Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario Command
WAB KINEW MLA for Fort Rouge 204-615-1922 wab.kinew@yourmanitoba.ca NELLOALTOMARE MLA for Transcona 204-594-2025 nello.altomare@yourmanitoba.ca TOMLINDSEY MLA for Flin Flon 204-687-3246 tom.lindsey@yourmanitoba.ca JIMMALOWAY MLA for Elmwood 204-415-1122 jim.maloway@yourmanitoba.ca MALAYAMARCELINO MLA for Notre Dame 204-788-0800 malaya.marcelino@yourmanitoba.ca ADRIEN SALA MLA for St. James 204-792-8779 adrien.sala@yourmanitoba.ca MINTU SANDHU MLA for The Maples 204-417-3486 mintu.sandhu@yourmanitoba.ca Thank you Veterans, for your service, Lest We Forget
1 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND A Message from the President www.mbnwo.ca This year 2021 is an important year of Remembrance for all Canadians. July 5, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the Remembrance Poppy in Canada. We recognize those who served and still serving their country where many Veterans paid the supreme sacrifice to defend our freedoms. The Legion has a duty to keep their memories alive. It gives me great pleasure to bring you the 12th edition of the Military Service Recognition Book. The Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Command would like to Thank all those that submitted information for the 12th edition. Also, the support of advertisers and donors who made this publication possible. Proceeds from this publication are used to assist various Legion programs. Jerry Lava President The Royal Canadian Legion Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario Command
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 2 Front Cover Photo Marathon Veterans Square On the north shore of Lake Superior in Marathon, ON, you will find this memorial to the town’s pioneers who served in the Canadian Armed Forces in WWII. The memorial is part of Veterans Square, a community partnership of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 183, the LAV III committee and the town of Marathon. Aside from this memorial, there is a Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV III) once used in Afghanistan and a plaque honouring local citizens who served in the forces and as civilians in the conflict. The area has been landscaped, fenced and made an ideal spot for quiet remembrance. The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario Command PAGE President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Publisher’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 VETERANS ABERCROMBIE, William C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 ADAIR, William T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 AIKENHEAD, Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 ALCOCK, Arthur A. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 ALVIS, John Clifford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 AMY, Thomas C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 ANDERSON, Edwin A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 ANDREWS, Francis J. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 ARCHIBALD, Edward James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 BACK, Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 BAKER, Brien J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 BARR (THOMAS), Joyce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 BLACK, Neil A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 BLAIR, Herbert Harold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 BOCKMAN, Frank W. P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 BODNARUK, Nestor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 BODRUG, Evan Wesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 BOLTER, John L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 BOLTON, Norman E. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 BOOTE, Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 BOOTH, Alan Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 CAMERON, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 CAMPBELL, John Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 CAMPBELL, John S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 CAMPBELL, John T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 CAMPBELL, Lewis Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 CAMPBELL, Wilfred James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 CANADA, Moise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 CARTER (TORRANCE), Janet Wilson Murdoch . . . .31 CARTER, Percy James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 CARTER, Robert Cyril . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 CHABOYER, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 CHAMBERS, Thomas R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 CHAMPAGNE, Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 CHARTRAND, Wilfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 CHESTER, Edward Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 CHILDREN, George Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 COATES, Frank W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 COCHRANE, Ralph B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 COLETTE, Arthur Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 COLLENS, Milton Otto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Table of Contents
3 www.mbnwo.ca Table of Contents COLLEY, Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 COLLINS, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 COLLINS, Franklin Kay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 COLLINSON, Allan C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 COOKE, Arthur William George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 CORBETT, Stewart Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 CORMACK, Cecil John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 CORNEY, Charles Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 CORNEY, Dennis Orville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 CORNEY, Maurice Julian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 COULSON, Lewis Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 COULTHARD, Godfrey Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 COUTTS, Richard Augustus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 COVERLEY, John Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 COX, Andrew James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 CROSS, Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 CROWE, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 CROZIER, Gordon William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 CRUICKSHANK, David Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 CUMMER, Gordon W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 CURTIS, G. Annie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 CURTIS, George Bradford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 CURTIS, Ronald Cecil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 CUSSON, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 DANIEL, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 DANIEL (HOUSTON), Jean A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 DAVIE, Isaac Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 DAVIES, W.M. John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 DAVIS, Kenneth L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 DAWSON, Douglas K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 DELGATY, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 DELHAYE, Leopold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 EASTMAN, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 EATON, George William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 EDGERTON, Clifford L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 EGGIE, Josephene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 EGGIE, Stanley Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 EINARSON, Magnus S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 EINARSON, Sigurjon M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 FARGEY, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 FARION, Joseph A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 FARRELL, William K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 FAVELL, William Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 FEDORUK, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 