55 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CURTIS, Ronald Cecil WWII Ronald Cecil Curtis was born on October 26, 1920 in Birch River, Manitoba. He was the third child of six boys and six daughters of George B. Curtis, World War I Veteran, and Gertie, née Sirett, war bride, and World War I munitions factory supervisor, from Uxbridge, England. Ron grew up in Kenton, Manitoba, then signed up with the infantry for World War II. Ron’s sister G. Annie served in the CWAC.With the Essex Scottish Regiment, he fought at Dieppe, then was early into France after D-Day. Ronald was killed near Caen on July 21, 1944 and is commemorated at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery between Caen and Falaise in Normandy, France. The Essex Scottish, with 550 dead and 2500 casualties were the most of any Canadian Army unit. Ronald was awarded three medals, Volunteer Service, Defence, and Victory Europe, and two stars, WWII 1939-1945, and France and Germany. Curtis Island in Blackfish Lake northern Manitoba was named after him in 1975. CUSSON, Fred WWII Fred was born in Somerset, Manitoba, in 1923. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force LAC in 1941 and went overseas on February 12, 1943. He celebrated his twentieth birthday in Great Britain shortly after arriving there. He passed away in 1981. DANIEL, James “Jim” WWII James Daniel (Jim) was born in Kenton, Manitoba, the son of John and Isabella Daniel. Raised on the family farm and schooling in Kenton, Jim enlisted with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps as a Trooper in January 1942. He served in Canada and England, then was injured in England and did not see action. Demobilizing in 1946, he returned to Canada and worked the rest of his life on his own farm south of Kenton. For his service, he received the Volunteer, Defence, and War Medals, and WWII 1939-45 Star. Jim is deceased. His wife, herself a Veteran, Jean Daniel, née Houston, with her four brothers, served in the CWAC. All five Houstons returned from war. Jean resides in senior care, Birch Lodge, Hamiota, Manitoba. They raised two sons and two daughters.
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