239 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca WALKER, John G. WWII John was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1907. He was in the Army for five years, serving with the 14th Calgary Tank Regiment and the 9th Troop Tank in Canada, England and France where he was taken prisoner in Dieppe. John was in prison war camps in Poland (Stalag 8B) and in Prussia at Stargard, Stalag 2D. He never got over his abuse at these camps. John farmed after his discharge and he was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Quill Lake Branch 37 for 32 years before he died in 1978. He is buried in Quill Lake Cemetery. WALLACE, Hugh John WWII Hugh was born in Regina on October 3, 1922 in Regina, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Winnipeg on December 9, 1942 and served with Squadron 432 during World War II as a Leading Aircraftman. He was discharged in Winnipeg on September 8, 1945. His service number was R-210076. He and his wife Jean had one son, Robert Garth. WALLACK, Nick WWII Private Nick Wallack enlisted at the beginning of July 1944 in Fisher Branch. A. C. Savage was the recruiting officer at the time. The recruiting station in Winnipeg at the time was at the corner of Portage and Main. He was then taken to Fort Osborne Barracks where he went through his medical. He stayed there until he was drafted to Fort Garry in September where he took basic training for fourteen weeks. In January 1945, he was drafted to Camp Shilo for advance combat training with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. On May 8 of that year, the war ended. In November, he was returned to No. 10 Depot, Fort Osborne Barracks. Nick received his discharge on December 4, 1945 and returned to farm life.
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