85 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HAINSTOCK, Henry WWI Henry was born in Minto, Manitoba, on April 17, 1894, the oldest of six children born to David and Elizabeth. He went to school in Minto and joined the RCA 1st Depot Division. After the war, he worked at road construction, on farms and sawing wood. He married Eva McDairmid on March 15, 1927 in Melfort and they farmed in Leacross and then moved to the Jordan River District in March 1941 and raised a family of five: Janet, Frank, Vera, Gertrude and Mabel. They moved to Arborfield in 1960 and sold their farm in 1961. Henry passed away in 1964. Eva moved to Nipawin and passed away in 2001. HALLIDAY, Arthur S. WWII Arthur was born in Neepawa, Manitoba in 1922 but later came to live in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan in 1927. He joined the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps and served from 1943 to 1946 in Canada. He also volunteered for the Pacific theatre and trained in the United States. Arthur married and had one child. He died in 1986 and is buried in Ontario. HAMES, W. “Keith” Keith was born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan on October 26, 1920, the secondyoungest of nine brothers and three sisters, to parents George and Margaret Hames. Life was simple, consisting of chores, swimming, music, and more. Oxbow school sweethearts, nurse Bettie Bird, married Dr. Hames, Canadian Army, on January 1, 1946 and honeymooned on the troop train while Captain Hames cared for wounded. Keith, recruited by the Mayo Clinic, chose Kenton, Manitoba for his practice as municipal doctor for over 40 years. He, and Dr. Ed Hudson, helped found the hospital and health care that remains a world-class example in Hamiota, in rural Manitoba. Keith enjoyed a full life, with four daughters, included solid church and faith, and helping to found and lead Kenton’s band. Keith was skilled in many trades, and even made, then sailed, his own catamaran. A true country doctor, he never turned down a house call, 24/7. Keith and Bettie retired in Toronto in 1997, near family, including their daughters and his younger brother Doug. Predeceased by Bettie in 2013, Keith passed away on November 11, 2017. They are buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Kenton, Manitoba.
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