43 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca COOKE, Arthur William George WWII Arthur was born in Dauphin, Manitoba, in 1918. He joined the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Division in 1941 and served in Europe from 1943 to 1945. Upon his return to Dauphin, Arthur worked as an electrician and in 1969, with his son, Douglas, they formed the electric company, ACE Electric. Arthur and his wife, Elsie Robinson, raised a family of one daughter and two sons. Arthur passed away from cancer in 1976 and had been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Dauphin Branch 20. CORBETT, Stewart Albert WWII Stewart was born in Winnipeg on July 20. He enlisted in the Navy in Winnipeg on April 21, 1942. He served on the Atlantic during World War II. He was discharged in Winnipeg on October 30, 1945. Stewart and his wife Vivian Anne had two children, Gay and Stewart. CORMACK, Cecil John WWII Cecil was born in Kenton, Manitoba, in 1917. He joined the #10 District Depot Artillery Section in 1941 and after completing his basic training in Shilo, he was sent to England. While there, the 7th Anti-Tank Corps was formed, and Cecil took an artificer course in rebuilding guns. Subsequently, the convoy was shipped to the Mediterranean and lost a boat filled with nursing sisters off the coast of Algiers. The convoy moved on to Sicily and then conquered Rome. After Germany fell, he was sent to Hilversum, Holland, to guard German prisoners. Cecil was a very private man and did not talk very much about his experiences while serving overseas, just the good, fun times. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star and the France and Germany Star. Cecil passed away in 1988 and was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Brandon Branch 3 for seven years.
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