207 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca STODGELL, Frank WWII Frank enlisted from his parents’ farm in Fisherton on July 9, 1941 in Winnipeg. After receiving basic training, he went to Vancouver Island with the 18th Armoured Car Regiment. From there he was sent overseas to England and saw action in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. While in Holland, he was struck by lightning. He spent several weeks in hospital and after recovering he joined his regiment again, doing dispatch writing and reconnaissance duty. In 1946, Frank returned from overseas and was discharged in Winnipeg on January 24, 1946. He returned to the farm in Fisherton and was killed accidentally in February 1958. The following is an account of the lightning incident in Holland by Peter Masniuk. “In Holland, on a very rainy day in 1944, Frank Stodgell, Earl Rickman and myself were lying under a pup tent behind our scout car. A bolt of lightning struck the antenna of the car hitting Frank who had earphones on. Frank was unconscious and stiff as a board, when transferred to a stretcher. He was flown to England by helicopter. Frank rejoined the regiment three months later, okay healthwise, and was with the regiment until the war ended.” STOESZ, Steve D. AFGHANISTAN Steve was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1980. He joined the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry fromWinnipeg. After completing training, he deployed to Afghanistan and was wounded on three separate occasions by IED’s. Steve was medically released from the Army and now lives in Russell, Manitoba. STUART, Charles WWI Charles was born on May 25, 1889 in Pilot Mound, Manitoba. He came to the Jordan River area in 1912. He enlisted with the Army in December 1916 and served overseas where he was wounded at Passchendaele, Belgium. He returned home in 1918 and filed for a homestead in the Arborfield area in 1930. He was a charter member of the Legion Branch to the British Empire Service League #203. Charles passed away on September 26, 1949.
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