99 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HUNT, Albert Kitchener “Bert” WWII Bert was born on September 3, 1916, in Lenore, Manitoba, the third of seven brothers and seven sisters. He attended school in nearby Kenton where parents Ernest and Dorothy Hunt had purchased a family farm. Bert farmed near Kenton before joining the Canadian Army, serving in Italy, France and Germany. He received war medals and stars, including the Volunteer, Defense, Italy, WWII, and Victory Europe. Bert married Sylvia Ollier, his English war bride, on September 8, 1945. They returned to Kenton, where he worked for Lawlor and Strange Garage and Chrysler Dodge dealership, before RCAF Base near Rivers, MB. Bert’s father Ernest (WWI) and brother Dick (WWII) are recognized in this volume. Bert joined the RCAF in 1951 and served in Canada and England. He retired to Kenton in 1971, then to Calgary. Corporal Hunt passed away from a stroke in 1973. He and Sylvia, who passed away in 2014, are buried in the Field of Honour at Queen’s Park Cemetery in Calgary. Bert and Sylvia’s grown children (Carol, Wendy, Rick, and Randy) live in Calgary. HUNT, Ernest Henry “Ernie” WWI &WWII Ernest, or Ernie, Hunt was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, on July 21, 1885, the youngest of seven. The family immigrated to Canada in 1906. Ernie married Dorothy Richardson of Miniota, Manitoba, in Detroit in 1911. Their first two of seven sons and seven daughters were born there, before moving back to Lenore, Manitoba. Ernie enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on November 25, 1916 and served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, also with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, before being medically discharged on April 10, 1918. Ernie returned to Lenore, and in 1920, through Veterans Affairs, they moved to their own farm nearby Kenton, raising the largest family in Kenton history. Ernie was a member of Odd Fellows Hall in Lenore in 1915, then a Charter Member of Woodworth Legion Branch 118 in Kenton in 1934. During WWII, Ernie worked at nearby RCAF base at Rivers. Sons Richard and Albert (also featured in this volume) served in WWII. Ernie and Dorothy moved to Rivers in 1947. Ernie died in 1949 and Dorothy in 1978. They are buried in Anchrum Cemetery near Bradwardine, Manitoba. HUNT, Richard Edward “Dick” WWII Dick was born on April 10, 1923 in Kenton, Manitoba, one of seven brothers and seven sisters, to parents Ernest and Dorothy Hunt. Dick attended school in Kenton, farmed, then enlisted in the Canadian Army in Winnipeg in 1941. He went with the Regina Rifles to England, then on D-Day, Dick lost many comrades to drowning and firearms on Juno Beach. Through to Germany, Sgt. Hunt, received medals/star including Volunteer, Defense, WWII, Victory Europe. Returning home, Dick married June Oslie of Kenton in 1950. They raised three sons and a daughter on their home VLA farm, before settling in Kenton. Dick also worked on pipelines with Manitoba Hydro, and with Lawlor and Strange Garage and the Dodge Chrysler dealership. Dick’s father, Ernest (WWI) and brother Albert (WWII) are included in this volume. Dick was loyal in community, and a long-term member of Legion Branch 118 Woodworth in Kenton. Pre-deceased by his son Kelly, Dick passed away on March 6, 2006. He and June, who passed in 2019, are buried in Greenwood Cemetery near Kenton.
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