Beatty Park Memorial Cenotaph This Cenotaph is situated in a well-kept setting, easily accessible by water or land, adjacent to the Keewatin wharf (now part of Kenora), in what is known as Beatty Park. The Cenotaph was built in 1953 and the dedication plaque reads: “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM 1914-1918 1939-1945 This Memorial is raised in grateful memory of those who gave their lives in Defence of Freedom, King, and Country and to All those who served and since died.” The Memorial was erected by the men who returned from the First and Second World Wars, in order to honour their comrades in arms, from their hometown of Keewatin Ontario. With so many men not returning, and some with their graves unknown, those that returned felt this to be a respectable place to honour them in one location. Over the years, another plaque was added to include Veterans of the Korean War 1950-1953 and Peacekeepers. The most recent addition was a Pedestal Plaque, to involve the Afghanistan War, and is situated just to the right of the monument. The Pedestal Plaque contains the names of all the known citizens of Keewatin, and The Royal Canadian Legion Keewatin Branch #13, who paid the supreme sacrifice during these wars. The Cenotaph has been the sight of many Royal Canadian Legion Branch, Zone and District Decoration Days, Remembrance Day Services, and other observances and still continues to function as a focal point for many ceremonies. The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND Military Service Recognition Book Volume 11 Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario Command PAGE President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Publisher’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Fighting to Reclaim a Dying Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 VETERANS ANDERSON (GOODMAN), Shirley W. . . . . . . . . . . 13 ASHLEY, Bernard W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ATCHISON, John Wilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 BANDUSIAK, John Romero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 BANDUSIAK, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 BANNATYNE, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 BARNES, Cyril G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 BARNES, Frederick William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 BARROW, Thomas Aidan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 BARSTAV, Ivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 BARTLEY, George E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 BEAUCHAMP, Jean-Leon Lawrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 BEAULIEU, Joseph L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 BELL, George W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 BELL, James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 BEMENT, Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BENGE, Arthur H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BERG, Thomas George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BERKNER, Roman L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 BERRY, John L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 BERUK, Natalie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 BERVEN, Bruce Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 BETT, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 BIGELOW, Homer Edwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 BILSKY, Anthony Carl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 BIRSTON, Carl Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 BITZER, Jacob G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 BITZER, John E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 BJORNSON, John G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 BLACK, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 BLACKWELL, Andrew Collins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 BLAIR, George Allan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 BLAIR, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 BLAIR, Robert WM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 BLANCHARD, Lorne Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 BLANCHARD, Robert George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 BLAND, Walter William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 BLOMQUIST, Herbert S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 BLUE, Malcolm B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 BLUEMAN, Henry K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 BOAK, Walter James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 BOEN, Arthur F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 BOGGS, Elvin Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 BOILY, Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 BOISSONAULT, Cyprien D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 BONIN, Edmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BONTER, Kenneth Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BOSWORTH, Arthur Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BOTFIELD, James Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 BOYES, Lawrence Adelard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Table of Contents
3 www.mbnwo.ca Table of Contents BOYETCHKO, Roman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 BRAY, John Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 BRAY, Murray A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 BREDESON, Norman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 BRELAND, Joseph A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 BRETTELL, Joseph Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 BRICE, Leonard WM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 BRIDGEMAN, Monty J.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 BRIDGESTOCK, Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 BRIGGS, R. Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 BRIMS, Jean Evelyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 BRITSKY, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 BROOKS, Arthur Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 BROOKS, Harry Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 BROPHY, Frank Kenneth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 BROWN, Albert Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 BROWN, Armand Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 BROWN, Arthur J.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 BROWNIE, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 BROWNSTONE, Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 BRYDGES, Earl W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 BRYDON, Donald Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 BRYDON, Harry B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 BURKETT, Robert Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 BYERS, Vernon James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 BYERS, Vernon W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 BYHRE, Clifford V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 BYRNES, Ambrose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 CAIRNS, Thomas Reginald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 CALLIN, James A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 CALLIN, James Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 CALVER, Marjorie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 CALVERLEY, Norman James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 CALVERT, John M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 CALVERT, Sam Wesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 CAMERON, Cecil J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 CAMPBELL, Norman Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 