FINCH, Reginald Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 FINNIE, Charles H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 FISCHER, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 FISHER, Frederick L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 FITZPATRICK, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 FORDYCE, Albert Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 FRANKS, Edwin C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 FRASER, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 FYCK, William M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 GARTON, William Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 GODDEN, Norman James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 GOMPF, Ronald Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 GOOD, Orville Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 GUIMOND, Wilfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 HEAPY, Gerald Edgar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 HONEY, Edward Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 HORNER, Thomas Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 HOUSTON, James Simpson Anderson . . . . . . . . . . .85 HOUSTON, Thomas Haddow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 HOUSTON, William Haddow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 HOWARD, Earl Wesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 HUNT, Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 HUNTER, Norman S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 HYDE, Lloyd George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 IMLAH, Walter R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 JOHNSON, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 JONES, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 KEMPTHORNE, Leslie E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 KEMPTHORNE, Norman R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 KEMPTHORNE, Willard B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 KENDRICK, Frederick A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 KONOPETSKI, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 KOSKI, Charles W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 KOSTYNIUK (KENT), Micheal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 LAMBERT, Evert Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 LARENCE, Eugene Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 LARENCE, Harold Percy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 LEROUX, François Xavier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 LIGHTBURN (STEWART), Janet . . . . . . . . . . .121 LINKLATER, James L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 LONSDALE, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 MABB, Herbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 4 Table of Contents MacLEOD, John A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 MALENCHAK, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 MARCYNIUK, Donald Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 MARTIN, Albert B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 MASNIUK, Peter Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 MATTHEW, Harley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 McCAHON, Margaret Allice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 McCAHON, Frederick James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 McCAHON, Sidney Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 McCORRISTER, Oswald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 McCORRISTER, William Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 McGREGOR, Donald Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 McIVOR, Thomas Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 McLEARY, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 McLELLAN, Howard Hudson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 MENARD, Delphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 NEELY, William Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 NOBISS, George Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 PACKER, Hubert David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 PACKER, Robert Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 PALMER, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 PERSOWICH, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 PHILLIPS, George T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 PHILLIPS, Ivan Caswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 PONCHON, Antoine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 PONCHON, Emile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 PONCHON, Eugène . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 PONCHON, Jean-Baptiste Celestin . . . . . . . . . . . .149 PONCHON, Marius Antonin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 PRUDEN, Phyllis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 PRUDEN, Robert Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 PRUDEN, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 PRUSS, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 REDFERN, Henry Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 ROBERTS, Peter David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 ROBERTSON, Clyde S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 SANDULIAK, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 SANDULIAK, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 SAUNDERS, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 SAUNDERS, Teddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 SAVAGE, Emery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 SAVAGE, George J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 SAVAGE, Leo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 SEDGWICK, Thomas Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 SELLICK, Norman (Pruden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 SEMOTIUK, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 SHERMAN, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 SHERRER, George A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 SHURVELL, Frederick C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 SHWALUIK, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 SINCLAIR, Arnold C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 SINCLAIR, Garnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 SINCLAIR, George Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 SINCLAIR, Kenneth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 SINCLAIR, Melford Clarence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 SINCLAIR, Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 SINCLAIR, Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 SLATER, Harold George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 SMALL, Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 SMITH, Charles W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 SMITH, Howard O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 SMITH, John F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 SMITH, Maurice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 SMITH, Micheal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 SMITH, Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 SMITH, Reginald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 SMITH, Samuel John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 SMITH, Samuel Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 SNIDER, Harold B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 SNYDER, David Harold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 SORGENFRIE, Ronald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 ST. GERMAIN, Leo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 STAPLES, Albert George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 STAPLETON, Hubert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 STEVENSON, Alfred James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 STEVENSON, Charles Allan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 STEVENSON, Horace H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 STEVENSON, Philip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 STOCKI, Craig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193 STODGELL, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193 STODGELL, Cyril . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 STODGELL, Garnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 STODGELL, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 STODGELL, Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 STODGELL, Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 STODGELL, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
