97 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HOWARD, Arthur G. WWII Arthur was born in 1914 in Crystal City, Manitoba. On September 18, 1939 in Brandon, Manitoba, Arthur and his older brother Fred joined the 71st Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery. They went overseas to Borden, England in January 1940, where they trained with the 1st Canadian Corps. They saw five and a half years service with the 8th Army in North Africa, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. Arthur was discharged on August 10, 1945 with the rank of Lance Bombardier. He received the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. In England in 1942, Arthur married Beryl Flaxman who was in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She joined him on the farm in April 1946 and they raised three children there. They both became Life Members of The Royal Canadian Legion Crystal City Branch 35. Arthur died in 1998. HOWELL, Brant WWII Brant was born in Boissevain, Manitoba in 1915. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a pilot in England during World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his success in sinking German U-Boats and by the time he was discharged, Brant had attained the rank of Wing Commander. After the war, he went on to get his Mechanical Engineering degree. Brant died in 1997 in Victoria where he had lived in retirement. HUARTSON, Henry A. WWI Henry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 21, 1895. He served as a Private during World War I with the 28th Northwest Battalion C.E.F. from November 14, 1914 until he was killed in action on June 6, 1916. He has no known grave but his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium.
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