CANSDALE, Reginald Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 CAPPLEMAN, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 CARLIN, Dominic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 CARRUTHERS, Robert Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 CARSWELL, Arthur Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 CARTER, Francis Irene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 CARTWRIGHT, Howard Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 CARTWRIGHT, William Edgar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 CASE, William Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 CHANDLER, Brian C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 CHANNING, Roscoe H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 CHAPMAN, George Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 CHARTRAND, Peter Clifford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 CHAYKO, Beth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 CHAYKO, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 CHEPIL, Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 CHEPSUIK, Nick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 CHERRY, Florence F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 CHUTE, Herbert W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 CHYZZY, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 CLAKE, Alice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 CLAKE, Arthur John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 CLAKE, Charles Edward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 CLANCY, Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 CLARK, Andrew Mitchell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 CLARK, David A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 CLARK, Giles Edward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 CLARK, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 CLARK, Wilbert Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 CLARKE, Charlie Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 CLARKE, Clifford R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 CLARKE, Sedley B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 CLAVELLE, Alfred Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 CLAY, Donald Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 CLAY, Gordon R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 CLEAGPOOL, Robert Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 CLUFF, Garnet Vern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 CLUFF, Kenneth Clifford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 COATES, Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 COCHLAN, Harvey Alfred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 COCHRANE, Walter T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 COCKLE, Eric Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 COLLINS, George Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 COLLINS, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 COLPITTS, Donald M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 COLWELL, Ralph James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 COMMODORE, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 CONCONI, Frederick W.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 CONNER, Robert Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 CONWAY, David Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 COOK, Cecil Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 COOK, Erwin Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 COOK, Harry Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 COOKE, Charles Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 COOMBS, Frederick John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 COOPER, Arthur Edmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 COOPER, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 COOPER, Linton Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 COOPER, William. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 COOPER, William Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 CORKISH, William H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 COSTELLO, William Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 COTE, Joseph Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 COUSINEAU, Joe Raymond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 COUSINEAU, Milo Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 COUSINS, Edward Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 COX, William Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 COYLE, Joseph Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 COYNE, James P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 COYNE, John Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 CRAIG, Donald Wm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 CRAIG, Robert Arthur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 CRANE, Beverly Dwight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 CRANE, Marvin L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 CRANE, Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 11 4 Table of Contents CROCKETT, Henry Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 CROCKFORD, Arthur Henry George . . . . . . . . . . . 121 CROFT, Frederick William. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 CROFT, John Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 CROFT, Lawrence Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 CROSS, Gordon Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 CROSS, Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 CROSSMAN, Dennis George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 CROUSE, Bimson McLeod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 CULLEN, John P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 CUTHBERT, Aylmer T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 CUTHBERT, Wallace F.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 CUTT, Reginald A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 DADSON, Lorna J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 DAHLE, Hanley J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 DALY, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 DALZIEL, John Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 DARROCH, George Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 DASH, Gordon Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 DASHWOOD, Francis N.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 DAVIDSON, Jack Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 DAVIS, Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 DE KNEEF, Emil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 DELORME, Ernest N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 DEMPSEY, William B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 DEMPSTER, Daniel D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 DEMPSTER, John A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 DESJARDINS, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 DESY, Paul H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 DIGNEY, Roderick J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 DIX, Albert J.