101 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HURST, Elgin A. WWII Gunner Elgin A. Hurst was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba to Thomas and Charlotte Hurst. He joined the armed forces in Winnipeg on September 10, 1940 serving overseas in Europe during World War II with the 15th Light Anti-Aircraft Guns. He returned to Shoal Lake in 1945 and bought the local newspaper The Shoal Lake Star and was editor until retirement in 1975. Elgin married Florence Cuffe in 1937 and they had a son, Danny, who passed away in infancy. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Shoal Lake Branch 72 and was active in community affairs. Elgin passed away in 1972. IRWIN, Gordon Lloyd WWII Gordon was born in 1920 in Miami, Manitoba. He served overseas during World War II with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, later transferring to the Regina Rifles and being discharged with the rank of sergeant. He was a constable with the City of Winnipeg police department for eighteen years. He was a member of the Regina Rifles Association. Gordon passed away on August 15, 1967 and is buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens in Winnipeg, Manitoba. JAMES, Albert Douglas WWII Albert was born in 1920 in Nesbitt, Manitoba and grew up in Waldeck, Saskatchewan. He joined the Air Force at the age of nineteen as an aero mechanic during World War II. He took training in Moose Jaw, SK; Brandon Manning Depot; St. Thomas, ON and Mossbank, SK. He was a flight engineer on a PBY, searching for submarines and incendiary balloons at the coast of British Columbia, and assisted with escorting American ships to Alaska. He took pilot training at No. 7 SFTS McLeod, Alberta. In 1942, he was living in Portage la Prairie and Edmonton. In 1945, he left the Air Force and went into the reserves. He rejoined in 1952 and was a test pilot. Flight Lieutenant James took early retirement and joined the Federal Department of Transport as an Airways Accident Investigator. Albert passed away on March 3, 2006 in Ottawa.
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