147 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca PHILLIPS, Ivan Caswell WWII Ivan was born in Hodgson. His father, Caswell Phillips, was a World War I Veteran. Caswell served overseas until the fall 1918. He was ill with influenza on arriving back in Canada. Later he farmed south of Hodgson and moved to Winnipeg at the outbreak of World War II. Ivan attended Assiniboine School and St. James Collegiate. He was on the High School football and hockey teams. Two years before enlisting in the Navy, he worked at CPR as a machinist. He enlisted into the Navy in November 1942. Ivan served at the West Coast for two years, aboard HMCS Chignecto after which he was transferred to HMCS Uganda in August 1944. While at sea, Stoker Phillips was stricken with a sudden illness and was put into sick bay. He received the best of medical care but died almost within 48 hours. Ivan was believed to be the first Canadian naval casualty in the Pacific War. He was buried at sea with full honours after a funeral service was conducted by Capt. E.R. Mainguy, of Duncan, British Columbia. After Phillips’ records had been examined, the word spread around the ship that he had been helping to put a younger brother and sister through school. A collection of $1,225 was taken up, which was sent home as a token of remembrance from the “Uganda”. PONCHON, Antoine WWI Claude Felix Ponchon and wife Seychal Jeanne Marie had seven children. They lived on a farm at La Chamba, Canton de Noirétable, Département de la Loire, France. Antoine, their son, served in the French Army. He was killed in action during World War I.
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