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 DIXON, Oliver Lyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 DOKE, William Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 DONALD, Robert Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 DONALDSON, Andrew Watt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 DONALDSON, Clifford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 DONALDSON, James Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 DONNAN, Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 DONOVAN, John E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 DOOLAN, Frank Edward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 DORTON, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 DOUGLAS, Robert Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 DOVE, Louis Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 DOW, Roy Harold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 DOWNES, Kenneth W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 DOWNIE, Donald H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 DOWSON, Clifford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 DUCHARME, Thomas Michel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 DUERKSEN, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 DUFAULT, Paul Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 DUFF, Reginald W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 DUFFUS, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 DUFRESNE, Monique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 DUKE, Malcolm Harold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 DUMAS, Michel Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 DUNCALFE, Newton Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 DUNCAN, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 DUNCAN, William J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 DUNFIELD, Eber Atkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 DUNN, Lloyd George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 DUNSMORE, Stanley Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 DUPRE, Harold A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 DURIE, Reginald Victor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 DUTCHAK, Steve John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 DUTKA, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 DUTTON, Jack E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 DUTTON, Kemmel V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 DWYER, Kenneth L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 ECCLES, Norman C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 ECKFORD, Gordon Clifford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 EDAN, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 EDGAR, Clifton H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 EDMONDSON, James W.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 EGGIE, Edwin David. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 EL-HATTON, Norman F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 ELLIOTT, Harry A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 ELLIOTT, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 EMERY, Herbert G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 EMERY, James W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 EMPEY, William L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 ERICKSON, Alvin M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 ERICKSON, Donald C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 ERRINGTON, Allan B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 EVANS, Charles David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 EVANS, Kenneth D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 EVANS, Stuart H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 EVANS, William. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 EVERLEY, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 FINN, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 FINNER, Russell L.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 FINNSON, John F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 FORSYTHE, Alfred G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 FOSSENEUVE, Charlie J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 FOULSTON, Stanley J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 FRASER, William M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 FRECHETTE, Alfred T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 FREDEEN, Frank M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 FREEDMAN, Maurice D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 FREELAND, Roy H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 FREEMAN, Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 GALLAGHER, Chester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 GAMBLE, George Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 GAMEY, Kenneth A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 GARANT, Alfred F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 GARINGER, Earl D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 GARINGER, Harold K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 GARRIOCH, Robert Gavin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 GARTON, Richard M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 GARUK, Joseph John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 GENT, Frank Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 GENYK, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 GEORGICA, Lorne Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
5 Table of Contents GIBBON, Eric Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 GIBBONS, Alban Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 GIBBONS, Michael Allan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 GIBNEY, Matthew L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 GIBNEY, Thomas Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 GIFFIN, Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 GILBERT, Harvey James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 GILBERTSON, Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 GILHAM, John Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 GILLANDERS, William J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 GILLESPIE, John Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 GILLIS, Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 GILLIS, Walter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 GILSTORF, Reg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 GINGRAS, Maurice Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 GOODMANSON, Harold K. M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 GOODMANSON, Laurence Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 GOOK, Sidney B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 GORDON, Andrew A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 GORDON, James Allan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 GORDON, James Lorne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 GORDON, John Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 GORENKO, Michael Ivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 GORHAM, Ralph Eldan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 GORNIK, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 GOVENLOCK, Charles Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 GOVENLOCK, William Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 GOWAN, Anthony E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 GREGOR (PATERSON), Elizabeth Mabel . . . . . . . 215 GRONBECK, Norman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 GRUSZECKI, Alfred A. G.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 HALLIDAY, Cecil S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 HALLIDAY, Francis S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 HASLEN, Ralph Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 HICKMAN, John Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 HOLROYD, Dallas Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 HUTCHINSON, Alan A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 HUTCHINSON (MATHISON), Donna J. . . . . . . . . . 221 IMRIE, Agnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 KENT (KOSTYNIUK), Donald Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . 223 LAMBERT, Daniel Evert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 LARENCE, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 LARENCE, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 LAVALLEE, Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 LETEXIER, Adrien Theadore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 LINK, Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 LINK, Leslie Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 LITTLE, Gordon Hosher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 LONG, Harold Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 LONG, James Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 LONG, Joseph William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 LUNDY, Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 MARTIN (KINES), Jean E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 MATHISON, Earl D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 MATHISON, George E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 MATHISON, Roy C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 McFARLANE, Stuart A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 McGUIRE, Wilson G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 McLACHLAN, Arthur W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 McLEOD, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 MELISH, Thomas R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 MENARD (LEPAGE), Irene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 MILES, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 MINTY, Alexander F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 MORRISON, Allan Savage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 NEIL, Joseph Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 NEIL, Robert John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 NICHOLLS, Fraser W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 NOBLISS, George Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 OAKLEY, Roger A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 OLSON (TEED), Connie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 OLSON, Paul A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 OPPERMAN, Lawrence S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 PARK, Harold M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 PATERSON, Alfred Putnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 PAUCH, Julian J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 PEMICAN, John O. H.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 PRITCHARD, Ralph L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 RANDLE, William Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 RISELEY (BARTRAM), Doris M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 RISELEY, Ken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 RODEN, Albert E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 ROSS, William A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 ROWLEY, Murdoch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 SAVAGE, Anson Edwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 SAVAGE, Charles Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 SAVAGE, George Felton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 SEDDON, Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 SHEPHERD, Leonard Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 SIMMONS, James R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 SKINNER, Morden Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 SLIMMON, J. Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 SPIESS, Ernest M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 SPIESS, Theodore H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 STACY, Jack Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 STAPLES, Ernest E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 STARRATT, D. Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 STARRATT, James Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 STEWART, William M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 THORVALDSON, Thorvaldur Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 TYREMAN, Thomas Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 VERMETTE, Ralph A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 WHITE, Clayton L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 WILLIAMSON, Elmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 WILLIAMSON, Emil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 WILSON, William B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 YAREMA, Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Advertiser’s Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Veteran Submission Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 11 6 Bravely Met It began at dawn with weapons drawn, as battles often do. A tot of rum, the prayers done, it’s time to see it through. The whistles blow and off they go, hoping to fight well. Side by side with fear and pride they charged out into Hell. It’s quiet now among the crosses in pristine rows that mark our losses. Belying the horror of that long past dawn, Where they stood with weapons drawn. Past whispers of the silent prayers of all our soldiers everywhere, ask only that we not forget the battles past, so bravely met. H.A. SANDE Municipality of Neebing Lest e orget
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9 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca Fighting to Reclaim a Dying Heritage By Melvin Swan It may have taken me 8 years to stand before the tribunal, but that doesn’t mean life completely stopped during that time. For the first 4 months after leaving the military, I lived as an idle hermit. I was depressed. The military had blackballed me so that I couldn’t work in law enforcement. When my second wife decided she was tired of seeing me mope around the house, she “encouraged” me to get a job. So, I became a youth mentor. I wanted to help boys recover from the day schools and reconnect with their First Nations heritage. The treaties, languages, and ceremonies didn’t just help them. They helped me more, as I recovered so much of the identity I’d lost in school and the military. All of that led me to bring Bold Eagle to Manitoba in 1993. The 7-week program, started in Saskatchewan, was like an Aboriginal boot camp for men and women between 16 and 29 years old. It combined basic military training with traditional teaching and elder support to restore young people’s sense of duty. Our youth have lost their warrior spirit. They’ve forgotten who they are and why that matters. They’ve lost touch with their truth. Bold Eagle was a tool to help them rediscover that truth and to take it with them into the military and law enforcement. Since I left Bold Eagle in 2011, I’ve been involved in many organizations and efforts to help my people reconnect with their heritage. I’ve also worked to strengthen Canada by raising awareness of this nation’s First Nations and Aboriginal people. I’ve served as a board member for Aboriginal Languages of Manitoba, Spiritual Leader for Spirit Wind, Vice President of the First Nations Veterans of Canada, and Lake Manitoba Counsellor. Our Aboriginal communities are struggling. After my father—Chief Raymond Swan—died in 1993, I’ve noticed a slide in leadership. My father was a strong leader; everyone and everything had to go through him before touching our community. Today, our leaders have lost a sense of their responsibility to the people and the culture. I have the utmost respect for these men, but they often see themselves more as a mayor than a chief.We need better. We need to reconnect with our heritage. Our people are sick; there’s a hopelessness in our communities. The earth is poisoned. We need healing. Discovering a Faithful Band of Brothers After my stroke, I was entirely on my own. When the hospital discharged me, I had no assistance from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) or Veterans Affairs Canada Continued . . .