5 Table of Contents STODGELL, Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 STORKSON, Albert M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 STRANGER, Albert Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 STRANGER, David Reuben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 STRANGER, James Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 STRANGER, Melvin Kitchener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 STURGEON, Douglas C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 STURGEON, James Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 SUTHERLAND, Laurence Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 SWARK, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 SWITZER, Cecil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 SWITZER, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 SWITZER, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 SWITZER (CAMIRE), Dorothy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 SWITZER, Oscar Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 TESSIER, Louis Amos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 THICKFOOT, Connie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 THICKFOOT, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 THICKFOOT, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 THOMAS, Carl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 THOMAS, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 THOMAS, Herbert A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 THOMAS, James G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 THOMAS, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 THOMAS, Joan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 THOMAS, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 THOMAS, William Clarence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 THOMAS, William George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 TOMCHUK, Harold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 TOPOLINSKI, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 TRAILL, Ralph Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 TRAILL, Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 TRETIAK, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227 TRUTHWAITE, Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227 TRUTHWAITE, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227 TRUTHWAITE, Robert Henry Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 TRUTHWAITE, Sean Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 TRUTHWAITE, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 TRUTHWAITE, Victor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 TRUTHWAITE, William Duncan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 TWEDDELL, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233 TWEDDELL, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233 TWEDDELL, William G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233 URBANOWICH, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 VANDERSTEEN, Bernard Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 VANDERSTEEN, Bert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 VANDERSTEEN, Cornelius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245 VANDERSTEEN, Mark M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245 VANDERSTEEN, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245 WADHAM, Frank Edwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247 WATT, Lancelot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247 WEBSTER, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247 WEBSTER, Roy Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249 WHARF, Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249 WHARF, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251 WHITTINGHAM, Douglas Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251 WHYTE, George M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253 WHYTE, John M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253 WIDDICOMBE, Daniel Diamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253 WILLIAMSON, Norris H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255 WILSON, Andrew Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255 WILSON, Charles V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257 WILSON, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257 WILSON, Douglas Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259 WILSON, Edward F. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259 WILSON, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 WRIGHT, Clarence Delbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 WRIGHT, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 WRIGHT, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 WRIGHT, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 WRIGHT, Wilbur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 WRIGHT, William Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 WYATT, Donald C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 YAKYMIW, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266 YANKOSKI, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266 YAWORSKI, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266 YOUNG, Earle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 ZABINSKY, Andrew H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 ZAPOROZAN, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 Advertiser’s Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268 Veteran Submission Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
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7 www.mbnwo.ca Our fifteen-hundred active and retired members wish to congratulate The Royal Canadian Legion - Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Command on the publication of this annual publication, which honours the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much, so we might enjoy the free and great country we live in today.
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11 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ABERCROMBIE, William C. WWII Bill was born on December 3, 1902, in Scotland and came to Canada in April 1928 and joined the Army at Grandview in April 1941. He was stationed at Shilo, Manitoba and served in Canada, England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Unable to meet the required military physical standards because of sickness, he was airlifted back to Winnipeg, Manitoba. On June 15, 1945, Bill was given an honourable discharge from the service and was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Grandview Branch 14 for forty years. He passed away on August 14, 1986 and is buried in the Grandview Cemetery. ADAIR, WilliamT. WWII William was born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, in 1918 and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Regina, Saskatchewan, and served in Canada, England, India and Burma. He passed away in 2001 and was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Souris Branch 60. AIKENHEAD, Lloyd WWII Lloyd was born on December 23, 1916, at Wellwood, Manitoba, and was schooled at Wellwood and Altamont from 1920 to 1927, and Neelin from 1927 to 1939. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 as a Navigator-Gunner-Observer-Pilot. In 1942, while in Holland on patrol over the North Sea, he was shot down in waters near Den-Helder and all four crew perished. His body was later found washed up on the shore. Lloyd is buried at Delfzijl, Netherlands. He was married to Muriel Bell of Baldur, Manitoba, who passed away in 2009. Lloyd never saw his son Larry. Lloyd and his brothers, Wayne and Allan, were also pilots in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 12 TEAMSTERS RAIL TEAMSTERS CANADA RAIL CONFERENCE DIVISION 583 WINNIPEG Lest We Forget In honour of the 101st Anniversary of Remembrance Day, the TCRC Div. 583 is proud to support The Royal Canadian Legion in their Military Service Recognition Book.
