139 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca McCOWAN, Fred WWI Fred was born in 1884 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and came to Quill Lake, Saskatchewan in 1920. During World War I, he joined the Canadian Army and served with the 72nd Battalion, Seaforth Islanders, and the 230 Forestry Division in Canada, England and France where he was wounded and hospitalized. Fred married and had six children. He died in 1965 and is buried in Quill Lake Cemetery. McCRACKEN, Howard R. WWII Howard was born on April 21, 1919 in Medora, Manitoba. In 1931 he moved with the rest of his family to Lacadena, SK. He served in World War II from 1942 to 1945 with the Regina Rifles Regiment. On June 6, 1944, he landed in France on Juno Beach. He was wounded on October 12 in Holland. He was sent back o a hospital in England and after convalescence drove a truck until he returned back home in January 1946. He was an active member of The Royal Canadian Legion Lacadena Branch. Howard passed away on May 10, 2006. McDONALD, Allan Hector WWII Allan was born in Kelloe, Manitoba. He enlisted in the Army and served in Europe during World War II. Trooper Allan Hector McDonald was killed in action on August 30, 1944 in France with the 18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons. He was the son of John and Annie McDonald of Kelloe, in the Shoal Lake Municipality. He was 29 years old and is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery in Pas-de-Calais, France. His name is inscribed on the Shoal Lake Cenotaph.
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