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11 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca Fighting to Reclaim a Dying Heritage (continued) (VAC). I had to fight for the entitlements I’d been denied for over 20 years. I was physically weak, nearly paralyzed on my right side, and forgetful. I thought I was near the end, but once again the warrior spirit in me said, “Not yet.” I fought and clawed and scratched to recover what was lost. In the midst of that fight, I ran across an ad on Facebook for the Veterans Transition Network. I was immediately interested. I’d never done anything like it, and I thought the challenge might help me work through the trauma I experienced in the military. VTN had a group in Manitoba, but I chose to go to Alberta instead. I wanted to be somewhere fresh where nobody knew me. When I arrived, I immediately found the challenge I was looking for. This was a different band of brothers than any I had ever known. To work through these difficult issues with those new faces was refreshing. Still, the realities of my physical condition made every moment an intense physical and psychological challenge. The medicine took as much a toll on me as the lingering damage from my stroke. I couldn’t write. If I sat, I couldn’t stand without help. All I wanted to do was sleep; I had to be poked and prodded to stay awake. But, through all of it, those brothers carried me. They supported me the entire way. I’m a 6’2” blue-eyed warrior. I’m nobody’s boy, and I’ve never backed down from a fight. To step into that circle and to deal with my psychological baggage was more than humbling. This was nothing like the ceremonies and traditions of my people. This was academic—it made me think in ways I’d not had to think before, to keep things in line. It was hard, but it was good. And what they gave me, I was able to give back in the form of my own knowledge, experience, and cultural teaching. That was the best part. Through my entire life, I’ve believed that, what you give out, you get back twofold. Spirit and Strength for the Future I’d like to say VTN made everything better, but here I am 6 years after my stroke. I still struggle. My memory still fails me. I’m still weak on my right side. I still take the pills. I’m alright in the morning, but by the afternoon I can barely think, speak, or stand. It’s hard for me to live like this, to rely on others to care for me. But what VTN did was teach me how to think about these things and, more than that, to once again take up the challenge of stepping outside myself. To share with and help those other men confirmed me in my lifetime calling as a warrior. It strengthened my spirit to help my First Nations brothers and sisters reclaim their cultural and spiritual heritage, to raise awareness of the struggle they face in the military, and to make Canada a better and stronger nation for everyone. Life is too short. It’s a blessing. It’s sacred. That’s the message I want to impress on people who’ve given up on life. Don’t hit and run. Don’t back down. Participate in the circle of life and do good for all. That’s what I’m here for. I don’t own my life; it belongs to my people. I’m here to serve wherever the spirit leads me.
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13 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ANDERSON (GOODMAN), Shirley W. WWII Shirley was born in Rivers, Manitoba on November 26, 1918. She enlisted in Winnipeg on March 2, 1944 and served overseas with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. She was discharged on April 2, 1946. Shirley received a Service Medal. ASHLEY, Bernard W. WWI Bernard was born in Boissevain, Manitoba in 1893. He enlisted with the Army and served with the 15th Light Horse Calgary, Canadian Expeditionary Force in Canada, England, and France during World War I. Bernard was killed in action in France on August 17, 1918. ATCHISON, John Wilbert WWII John was born in Pipestone, Manitoba in 1920. In October 1941, he went to Portage la Prairie, MB for two months of basic training. After training, the Army asked him to go on active service. He agreed and went to Kingston, ON for additional training. There was a shortage of drivers for overseas service and because of his experience, they asked him to drive. He agreed, it was better than walking. John went overseas in April 1942 and landed at Greenock, Scotland. They were sent to the camp at Aldershot, England. He was transferred to the Ordnance Corps, attached to the 5th Division. In October 1943, they were loaded on troop ships and sent to Sicily. Shortly after, they were moved to Italy. During his time in Italy, he supplied spare parts for vehicles, and everything needed to keep the 5th Division operating. In February 1945, the 5th Division was moved to southern France and then driven north through France and Belgium to Holland. The war ended on May 8,1945, but he did not return home until August. John has been a 64-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 230 in Pipestone.
