149 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HOCKIN, Andrew Blair WWI Private Andrew Hockin was born on December 7, 1891, in Brookdale, Manitoba, to Frank and Jane Hockin. He farmed in the Brookdale area. On February 13, 1917, he enlisted with the 200th Battalion of the Overseas Canadian Expeditionary Force in Winnipeg. He transferred to the 78th Battalion of the Canadian infantry and was sent overseas. Private Andrew Hockin was killed in action while operating his machine gun during an enemy encounter at Amiens, France on August 11, 1918 in the Battle of Eloise. He was memorialized at the Vimy Memorial and also at Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa on the back of his parents’ gravestone. HOCKIN, Charles Heber WWI &WWII Heber was born on May 15, 1896, to Frank and Ann Hockin, in Forrest, Ontario. The family came west in 1897 and lived in the Stony Creek area before going to the Mentmore district. He attended school in Freeland. Heber and his brother, Andrew, both served in World War I. Andrew was killed in action while serving in Belgium. After his discharge, he returned to his farm in Mentmore and on July 22, 1924, he married Freda Lottin. When World War II broke out in 1939, he enlisted again and was shipped overseas in 1940.When Heber returned from the army, he was employed by the VLA for some time. His wife passed away in 1953 and Heber remarried to Mary Kane Dunbar in 1961. They then moved to Winnipeg. Heber passed away on August 30, 1974 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa. HOCKIN, Douglas Frank “Doug” WWII Doug was born on March 27, 1925, in Langford Municipality, the son of Charles Heber Hockin and Freda Lottin. He received his education in Brookdale, Manitoba. Doug joined the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion on December 14, 1943 and trained in Shilo. He went overseas in September of the same year. Doug served in the United Kingdom, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany during World War II. He made an action drop over the Rhine River during the allied invasion of Germany. He returned to Canada the following VE Day for more training at Niagara-on-the-Lake in preparation for action in Japan, when the war came to an end on VJ Day. Private Douglas Hockin was discharged on March 23, 1946, without receiving any wounds. Doug received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, France and Germany Star, 1939-1945 Star, and War Medal 1939-1945. After the war, he returned home and farmed in the Mentmore District. He married Ila Hearn on October 22, 1949. He was a life member of The Royal Canadian Legion Neepawa Branch 23 and was President of the branch in 1970-1971 and in 1974. Doug passed away on July 22, 1993.
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