65 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca DICK, George WWI George was born in Selkirk, Scotland on January 24, 1887, to Peter and Minnie Dick of Oakburn, Manitoba. He joined the Army with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, Saskatchewan Regiment, on January 18, 1916 during World War I. He died in France on April 12, 1917 due to wounds and was buried at the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. He was one of three sons lost in war. His headstone reads: “Not dead but sleeping in peace.” His name is also commemorated on the Shoal Lake Cenotaph. DICK, John J. WWI John was born in Galashiels, Scotland on December 11, 1892, to Peter and Minnie Dick of Oakburn, Manitoba. Sergeant John Dick, 43rd Battalion Manitoba Regiment, was killed in action during World War I on October 1, 1918, at the age of 25. He was awarded the Military Medal on September 21, 1918. John is interred at Crest Cemetery, FontaineNotre-Dame and his name is also commemorated on a cenotaph in Shoal Lake, Manitoba. His headstone reads: “Sweet is the thought that some day we’ll meet kneeling together at Jesus’ feet.” He was married to Mary Ellen Dick of Shoal Lake. John was one of three brothers all of whom fell. DICK, William Robert WWI William was born in Galashiels, Scotland on March 20, 1895, to Peter and Minnie Dick of Oakburn, Manitoba in the Shoal Lake Municipality. He was drafted on May 7, 1918, making him the third son to have joined up. While at the training depot Canadian Engineers in Montreal, Sapper William Dick succumbed to the influenza pandemic on October 2, 1918 and is interred at the Montreal Mount Royal Cemetery. His name is commemorated on the Shoal Lake Cenotaph.
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