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15 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BANDUSIAK, John Romero WWII John was born in Brandon 1919. He served in World War II with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in Canada, United Kingdom and Continental Europe. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Brandon Branch 3. John passed away in 1991. BANDUSIAK, Michael WWII Michael was born in Brandon in 1920. He served in World War II with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in Canada, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Brandon Branch 3. Michael passed away in 1986. BANNATYNE, James WWII James was born in Gold Pines, Ontario in 1924. He was a trapper and fisherman in Lake Seal, Ontario. John served in the Army with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada during World War II. He was killed in action in France on August 2, 1944 and is interred at the Brettevillesur-Laize CanadianWar Cemetery. He received the France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the Memorial Bar. His name is listed on a cenotaph in Hudson, Ontario.
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17 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BARNES, Cyril G. WWI Cyril was born in Birtle, Manitoba in 1895. He served in France during World War I with the 3rd Troop “B” Squadron 1st CMR. He lived in Winnipeg after the war. Cyril passed away in 1980. BARNES, Frederick William WWI Frederick was born in Birtle, Manitoba in 1895. He served with the “C” Coy, 8th Battalion in France during World War I. He was killed in action at the Battle of Arras in France in 1918. He is buried at Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt. He received the Military Medal at Vimy Ridge. A letter dated August 13, 1918 that had never been sent was found in his belongings. It read: “Dear Katie. Received your letter and parcel OK. Hope you will not think I am complaining. But please don’t send me those trench candles they are simply useless. Also candy and chocolate I don’t care for. Please send cigarettes, cake, chewing gum, and a tin of peanut butter, and that will please me as much as a fancy parcel. I don’t feel right for writing just now. I have just gone through another German hunt. Quite a few of my pals are either wounded or otherwise. And I feel as if my turn to follow some of them is pretty near. Well dear girl Cyril will be in France again before long. Well Katie this letter leaves me in the best of health hoping it reaches you the same. Ever your loving brother Fred B.” BARROW, Thomas Aidan WWII Thomas was born in England in 1916. Private Thomas Barrow served in World War II with the Army in Europe. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Thomas was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73.
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19 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BARSTAV, Ivan WWII Ivan was born in Norway in 1914. He joined the Army and served as a Sapper with the #1 CERV during World War II. Ivan was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. BARTLEY, George E. WWII George was born in Margo, Saskatchewan in 1923. He served overseas in World War II with the Air Force. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. BEAUCHAMP, Jean-Leon Lawrent WWII Jean Leon was born in St. Faustin, Quebec in 1922. He served in Canada in World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73.
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 11 20 Tommy Prince was a prominent Anishinaabe activist and veteran. After serving in the elite First Special Service Force (Devil’s Brigade) during the Second World War, he led the Manitoba Indian Association in advocating for the abolition of the Indian Act and respect of treaty rights before a landmark Special Joint Parliamentary Committee in 1947. He rejoined the army when the Korean War began and contributed to the stalwart defence of Hill 677 in the Battle of Kap’yong. Like many Indigenous veterans, he had a hard time returning to civilian life after 昀ghting with distinction for a country that denied him equal rights. Sergeant Tommy Prince, along with many other Treaty No. 1 veterans, were commemorated as Hometown Heroes at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site on August 3, 2019 as part of Treaty No. 1 Commemoration Day. THOMAS “TOMMY” G. PRINCE 1915-1977 HOMETOWN HERO / HÉROS DE CHEZ NOUS LAC PA-128264 Tommy Prince était un militant et ancien combattant anishinaabe de premier plan. Après avoir été au service du groupe élite de la Première force de service spécial (Brigade des diables) pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il a pris les rênes de la Manitoba Indian Association et a prôné l’abolition de la Loi sur les Indiens et le respect des droits issus des traités devant un important comité parlementaire mixte spécial en 1947. Il est entré dans l’armée de nouveau lorsque la guerre de Corée a éclaté et a joué un rôle dans la défense robuste de la côte 677 pendant la bataille de Kapyong. Comme bien d’autres anciens combattants autochtones, il a eu beaucoup de mal à reprendre le cours de la vie civile après s’être battu avec distinction pour un pays qui lui refusait l’égalité des droits. Le sergent Tommy Prince, ainsi que de nombreux autres anciens combattants visés par le Traité no 1, ont été commémorés à titre de héros de chez nous au lieu historique national de Lower Fort Garry le 3 août 2019 dans le cadre de la Commémoration du Traité no 1.
