191 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca STEVENSON, Charles Allan PEACETIME Charles was born on July 8, 1948 to parents Micheal and Annie Stevenson of Peguis Reserve, Dallas, Manitoba. He joined the service in September 1965 at the age of seventeen. He has been at Sinai, Egypt and also in Cypress. He also served overseas in West Germany for over four years. STEVENSON, Horace H. “Hudge” WWII LAC Class 1 (Leading Aircraftman) Horace H. “Hudge” Stevenson was born on the family farm near Oak Lake, Manitoba on April 26, 1918. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on October 29, 1941 at the Minto Armoury in Winnipeg. After training as an armourer in Trenton, Ontario, he was posted to Coastal Command at R.A.F. Castle Archdale on Lough Erne, Northern Ireland. With 423 Squadron, he flew Sutherland aircraft hunting German submarines that were a constant threat to allied shipping. He served as both air and ground crew. Hudge returned to Canada in February 1944 after being injured and received an honourable discharge that summer. He received the following medals: Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, Defence 1939-45, and Victory Europe, and 1939-45 WWII Star. After the war, Hudge married Roma Tolton of Oak Lake. They raised a family of three girls and two boys on their farm near Kenton, Manitoba. Hudge passed away on September 6, 1979. STEVENSON, Philip WWI Philip enlisted in the 108th Battalion, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He went overseas with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on December 2, 1915 and accompanied the 78th Battalion in France. He returned to Canada and was discharged on September 21, 1918 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He had been wounded in action and was discharged as medically unfit for further war service. He spent a lot of his time back and forth to Deer Lodge Hospital until his passing in 1937 and was placed to rest at Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg. He had been 21 years of age at the time of his discharge. Philip received one medal of decoration, one gold bar. He returned to Peguis Reserve after the war.
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