145 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca PERSOWICH, William WWII William was born in the Municipality of Rockwood on March 23, 1919. He enlisted on February 5, 1943 at MD10 Winnipeg as a Trooper. He took basic training at Portage with advance training at Camp Borden as Driver I C Wheel. He was posted overseas in August 1943. They landed in Greenock, Scotland arriving aboard the Queen Mary. He was transferred to Aldershot then was sent to North Africa in October 1943 on the ship Chantilly. The next move was to Italy, they ferried Scout cars to Greece via Bari, Italy. On November 15, 1943, William transferred to Brigade Headquarters as part of the first Canadian Armoured Brigade to the DADME Section. He then moved to the Calgary Tank Regiment. In February 1945, they moved to Belgium, Holland and Germany where they became the First Canadian Army. He returned to Canada with the regiment arriving aboard the Queen Elizabeth on October 15, 1945. He was discharged on November 18, 1945. William went into Deer Lodge Hospital November 19, 1945 and was discharged on November 18, 1946. He moved to Fisher Branch to try farming and married Pearl Hnatiuk. They had three children. He went to work at the local Co-op from 1960 to 1961. William was accepted at the post office in 1962 and worked there until his retirement on March 23, 1984. He and his wife moved to Winnipeg in 1985. PHILLIPS, George T. WWI George was born in Lauder, Manitoba, in 1896. He enlisted with the 209th Battalion in Swift Current, SK, on March 22, 1916. He became seriously ill with blood poisoning in May while still in Swift Current and was medically discharged on November 1, 1916. He re-enlisted with the 106th Winnipeg Light Infantry on August 4, 1917 and trained in Winnipeg until he was sent to England in April 1918. Upon arrival in England, he was assigned to the 18th Reserve Battalion in Seaforth, Sussex. In August 1918, George was transferred to the 44th Battalion and joined near Amiens, France, on April 20 and served for the remainder of the war, participating in the attack on the Drocourt-Queant Line, the Canal du Nord and Valenciennes where he was wounded on November 1, 1918. He was awarded the Military Medal for actions around Valenciennes. George spent the winter of 1918-1919 in Belgium before shipping to England in April 1919, and finally to Canada in May, where he was discharged in Winnipeg on June 8, 1919. He passed away in 1966 and was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Napinka Branch 89.
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