141 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca NOBISS, George Arthur WWII George Arthur Nobiss was born in Stonewall, Manitoba in 1924. He enlisted in April 1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba with the Winnipeg Grenadiers “C” Force. He took his basic training in Sherbrooke, Quebec and was deployed to the Battle of Hong Kong where he was captured and spent four and a half years in a prison camp. He also trained in Jamaica. He returned to Winnipeg in 1945 and in 1947 married Stella Kulchyski and drove truck from 1947 until 1979, raising four children. George received the Certificate of Peace Medal and the Diamond Jubilee Medal, both in 2015. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Same Steele Branch 117 for 45 years. George passed away in 2016. PACKER, Hubert David “Dave” WWI Hubert David “Dave” Packer was the third son born to Arthur Henry and Sarah (Henshaw) Packer. Born on March 17, 1898, he was nine years old when he and his family crossed the Atlantic to come to Canada. They came from Trowbridge, England, in 1907; first settled in Winnipeg, then later homesteaded in Dallas, Manitoba. It was 1916, when Dave turned eighteen, that he enlisted in the Army with the Fort Garry Horse Cavalry in Winnipeg. Dave served overseas in England for the duration of World War I. In his later years, Dave would recall a story he liked to tell of the pride he felt as they marched on as soldiers, to hear the cheering of the people “Yea, Canucks, Yea, Red”, the latter referring to Dave, as he had bright red hair and really stood out in the crowd. After returning to civilian life, Dave, who was interested in mechanics, got a job with Brown and Rutherford Lumber Company. He married Irene (Wanag), a schoolteacher who had been employed on one of the islands of Lake Winnipeg. Dave and Irene raised six children. They farmed in the Pinawa area until retirement. Dave passed away in Winnipeg on May 7, 1978. PACKER, Robert Henry “Bob” WWI Robert “Bob” Henry Packer was born in Trowbridge, England on June 27, 1891. He was the second eldest son of Arthur Henry and Sarah (Henshaw) Packer. The Packer family arrived in Canada in 1907 from England, first settling in Winnipeg, then later homesteading in Dallas, Manitoba. Robert enlisted in Winnipeg in 1915, one year after the outbreak of World War I. He joined the Royal Canadian Corp of Engineers - Army. Robert first trained in Ottawa and then overseas. He fought and was wounded in action in France. After recuperating from his wounds in England, he returned to the front lines in France. Back to the trenches, the mud; back to the unimaginable stress of trench warfare. Robert was one of the lucky ones in that he survived, but he did suffer the effects of the War until his death. He was discharged on July 8, 1919 and received two medals for his duty. Robert returned to Canada and married Edith May Beadle, a nurse whom he had met while in England. Two children were born to Robert and Edith: a son, Ken and a daughter, Ruth. Robert established a sash and door factory, later Pembina Woodworking, on Pembina Highway in Winnipeg. He retired in 1950 and moved to Whittier, California. Robert passed away on January 25, 1961.
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