215 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca SWITZER, Oscar Sidney WWI Oscar was born on July 13, 1897 in Cavendish, T.W.P. County of Peterborough, Ontario. The Switzer family moved to Manitoba in 1900. They lived in Gunton for a short while, then moved to Fisherton, Manitoba. He enlisted in the army on November 22, 1915, with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, (Little Black Devils) 17th Platoon 90th Canadian Overseas Battalion. He fought on the Belgium front, and in France at Vimy Ridge. He was wounded very seriously for the second time during his time at the front. He was transferred to a hospital in England, until the end of the war. He was discharged at O.C. Dispersal Station N in Brandon, Manitoba on March 25, 1919. On November 25, 1925, he married Katie Nowosad of Fisher Branch, Manitoba. They took up residence in Winnipeg in 1927 and lived there until his death on February 11, 1967. TESSIER, Louis Amos WWII Rifleman Louis Amos Tessier was born in Broad Valley, Manitoba in 1923. He served with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Little Black Devils) in World War II. He was wounded on September 6, 1944. Louis was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Branch 141 in Winnipeg. He passed away on June 10, 1990, at the age of 67. THICKFOOT, Connie WWII Connie joined the Women’s Division of the Royal Canadian Navy (WRENS) at Chippawa in 1941. When stationed in Halifax, she was posted for overseas. She did not go as that was the time of the huge explosion in Halifax. She remained there to nurse those injured in the explosion. Connie passed away in Toronto, Ontario in 1956. Her father, Thomas Thickfoot, served in World War I and her brother, Vernon Thickfoot, also served in World War II.
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