21 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ARNASON, Gisli Walter SPECIAL DUTY AREA & PEACETIME Gisli was born in Winnipegosis, Manitoba in 1931. He joined the Army in Regina and served from 1954 to 1967 when he was discharged in Vancouver. Gisli was a United Nations Peacekeeper who served in the Middle East, Gaza, Lebanon and the Congo. He was a physical instructor trainer in 1957, a storeman (Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps) in 1961, and was awarded the UNEF Medal in 1958. Gisli was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Foam Lake Branch 16 for 27 years before he died in 2009. AVISON, George Thomas Gill WWII George was born in Oaknook, Manitoba in 1911. He enlisted in the Canadian Army on January 23, 1940 and served in England as GTA Sergeant 4th Casualty Clearing Station. He returned to Canada on January 27, 1943 and was stationed in Wetaskiwin until his discharge in 1946. George was employed by the Department of Veteran Affairs in Edmonton, Alberta, where he worked until his death on January 23, 1976. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 175 Kingsway, Edmonton for ten years. BABCOCK, George A. WWII George was born in Fort William, Ontario in 1925. He enlisted in the Navy and served on HMCS Griffon, Naden, Givenchy III, Protector II, Stadacona, St. Hyacinthe, Avalon, and Hallowell in Canada and on the High Seas during World War II. He received the 1939-1945 Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the War Medal 19391945. He was a 47-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Fort William Branch 6. George passed away in 1992.
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