13 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ALCOCK, Arthur A. A. WWII Arthur was born in Souris, Manitoba, in 1918. He was killed in action on June 17, 1942, at the age of 22. He was with #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). His Whitlux Aircraft crashed while landing at Honeybourne, England. Six members of the crew were killed (not Canadians). Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Alcock is buried in the Evesham Cemetery in Worcestershire, England. Alcock Lake in Northern Manitoba is named after him. ALVIS, John Clifford WWI John was born in Wick Berkeley, Gloucester, England, RSD, in 1887. He joined the 79th Battalion Expeditionary Forces and transferred to the 1st Canadian Rifles serving in France and Flanders. John won a Military Medal for bravery at Vimy Ridge. He passed away in 1965. AMY, Thomas C. WWII Thomas was born in R.M. of Rockwood in 1918. He joined the Picton Highlanders serving in Canada and Bermuda with the rank of Corporal. He took his basic training in Portage la Prairie before being assigned to the Highlanders in the Maritimes and stationed in Bermuda. Taking advantage of the opportunity to upgrade himself through courses offered to servicemen, Tom received diplomas in Horticulture and Agriculture. Upon his discharge, Tom and his wife, Eleanor, purchased their farm through the VLA. He was a successful farmer for many years and was offered a position as Head Gardener for the base in Winnipeg after his retirement. Tom passed away in 2001 and was a Life Member of BrantArgyle Branch 222 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 53 years and served his community proudly, as he did his country.
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15 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ANDERSON, Edwin A. WWI Edwin was born in Deloraine, Manitoba, in 1888. He went overseas with the 79th Battalion and into battle with the 85th Nova Scotia Highlanders. He slept in the Vimy Ridge tunnel on his way to Passchendaele where he was wounded. He served in England, France, Belgium and Passchendaele. On a return visit to Vimy Ridge area in 1968, he was deeply touched on entering the tunnel. Edwin was a member of the Prince Edward Branch 81 of The Royal Canadian Legion before he passed away in 1977. ANDREWS, Francis J. W. WWII Francis was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, in 1920. He joined the Winnipeg Grenadiers serving in Jamaica, Bermuda and Hong Kong. Francis was a Prisoner of War at the Battle of Hong Kong on December 25, 1941, and placed in Camp North Point Kowloon, China, and later moved to Fukuoka, Japan, Camp Omine. He was liberated by American Forces on August 28, 1945. Francis passed away in 2000 and had been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Birtle Branch 55 for over fifty years. ARCHIBALD, Edward James “Ted” WWII Edward Archibald (known as Ted and Archy) was born on May 4, 1908, in Brandon, Manitoba and grew up on a farm nearby in Forrest. Soon after war was declared, Ted was one of the first to enlist in Brandon. He trained in Camp Shilo in the Artillery, and went overseas in 1940, with the 8th Field Regiment R.C.A. In England, he married Sheila Handley, from Chertsey in Surrey on October 25, 1941. Their first daughter was born in Surrey in 1943, shortly before Ted was deployed to Italy. During Army of occupation Germany, he was billeted in Belgium. Ted arrived home in 1946, being honoured by his home community of Forrest on January 11. He received three medals, Victory Europe, Volunteer Service, and Defence, and two stars, Italy, and 1939-1945 WWII. With VLA he bought a farm near Lenore, Manitoba, and raised a family of three daughters and three sons. He enjoyed curling and his Imperial Order of Foresters, until his death in 1978.
