179 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca SMITH, Charles W. “Charlie” WWII Charles W. Smith, Charlie, was born on March 23, 1923 in England, near Cheshire. His older sister Edith was born in 1916 and his twin siblings died young. His father Samuel (Sam), a Boer War Veteran, immigrated to Canada and worked on farms in Manitoba. In 1926, mother Louisa, and young Charlie with sister Edith, joined dad in Crandall then Beulah, Manitoba, before moving to Kenton. Charlie grew up on Gordon Hunter’s farm where his father worked. Charlie joined the army soon after turning eighteen, training in Canada before transferring overseas. As a dispatch rider on a motorcycle, he was killed in a blackout on April 4, 1944 on hitting the back of truck. Charlie received three medals: Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Victory Europe, and Defence, as well as the 1939-1945 Star. He is buried in a war memorial cemetery in England. SMITH, Howard O. WWII Rifleman Howard O. Smith joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in April 1941 and served overseas during World War II. SMITH, John F. WWI &WWII John was born in England and joined the Hartney Platoon 222nd Battalion and then to the 44th Battalion. He was wounded at Vimy ‘Over the top’ on two separate occasions. In World War II, he was with the Veterans Guard of Canada. He was a Life Member of The Royal Canadian Legion Hartney Branch 26.
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