189 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca REYNOLDS, Harry K. WWII Harry served in the Army with C.A. (A) in Canada and overseas during World War II. He was discharged on March 11, 1946. His service number was L-104535. Harry was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. RICHARDSON, Cyril Tracy WWI Cyril was born on July 7, 1883, in London, England, the third of eight children born to William and Alice Richardson. Cyril was sent to Canada at age 13 through Dr. Barnardo Immigration Program. He was placed on Barnardo Training Farm near Russell, Manitoba, and after learning farming, he lived with the farm family near Miniota. Enlisting on January 23, 1917, he joined the 181st Canadian Overseas Battalion. He further trained in England before deploying to Belgium. He lost a foot when he was wounded at Passchendaele on November 9, 1917 and was discharged from Convalescent Hospital in Winnipeg on November 20, 1918. Cyril purchased, a quarter-section farm near Kenton, MB, although now called VLA. He worked alongside his brotherin-law Ernest Hunt. Ernest (WWI), sons Dick and Albert (WWII), are all members of Legion Branch 118 and recognized in this volume. Cyril moved to nearby Bradwardine with his mother. After his mother’s death in 1937, Cyril married Florence Ritter. Moving to Coombs, Vancouver Island, they enjoyed gardening. Cyril passed away on January 21, 1962, and Florence in 1973. They are buried in the Royal Oak Park Cemetery in Victoria, BC. ROOKS, Lester George WWI Lester was born in Melita, Manitoba in 1890. Prior to World War I, Lester was a Lieutenant in the 20th Border Horse, a Militia Regiment in Estevan and area. At the onset of World War I, he enlisted in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) on August 24, 1914. He was commissioned on November 21, 1916 and joined the Royal Canadian Regiment on December 7, 1916. He served in France and Belgium. Lester was killed in action on April 9, 1917 during an attack west of Vimy Ridge. Lester was an avid hunter and outdoorsman; he joined every organization in the town. Lester and a partner by the name of Stokes set up a jewellery store in Estevan, named Rooks and Stokes Jewellers. The story goes that when Lester got wind of the fact that war had broken out in Europe, he rode his horse up the stairs to the front door and on into the beer parlor of the Empire Hotel in Estevan, and announced to the startled patrons that war had been declared.
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