153 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca PRUDEN, Robert Jr. “Buckey” KOREA Robert Pruden Sr. served in the World War I. The children of Robert Sr. and his wife, Florence; Walter, Robert Jr. and Phyllis also served. Robert Pruden Jr. enlisted in the Army on July 31, 1952 at Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He took his basic training in Calgary, Alberta at Currie Barracks and his advance training in Victoria, British Columbia. When he finished his advance training, he flew to Japan and then travelled by ship to Korea. Robert was in Korea for one year. He returned to Canada and received his discharge on August 18, 1954. PRUDEN, Walter WWII Robert Pruden Sr. served in World War I. The children of Robert Sr. and his wife, Florence; Walter, Robert Jr. and Phyllis also served. Walter enlisted in the Army in May 1944. He felt he would not have been accepted if he had not previously had a hernia operation. Walter took three months basic training at Portage la Prairie. From there he went to Camp Shilo for advance training. Just before Christmas they gave him embarkation leave. He was sent overseas in the early part of 1945 and went over on the New Amsterdam troop ship. He landed at Greenock, Scotland then on to Aldershot, England for about one and a half months. From there he moved to Petworth, England for general warfare training. There were two guys from the Winnipeg Rifles and one fellow from the Canadian Scottish Regiment instructing them. They then went to Ostend, Belgium. Walter was in the front lines at Wilhelmshaven, Germany and it was there that he joined the Lake Superior Regiment. When the war ended, they came back to a Hengelo, Holland and Walter volunteered to go to the Far East. He back to Canada on the same ship he went overseas on, the New Amsterdam. He had thirty days leave and the war, in the Pacific, ended during his leave. He went back to No. 3 Wireless Barracks for about one month. He could not leave the army because he did not have enough points. Throughout the winter of 1945, he was in Camp Shilo where he took motor mechanics and boxing.Walter was discharged in Winnipeg, in the spring 1946. Later, he resided in Harwill, Manitoba.
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