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
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