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17 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BACK, Lawrence WWII Lawrence Back enlisted in the Army in 1941 with the Winnipeg Grenadiers. He transferred to the American Special Service and was taken Prisoner of War. He received his discharge in 1945. BAKER, Brien J. PEACETIME Having many friends that were being drafted for the Vietnam War from the U.S. border town of Oroville, Washington, Brien decided that joining the Canadian Armed Forces would be the thing to do. An outdoor boy from small town Oliver, British Columbia, he joined up on his seventeenth birthday, seeking adventure and wanting to contribute in some small way. The five months of Boot Camp at CFB Shilo was not exactly what he had in mind but that was the Army, and he adjusted. Completing his trade training in December 1967, Gunner Baker was posted to 3 RCHA in Winnipeg. There, he was employed as plotting technician in the Battery Command Post. In the summer of 1968, his Battery was sent to Belgium on a NATO competition. This was Gunner Baker’s first taste of adventure and German beer. In the fall of 1968, Brien was posted to Germany with the SSM Battery (Surface to Surface Missile). Baker was employed as Arming Specialist on the ‘Honest John Missile’ until the Minister of Defence decided the Honest John was an ineffective weapon in this modem age of arms and disbanded the outfit. He remained in Europe with 1 RCHA as driver of a L-I09 Howitzer, and radio operator until the summer of 1970, when a posting came in for Shilo, Canada. Gunner Baker was released from the Armed Forces in May 1971, on completion of his five years of duty. He surpassed his goal of adventure and settled down to married life. Brien and his wife Lynda of Fisher Branch had two children, Darren and Christopher. Darren joined the Engineering Corps of the Armed Forces in 1988 and was posted to CFB Shilo. His youngest son, Chris, was killed in a traffic accident in 1989. Brien re-enlisted in the Reserves and received his Queen’s commission in the Armed Forces in 1987. He attained the rank of Lt. and was the CO of 158 RCACS. Brien farmed in the Hodgson area.
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 18 Our Heroes Today, Tomorrow and Forever. MÉTIS VETERANS LEGACY PROGRAM EST. 2019 COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM For more information please contact: www.metisveterans.ca or call 1-800-532-1993 The sacrifices and contributions made by WWII Métis Veterans to ensure peace and prosperity for Canada and its allies remain largely unknown. Métis soldiers returned from the war without compensation or recognition. As part of the Métis Veterans Legacy Program, the Commemorative Program will honour, respect, and preserve the legacy of WWII Métis Veterans by supporting and fostering awareness of their contributions across the Métis Nation with the Canadian public. Those eligible to apply for funding include: • Métis Nation citizens, • Recognized Métis Nation governments, organizations, and institutes, • Recognized Canadian organizations and institutes. These commemorative projects will support the efforts of Métis communities to honour Métis Veterans. Projects will aim to create public spaces with monuments to gather and honour Veterans; host ceremonies; or create education initiatives. The goal is to support the many ways Métis people honour and celebrate in their communities. The Métis Nation invites Métis communities and individuals to learn more and become active supporters and participants in building a legacy to honour our Métis Nation WWII Veterans. David Chartrand, Spokesperson and Vice President, Métis National Council and President, Manitoba Metis Federation
19 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BARR (THOMAS), Joyce WWII Joyce (Thomas) Barr, daughter of Bill and Lillian (Hamrlik) Thomas of Hodgson, Manitoba. She joined the Navy in February 1952 at HMCS Chippawa in Winnipeg. A long train ride took them to Nova Scotia to the new entry base at Cornwallis. Basic training took only six weeks, but most of them thought they would not outlast the rigors and hardships, as they considered them at the time. Everyone finished their training in a lot better shape that they were when they started. That was followed by a four-month course in Communications. Next came postings, which everyone was dreading. Joyce was sent with a small group to HMCS Coverdale, outside of Moncton, New Brunswick. She liked it there as the seashore was near and they rented a cottage at the beach. They familiarized themselves with seafood which was new to those who were from central Canada. This lasted only one year until July 1953, at which time a few of them were sent to Ottawa. They were at HMCS Bytown which was at the National Defence Headquarters. That life was different as there were no more barracks, so they had to get their own apartments. They worked among civilian there and it was a pleasant place. She stayed there for three and a half years until February 1957 when she took her discharge. They were not required to do anything drastic, being the peacetime Navy, but they did work hard and had a lot of good fun. She kept in touch with some of the friends she made in service. One of the friends she made in Ottawa was a tall Navy man named Hugh and they were married in 1958. They lived in the Ottawa area and had three children. BLACK, Neil A. WWI Neil was born in Oak River, Manitoba in 1897. He enlisted in the Army and served in World War I with the 90th Rifle. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73.
