235 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca PARKER, Richard (Ritchie) WWII Ritchie was the second son, fourth born, of Walter and Sophia (Beamish) Parker. He was born in Rivers, MB, in 1924 or 1925. Ritchie had 3 sisters, Violet, Vera, and Doreen, and one brother, David, fromWalter and Sophia marriage.Walter’s first wife died in 1918. From both marriages, there were 7 brothers and 4 sisters. Six Parker brothers served in WWII. Brother George, born 1914, died young. All 6 brothers who served in WWII are in this Volume 15. All returned home safely from combat. Ritchie grew up in Rivers, MB before volunteering for Canadian Army, WWII, then serving in the European theatre. He earned 1939-45 Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp, and War Medal 1939-45. He earned Africa, and/or Italy, and/or France and Germany Star(s), but we don’t know which exact theatre(s). David was a member of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 75, Rivers, MB. PASQUILL, Frank Quennell WWII Frank was born on March 9, 1920, to Thomas and Alice (Quennell) Pasquill in Bolton, Lancashire, England. The family immigrated to Canada in 1927 and settled in Neepawa. Following his schooling, Frank worked as a baker at Christie’s Bakery in Neepawa. He married Olive Margaret McGorman from Arden on September 7, 1939. The next day, September 8, he enlisted in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders in Winnipeg along with his brothers, Geoff and Jack. Lieutenant Frank Pasquill served during World War II in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Holland and Germany and participated in the Dieppe Raid. He was discharged on August 17, 1945 and received the 1939-1945 Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and War Medal 1939-1945. Their daughter Sharon and son Frank were born in Neepawa. Following his discharge from the army on October 17, 1945, Frank started work as a linotype operator at the Neepawa Press. In 1947, the family moved to Minnedosa where Frank was employed at the Minnedosa Tribune. Their son Richard was born the day the dam broke in Minnedosa on May 4, 1948. In April 1952, the family moved to Kenora, Ontario where Frank worked for the Kenora Newspaper, “The Miner and News”. In August 1952, Frank went into the hospital to have surgery for stomach ulcers. Postoperatively, he was delirious and so a local veteran was sitting with him. They talked about Dieppe. It was ten years to the day from the Battle of Dieppe, a battle that Frank had originally survived. The delirium and quite possibly a flashback from “post traumatic stress” caused him to jump out of his hospital window. He fell into the river, which ran close by the hospital, and drowned on August 19, 1952. He was 32 years old at the time and his children were eleven, seven, and three. Frank was so well liked in all the communities he lived in. The Minnedosa Tribune printed a tribute attesting to his many good qualities and how highly he was regarded. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa.
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