229 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca SOUTHWORTH, Chester Samuel WWII Chester was born on October 28, 1922, near Darlingford, Manitoba, to Edwin Southworth and Gladys Andrew. He joined the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, serving overseas from 1940 to 1945. Sam saw combat in Sicily, Italy, including Ortona, the Liri Valley, Gothic Line and Holland, first as a Bren Gunner and later as a Sergeant, and he was wounded three times. He married Catherine (Kit) Jackson of Crawcrook, Durham, England, in 1942. They farmed near Darlingford then moved to Morden in 1952, where he was a carpenter. As a lifelong community volunteer, Sam was a member of Morden Branch 11 for 56 years, serving as Branch President and Zone Commander, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Colour Party and organizer of youth sports for many years, and board member of Legion House One. Branch 11 awarded Sam a Life Membership for his service. Sam and Kit had three daughters. He passed away on March 12, 2001. SOUTHWORTH, Edwin WWI Edwin was born in Ilford, Essex, England, in 1889. He came to Canada in 1905 as a farm labourer. Ted joined the 184th Overseas Battalion in March 1916, and trained at Camp Hughes and shipped to England in November 1916, and was immediately taken on strength by the 8th Battalion, Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He was wounded twice at Vimy Ridge and on August 9, 1918, at Amiens with a gunshot to the head. Following numerous pioneering plastic surgeries, Ted returned to Canada in 1919, and was discharged in 1920 as Lance Corporal. He was member of The Royal Canadian Legion from 1926 to 1961, first with Morden Branch 11 as President, and later with Deer Lodge Branch 56. He and his wife, Gladys Andrew, farmed near Darlingford and retired to Morden in 1936, and finally moved to Winnipeg in the 1950s to be near Deer Lodge Veteran’s Hospital, where Ted passed away in 1961. They had two sons and two daughters. SPENCER, Russell WWI Russell was born in Hartney, Manitoba, in 1888. He joined the 222nd Battalion and to the 19th Reserve and then to the 15th Reserve Band, serving as a Bandsman in Canada and England. He was a Charter Member of Hartney Branch 26 of The Royal Canadian Legion. Russell passed away in 1966.
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