131 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca MacLEOD, Norman Neynoe WWI Norman was born on December 1, 1893, in Griswold, Manitoba. His parents Kenneth and Alice (Ferguson) MacLeod later homesteaded in the Outlook area. When he enlisted in Moose Jaw on December 18, 1914, Norman was six feet, one inch tall. He listed his occupation as farmer. As a member the Canadian Field Ambulance in France assigned to the 10th Battalion (Canadians), he saw action in some of the heaviest fighting of the war. On November 5, 1915, he suffered a gunshot wound to his neck. After he recovered, he returned to the front line. On April 9, 1917, Norman MacLeod was killed by the concussion from an enemy shell. His battalion was part of the attack on Vimy Ridge. He was 21 years old. Norman Neynoe MacLeod is buried at the Nine Elms Military Cemetery near Thelus, France. The inscription on his tombstone reads: “Our Boy, Not Forgotten.” MAHER, William Patrick “Bill” WWI Bill was born on March 19, 1897 in St. Jean, Manitoba. The family moved to Cannington Manor, NWT in 1905. Bill enlisted with the Fort Garry Horse in February 1917 at Tuxedo Park in Winnipeg. He was killed in action in France on April 2, 1918 and is buried at Namps-au-Val, a British Cemetery in Somme, France. MALONEY, William Henry WWII William was born in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, in 1918. He joined the 45th Transport serving in Canada, England, France and Belgium. He passed away in 1987 and had been a member of Branch 76 of The Royal Canadian Legion for forty years.
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