73 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca EYFORD, Maurice WWII Corporal Maurice Eyford was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1911. He served in the Army with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in Canada and England during World War II. His service number was H-99077. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. FINDLAY, Charles “Ross” WWII Corporal Charles Ross Findlay was born in 1917 in Kelloe, RM of Shoal Lake, Manitoba, to Irvin and Margaret Findlay. Ross, as he was known, married Beryl Laslett in Shoal Lake then joined the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed in Gimli and Dauphin, Manitoba during World War II. As Ross was colour blind, it stopped him from entering air crew or going overseas. After the war, Ross and Beryl returned to Shoal Lake and went into business then returned to the family farm. Ross passed away in 1996 and Beryl in 2004. FINDLAY, John C. “Campbell” WWII John was born in Kelloe, RM of Shoal Lake, Manitoba in 1920, to Irvin and Margaret Findlay. Campbell, as he was well known, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery and served in Africa, Italy then France, Holland and Germany during World War II. He was discharged and returned home in October 1945. In 1946, he married Margaret Cox and they both farmed until 1970. Margaret had worked in the Shoal Lake Creamery for a number of years. They had two daughters, Audrey and Heather. Campbell was involved in a number of activities like curling and the local ambulance. Campbell passed away in July 1978, and Margaret moved to Brandon in 1998. Margaret passed away in December 2020, at the age of 97.
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