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 20 Honouring thosewho Serve Brian Pallister MLA for Fort Whyte 204.489.0828 Heather Stefanson MLA for Tuxedo 204.487.0013 Eileen Clarke MLA forAgassiz 204.385.2469 Cathy Cox MLA for Kildonan - River East 204.334.7866 Cliff Cullen MLA for SpruceWoods 204.827.3956 Ralph Eichler MLA for Lakeside 204.467.9482 Wayne Ewasko MLA for Lac du Bonnet 204.268.3282 Scott Fielding MLA for Kirkfield Park 204.889.0540 Cameron Friesen MLA for Morden– Winkler 204.822.1088 Kelvin Goertzen MLA for Steinbach 204.326.5763 Audrey Gordon MLA for Southdale 204.415.7397 Josh Guenter MLA for Borderline 204.324.8957 Sarah Guillemard MLAforFortRichmond 204.487.0013 Reg Helwer MLA for BrandonWest 204.728.2410 Len Isleifson MLA for Brandon East 204.717.0977 Derek Johnson MLA for Interlake - Gimli 204.641.8525 Scott Johnston MLA for Assiniboia 204.615.6044 Bob Lagassé MLA for Dawson Trail 204.807.4663 Alan Lagimodiere MLA for Selkirk 204.482.4955 Shannon Martin MLA for McPhillips 204.336.2068 Brad Michaleski MLA for Dauphin 204.701.0238 Andrew Micklefield MLA for Rossmere 204.289.4545 Janice Morley-Lecomte MLA for Seine River 204.253.4509 GregNesbitt MLA for Riding Mountain 204.759.3313 Doyle Piwniuk MLA for Turtle Mountain 204.552.0130 Blaine Pedersen MLA for Midland 204.745.2203 Jon Reyes MLA for Waverley 204.261.7272 Ron R. Schuler MLA for SpringfieldRitchot 204.330.3353 Andrew Smith MLA for Lagimodiere 204.416.7337 Dennis Smook MLA for La Verendrye 204.424.5406 James Teistma MLA for Radisson 204.691.7976 Rochelle Squires MLA for Riel 204.615.5241 JeffWharton MLA for Red River North 204.641.2107 IanWishart MLA for Portage la Prairie 204.857.9267 Rick Wowchuk MLA for Swan River 204.614.7425
21 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BLAIR, Herbert Harold WWII Herbert was born in Miami, Manitoba, in 1920. He joined the Air Force and served in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. He passed away in 2004. BOCKMAN, Frank W. P. WWII Frank served in the Air Force in Canada and overseas during World War II. He was discharged from service on December 7, 1945. BODNARUK, Nestor WWII Nestor served in the Army in Canada, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe during World War II. He was discharged from service on September 10, 1945.
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 22 Thank you Veterans Lest We Forget 700 Grandview Street Brandon, MB R7A 7L2 204-727-3163 In Loving Memory of Ralph Ernest Traill and Stuart Traill L/Cpl. Ralph Ernest Traill was born in Sebeka, Minnesota, USA in 1897. He served in the Army with the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles in France and in Belgium during World War I. Ralph passed away in 1965. L/Cpl. Stuart Traill was born in Sebeka, Minnesota, USA in 1894. He served in the Army with the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles in France and in Belgium during World War I. Stuart passed away in 1972. SINCLAIR’S ROLL OF HONOUR Pte. C. K. Mathewson Pte. Milton Langstaff Pte. William Seymour Corp. Sydney England L. Corp. Stuart Traill L. Corp. Ralph Traill L. Corp. J. H. Cameron Pte. W. Lorne Milton Pte. J. Stewart Milton Pte. Thomas Cockerill Pte. Harry Warrell Pte. William Kingswell St. David M. Lockhart Lieut. George McNeil Corp. Loyde J. Bulloch Pte. James Dearden Pte. John Abrahamson Pte. William Ferguson Pte. Thomas Hughes Pte. Thomas Jones Pte. Konrad G. Halldorson Pte. Owen Pritchard Pte. John Cook Corp. Clifford Carbine Pte. James Wood, Jr. Pte. John T. Mare Pte. Ptd. Donald Ludlum Pte. Kon Mizur Pte. Thomas Salisbury Sgt. Ben Gordon Pte. Peter Smith Pte. John Finnbogarson L. Corp. Th. Finnbogarson Pte. Edwin Lockhart Pte. Lewis Lockhart Pte. Frank Avines Pte. John Dorrian Pte. Charles Baumber Pte. Wesley Black Pte. T. Valdy Abrahamson Pte. Walter A. England Pte. W. Alfred Abrahamson Pte. Wilfrid J. McLaren Pte. Enair Thordason Pte. William Smith www.east40.ca
23 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BODRUG, Evan Wesley WWII Evan served in the Air Force in Canada during World War II. He was discharged from service on September 3, 1945. BOLTER, John L. WWII John was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, in 1917. He joined the Army in the spring of 1942 and went directly to Kingston, Ontario, where he was in the Ordnance Corps. By the fall, he was in Ottawa where he joined the Canadian Army Band until the summer of 1945. John was discharged due to medical reasons. In November 1945, he married Alice Stoughton and had two children, Jack and Gail. He passed away in 1962 and had been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Birtle Branch 55 for ten years. BOLTON, Norman E. J. WWII Norman enlisted in the Navy and served with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve on HMCS Stadacona during World War II.
