193 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca PETTIGREW, Delbert I. WWII Delbert was born in Forrester Falls, Ontario, in 1918. He enlisted with the Army on April 30, 1940, served in Canada and was discharged on May 1, 1942. He spent six months in a hospital in Toronto with arthritis. Delbert passed away in 1987, and had been a member of Kenora Branch 12 of The Royal Canadian Legion for forty years. PHILLIPS, Martin W. WWI Martin was born in Lauder, Manitoba, in 1898. He enlisted in Winnipeg with the 106th Winnipeg Light Infantry on May 22, 1917, and was sent to England in November 1917, and assigned to the 11th Reserve Battalion at Dibgate. He trained there until he was drafted to the 27th Battalion in April 1918. Martin joined the battalion in France on April 6, 1918, and served with the 27th throughout the spring and summer of 1918 including the battle at Amiens and the opening assault on the Hindenburg Line near Arras. On September 8, Martin was seriously wounded by shrapnel while the battalion held the line along the Canal du Nord. He received medical treatment at various hospitals in England until he was sent home to Canada in December 1918, where he received additional treatment until he was discharged from the Army on May 2, 1919. Martin passed away in 1996 and was a member of the Napinka Branch 89 of The Royal Canadian Legion. PHILPOTT, Henry H. WWII Henry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1923. He joined the Royal Canadian Army Service Corp and served in Canada, England and Northwestern Europe. He passed away in 2007 and had been a member of the Winnipeg Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion for forty years and Fort Garry Branch 90 for ten years.
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