219 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca THOMAS, Charles “Charlie” WWII Charlie enlisted on August 3, 1940 in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Winnipeg. He took basic training at Camp Shilo, Manitoba and Camp Borden, Ontario. Charlie served in England, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany during World War II. He received his discharge in October 1945 and returned to farm in Fisherton. He resided in Fisherton with his wife Odile. Both Charlie and Odile are now deceased. THOMAS, Herbert A. PEACETIME Herbert joined the Air Force in 1962. He served at the Canadian Forces Bases in Saint Jean and Val d’Or, Quebec; Borden, Ontario; Penhold, Alberta from February 1967 to 1969. Then he was in Cold Lake, Alberta; Moosonee and Armstrong, Ontario and Summerside, Prince Edward Island. He also served in Cyprus for two years. Herbert has also been stationed in CFB Borden, Ontario; Alert (two years); Chatham and Gagetown, New Brunswick; Alert and Lahr, Germany (1989). In October 1990, Herbert Thomas was sent to the Middle East due to the Persian Gulf Crisis. THOMAS, James G. PEACETIME James joined the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in 1966 or 1967, in Winnipeg. He was stationed in Shilo, Manitoba, for basic training. When he completed this, he went to Gagetown, New Brunswick for a few months before going to Germany. In Germany, James was stationed at Fort Prince of Wales. James was the son of Mary Thomas of Hodgson, Manitoba.
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