203 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca STODGELL, Stanley WWII Stanley, one of the of the five Stodgell Brothers, enlisted on September 14, 1939 with the Winnipeg Grenadiers in Winnipeg. He trained at Fort Osborne Barracks and Minto Armouries. He went to Bermuda on the “Lady Drake” in 1940 and on to Jamaica in September 1940. He returned to Canada in 1941 and stayed for five weeks. During this time, he had a leave and visited his family in Fisherton. He took a train to Vancouver, then a ship to Hong Kong, spending 21 days at sea, arriving in Hong Kong in November 1941. After about four-five weeks, the fighting began. Stanley was killed in action on December 19, 1941. There is no known burial place for Stanley. Stodgell Islands in Caribou Lake named for Stanley Stodgell. STORKSON, Albert M. WWII Albert was born in Bergland, Ontario on September 25, 1918 to Carl and Cecilia Storkson. He worked on the farm until he joined the Canadian Army in Port Arthur, Ontario on February 1, 1942 at age of 24. He took his basic and advanced training at Winnipeg and Camp Shilo, Manitoba and was a transport driver with the 41st Canadian General Transport Company, with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. He served almost four years in Canada, England, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Albert was discharged on October 30, 1945 in Winnipeg, MB and returned to his hometown and worked again on his parents’ farm, logging camps and road construction. He passed away on November 8, 1975 at the age of 58. STRANGER, Albert Leslie WWII Leslie Stranger was born in St. Peter’s Dynevor on October 1, 1918 and moved to Peguis, Manitoba in September 1938. He enlisted with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on July 10, 1942 and was later transferred to the Royal Edmonton Regiment. He went overseas later in the same year on the Queen Elizabeth. Leslie had Christmas dinner in Ortona, Italy, and before New Year’s was taken Prisoner of War. He was confined at Stalag VIIA for the duration of the war. Leslie received his discharge on August 24, 1945.
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