139 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca McLELLAN, Howard Hudson WWII Howard Hudson McLellan, the fifth child of Elizabeth and John McLellan, was born on October 25, 1920, on the family farm near Oakner, Manitoba. He went to school in Oakner, then enlisted in the Army and went overseas with the Royal Canadian Corps of Engineers, RCCS, attached to the SSR, South Saskatchewan Regiment. He served in England then all through France, Belgium, Holland, Germany as a signalman. He received five medals, Volunteer Service with Clasp, Defence, and War/Victory, and stars 1939-1945 WWII, and France and Germany. Howard returned on The White Star Superliner Queen Elizabeth, to farm between Kenton and Oakner, operating a mixed farm. In 1950, he married Molly Cormack of Kenton. They were blessed with three children, John, Arnold, and Ann; John and Ann still live on their farm. Enjoying sports, especially curling, until health prevented him, Howard remained involved and active in community. He passed away in 1992, and Molly in 2017. MENARD, Delphis “Tom” WWI Tom signed up as Recruiting Officer for the Fisher Branch area shortly after World War I was declared. He enlisted in the Artillery with 24th Battalion in August 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was sent overseas to England and on to the front lines in France with the 4th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. He fought at Ypres and Vimy Ridge until the occupation of Mons on November 11, 1918. He had been promoted to Sergeant in France. After the war was over, he returned to England and was sent back to Canada on January 11, 1919 with all the other Canadians. They came on the troop ship HMS Olympic arriving in Halifax on January 17, 1919. On their way from Montreal to Winnipeg, the train they were travelling on was derailed and they spent a few days on the side of the track, cold and miserable, waiting for another train to take them home. Tom was discharged in Winnipeg in February 1919. He was a Life Member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Norwood Division until his death on March 30, 1960. NEELY, William Allen “Bill” WWII William Allen Neely, Bill, born on September 1, 1921 in Eriksdale, Manitoba, 3 of 8 children surviving childbirth. His parents, 1916 Irish immigrants, moved to Winnipeg, then back to farm their new homestead near Eriksdale. In 1942, Bill, now farming his own farm, married Helen Mae Parkes, from nearby Oatfield. He enlisted that fall in Army Artillery in Winnipeg, Fort Osborne, then Ontario, before shipping out in 1943 from Halifax on ship Mauretania. He was armored car gunner with 12 Manitoba Dragoons, 18th Armored Car Regiment. Landing on Juno Beach 3rd wave, Bill this year is being awarded the French Legion Medal of Honour. Fighting all through France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, then back into liberation of Holland. On return, raising three children, one son, one daughter, and Mae have now passed. Bill received three medals, Volunteer, Defence, and Victory Europe, and two stars WWII 1939-1945, and France and Germany. Bill joined The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 in Stonewall, Manitoba after the war, and remains in good health in Teulon, Manitoba.
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