251 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca WHARF, Jack WWI &WWII Jack Wharf enlisted in 1914 to serve in World War I with the Fort Garry Horse and trained at Camp Hughes, which is now Shilo. He was also in the 1st CMR, 3rd Canadian Machine Gun Battalion and in the Toronto Scottish Regiment at Salisbury Plains. He served in England and France and was poison gassed while on the front line. After being discharged, he returned to Fisherton to farm. In World War II, he once again enlisted, this time in the Winnipeg Grenadiers in 1939. He took his training at Minto Barracks and Fort Osborne Barracks. He went to Jamaica in 1940 and came back to Canada in early October 1941. At the end of October 1941, the Winnipeg Grenadiers were sent to Hong Kong. He was taken prisoner on December 19, 1941 and was a Prisoner of War until the end of the war. Jack returned to Canada at the end of September 1945 and was discharged in April 1946. He again returned to Fisherton. Jack passed away on October 21, 1976. WHITTINGHAM, Douglas Hart WWII Douglas Hart Whittingham was born in East Kildonan on April 30, 1920, the son of George Whittingham of Leeds, Yorkshire, England and Dorothy Swan of Greenwich, London, England. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers (Militia) in Winnipeg. On September 2, 1939, Douglas signed on for active service and was shipped overseas that same year. He was stationed in the United Kingdom with the 12th Field Company of Engineers until the invasion of Sicily. The 1st Canadian Division was attached to the British 8th Army under General Montgomery. Canadian, British and US Armies formed a special task force and went around by sea and landed at Anzio, Italy to try and cut off the German retreat. Later, the 1st Division was joined by the 5th Division and fought as the Canadian Army. After the D-day invasion of Europe, the 1st and 5th Divisions were landed in Southern France and fought through France, Belgium and into Holland to assist the Allies in crossing the Rhine into Germany. Douglas returned home in July 1945. He met Annabelle Stranger, daughter of Solomon and Anna Bella Stranger of Peguis at a mission school in Sioux Lookout. They were married at Moose Factory on July 31, 1947. In 1952, Douglas re-enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was discharged in July 1965 and joined Medical Services of National Health and Welfare. He was employed at the Fisher River Hospital and at Percy E. Moore Hospital in Hodgson. Douglas and Annabelle retired and lived in Gimli, Manitoba.
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