21 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BEAULIEU, Joseph L. WWII Joseph was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba in 1924. He served overseas in World War II with the Navy on HMCS Athull. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. BELL, George W. WWII George was born in Dauphin, Manitoba in 1919. He served in England as a fitter with the Air Force during World War II. George was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. BELL, James WWI Private James Bell was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1895. He served with the 217th Battalion in France during World War I. He received the Service Medal and the Victory Medal. James was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73.
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23 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BEMENT, Earl WWII Earl was born in Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan in 1916. He enlisted in the Army and served at the rank of Corporal with the RCCS in Europe. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. BENGE, Arthur H. WWII Arthur was born in Killarney, Manitoba in 1914. He enlisted in the Army and served in Canada with the Artillery during World War II. He has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. BERG, Thomas George WWII Private Thomas Berg was born in Stowell, Texas in 1913. He served with the CIC oversea during World War II.
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25 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BERKNER, Roman L. WWII Roman was born in Bruno, Saskatchewan in 1923. He served as a Trooper in World War II with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons in England, France and Holland. He has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. BERRY, John L. WWII John Berry was born in Myrtle, Manitoba in 1922. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 3, 1942 in Winnipeg, MB, Manning Depot was in Brandon and Souris, MB. John became an air gunner, first training base for gunnery training was Trenton, ON where the ground course was taught. His next stop was in MacDonald, MB for gunnery training in the air. He embarked in New York on October 8, 1943, disembarking in the United Kingdom on October 16. Number 23 Operational Training Unit at Pershore would be John’s first UK posting. Training on four engine heavy bombers at Dishforth would be John’s last training stop and there he was taken on as a mid-upper gunner. John flew operationally from Skipton-on-Swale in North Yorkshire with 424 Squadron. His third mission was to Nuremberg on March 30/31, 1944. On this mission, Halifax LV944 was shot down and crashed in Falkenstein, Germany, where all aircrew were killed. BERUK, Natalie WWII Natalie was born in Poland in 1925. She served in World War II with the Canadian Women’s Army Corps in Canada. Natalie has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73.
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27 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BERVEN, Bruce Martin WWII Bruce was born in Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941, obtained his wings at Yorkton in 1942, and left for overseas immediately, serving in several theatres of war including the Middle East. Sergeant Pilot Bruce Berven received the Distinguished Flying Medal for services while on operational duty. He was reported missing in action and was presumed dead. Besides his parents, he left behind three brothers, Wing Commander J. L. Berven in the East, Stewart with the RCC and Leonard, farming in Qu’Appelle. BETT, Roy WWII Roy was born in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan in 1919. He joined the Army and served during World War II with the Saskatoon Light Infantry in Central Europe. Roy was wounded in action in Sicily and was sent to a hospital in North Africa. BIGELOW, Homer Edwin WWI Homer was born in Kings Point, Nova Scotia in 1874. He enlisted in the Army and served overseas in France with the 5th Battalion during World War I. Homer was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. He received the General Service Medal and the Victory Medal. Homer passed away in 1942.
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