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25 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BOOTE, Leonard WWI Leonard joined the 43rd Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and served in France. He was killed in action in 1918. BOOTH, Alan Stewart WWII Alan served in the Navy in Canada and on the High Seas during World War II. He was discharged on November 16, 1945. CAMERON, Jack WWII Jack was born in Boissevain, Manitoba, in 1919. He joined the 12th Manitoba Dragoons training firstly at Portage, then at Shilo and from there to Camp Borden, Ontario, serving in Canada, England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Jack passed away in 2002 and had been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Boissevain Branch 10 for over fifty years.
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27 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CAMPBELL, John Dixon “Jack” WWII John Campbell, also known as Jack, was born in Verity, Manitoba, a rural community near Kenton, Manitoba, in 1927. He grew up on the family farm, then went to work in the mines very young, and enlisted in 1942 in the army as a fifteen-year-old for World War II. His short-termed enlistment was in Manitoba, probably signing up in Flin Flon. He contracted Scarlet Fever, was hospitalized, and was discharged for medical reasons, as well as his true age was discovered. Jack married Betty McGinnis fromThe Pas, Manitoba. They raised a family of four sons and one daughter. Jack was killed in a mine at Esterhazy, Saskatchewan in 1966. Jack’s older brother Bill served with the artillery through Canada and Europe. CAMPBELL, John S. John was born in Inverness, Scotland on October 4, 1894. He served in Canada with the Veterans Guard of Canada being discharged on July 10, 1946. CAMPBELL, John T. WWII John was born in 1920 in The Pas, Manitoba, and enlisted in the Air Force in 1941 taking his pilot training in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Lethbridge, Alberta. He went overseas in 1941 and was based in England with the British Squadron #405. He was a pilot of a Halifax aircraft and his crew was made up of three British and five Canadians. They flew 25 successful operations, most were bombing raids over Dusseldorf, Essen, and Saarbrücken and other German cities. John was shot down over Germany on October 1, 1942, and it is believed that he was flying with another crew whose pilot had been killed. John is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery in Germany. His parents, Jack and Elsie, never did visit his grave. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion The Pas Branch 19.
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 28 Thank You. We are proud to support and honour the Manitoba/North West Ontario Veterans who serve our country. We are pr t and honour t it a/Northwest rn t ri t who serve our country.
29 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CAMPBELL, Lewis Vernon WWII Lewis served in Canada and overseas with the Army in World War II. No further information is known at this time. If you know this Veteran and have more information, please contact us at 1-877-211-6434. CAMPBELL, Wilfred James “Bill” WWII Wilfred Campbell, Bill, was born in 1919 in Pen Dennis, near Bradwardine, Manitoba. He grew up on the family farm, then enlisted in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, in 1942 with the Army, training in Portage and Camp Shilo, before serving with the artillery on Canada’s west coast. Bill, with the Queen’s Own Highlanders and Princess Patricia’s, went overseas in 1944, fought through Europe and stayed with the army of occupation of Germany in 1945. Discharged in 1946, Bill returned to Kenton, Manitoba, bought a farm through VLA, married Pauline Lonsdale of Kenton, and raised a family of three daughters and one son. Bill received the 1939-1945 Star and the Victory Europe Medal. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 118 in Kenton, Manitoba for 65 years, passing away in 2012. CANADA, Moise WWII Moise was born in Cumberland in April 1906. He enlisted on July 19, 1943 in Flin Flon. He served in World War II with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Canada and overseas. Moise was married to Christina.
