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.
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