89 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HUNT, Ernest “Ernie” WWII Ernie was born on September 20, 1921 in Deleau, Manitoba and joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on January 5, 1943. He served in England and Continental Europe and had combat duty in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Ernie was discharged on February 15, 1946 and passed away on January 15, 2009. HUNTER, Norman S. WWII Norman was born in Venn, Saskatchewan in 1919. He joined the Army as a Gunner and served from 1941 to 1945 as a radio operator and signalman with the 13th Field Regiment in England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. On D-Day, he landed at Juno Beach in France. Norman was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Boissevain Branch 10 for 45 years and he passed away in 2004. HYDE, Lloyd George “Jiggs” WWII Lloyd was born in Burnside, Manitoba in 1920. He enlisted in April 1941 and served with the Royal Canadian Artillery 17th Field Regiment as a Gunner and later as a Driver. His service took him to England, Algeria, Italy, France, Belgium and Holland where he was wounded 21 days prior to the German surrender. He was discharged in August 1945 and returned to Canada where he married Isabel and raised six children on the family farm. Lloyd was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for eight years. Lloyd passed away suddenly in 1985 and is interred at the Burnside Cemetery.
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