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 30 Master Bombardier Shastan Beaumont-Smith Shastan was born in Winnipeg in 1991. She served with the 26 Field Regiment in Canada during Peacetime. “One of the most important things I’ve been able to take away from the Canadian Armed Forces is the ability to adjust as necessary. You can’t control life but you can control how you react to it.” 508 Saskatchewan Avenue E Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 0K6 204-239-7199 Lest We Forget Last Post Fund Serving Veterans Since 1909 For over 100 years, the Last Post Fund has ensured that no eligible Veteran is deprived of a dignified funeral and burial for lack of financial resources. The Royal Canadian Legion has played a key role in the promotion of the Last Post Fund’s mission to deliver the Funeral and Burial Program on behalf of Veterans Affairs Canada. For more information regarding this Program please call 1-800-465-7113. Fonds du Souvenir Au service des anciens combattants depuis 1909 Depuis plus de 100 ans, le Fonds du Souvenir veille à ce qu’aucun ancien combattant admissible ne soit privé d’un service funéraire et d’inhumation par manque de ressources financières. La Légion royale canadienne a joué un rôle clé dans la promotion de la mission du Fonds du Souvenir d’assurer l’administration du Programme de funérailles et d’inhumation au nom d’Anciens Combattants Canada. Pour plus d’information sur ce Programme, veuillez composer le 1-800-465-7113. lastpostfund.ca | fondsdusouvenir.ca
31 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CARTER (TORRANCE), Janet Wilson Murdoch WWII Janet Wilson Murdoch (Torrance) Carter was born on December 16, 1911 in Griswold, Manitoba. The youngest of four siblings, she stayed home, helped her parents on the farm, and worked at the General Store in Griswold. Janet enlisted in the CWAC in 1943, serving at the Minto Armoury, becoming Corporal. In 1944, she married Robert Carter of Harding, Manitoba, himself in the Army, having met at a dance. She discharged in 1945, had one son and one daughter, as they lived south of Harding. In 1954, Janet bought a farm near Kenton, Manitoba through VLA. In retirement, Janet gave the farm to the two children, and worked in Kenton Co-op as bookkeeper for many years. She passed in 1990, predeceasing Robert by five years, both due to cancer. They are buried at United Church site, Shiloh Cemetery, south of Kenton. Their son Torrance, Tory, still farms the home farm, while daughter Jeanette Routledge lives in Virden, Manitoba. CARTER, Percy James Percy served in Canada and overseas with the Army. No further information is known at this time. If you know this Veteran and have more information, please contact us at 1-877-211-6434. CARTER, Robert Cyril “Bob” WWII Robert Cyril “Bob” Carter, was born on January 27, 1917 on the family farm south of Harding, Manitoba. He was the oldest of six siblings. Bob went to school at Education Point rural school, then farmed with his parents. He drove a truck for a living which became Carter’s Transfer. Bob enlisted in the Army, trained in Manitoba, then got sick when it was time to go overseas. He remained in Canada, and in 1944 married Janet Torrance of Griswold, Manitoba, herself in CWAC. On discharge, they lived south of Harding, having a son Torrance (Tory), and daughter Jeanette, now Routledge, of Virden, Manitoba, before moving to Janet’s own VLA farm in 1954. They retired, stayed on the farm, left to their children, working part time, until Janet in 1990 and Bob in 1995, both passed from cancer. Tory and Jeanette are both retired. Tory carries on living and working on the family farm, and Jeanette in Virden nearby.
Military Service Recognition Book Volume 12 32 Municipality of Grassland Box 399, Hartney, MB R0M 0X0 Proud To Support Our Veterans And Troops 180 Worthington Avenue • Winnipeg, Manitoba • R2M 1S4 T 204-255-8940 • F 204-255-1527 • gpambrun@riversidelions.mb.ca
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