45 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CORNEY, Charles “Leslie” WWII Charles Corney, Leslie, was born January 21, 1921, on family farm near Harding, Manitoba. There were three boys and three girls. All schooled in Harding, then Leslie, and his two brothers, Maurice, and Dennis enlisted. Leslie served in the Army Artillery through Italy, France, and into Holland. At War’s end, Leslie was back in France guarding prisoners.With ceasefire, the prisoners were released and walked away. He received Volunteer, Defence, and the War medals, plus Stars for WWII, Italy, and France and Germany. He returned to Canada, married, and had two children, and lived in Vancouver, BC. Leslie, and all siblings but one, Elizabeth (Betty) Golding of Brandon, Manitoba, are deceased, Leslie passing in 2000. CORNEY, Dennis Orville WWII Dennis Orville Corney was born on October 10, 1926 on the family farm near Harding, Manitoba. He was one of three brothers, three sisters. After growing on the farm, and schooling in Harding, he and two brothers, Maurice and Charles (Leslie) all enlisted. Dennis served in the Royal Canadian Navy in the Atlantic on the Corvette Napanee. He received Volunteer Service, Defence, and the War Medal, and the 1939-45 WWII star. After discharge, he married Fay Brough. Their son Wayne served in the Army reserves. Dennis was killed in the mines near Flin Flon in 1992. Fay has since passed, with the only remaining Corney sibling being Betty Golding of Brandon, Manitoba. CORNEY, Maurice Julian WWII Maurice Julian Corney was born on March 13, 1922. He was one of three brothers, and three sisters, all schooled in Harding, Manitoba near their family farm. He and his two brothers, Dennis and Leslie, all enlisted, Maurice in the RCAF. He wanted to be a pilot, denied for physical reasons, he became an Air Craft mechanic. Maurice spent a good part of the war in California. Upon discharge, Maurice farmed in the Harding district. He married Irma Foster of Birch Hill, Saskatchewan in 1948. They had four children, Philip, Donna, Ronald, and Marie. Maurice retired from farming then worked in the Co-op store and then the Credit Unions, becoming Manager of the Oakburn, Manitoba branch. Both Irma and Maurice are deceased, Maurice passing in 1999. The only remaining Corney sibling is Elizabeth (Betty) Golding of Brandon, Manitoba.
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