239 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca PASQUILL, John “Jack” WWII Jack was born on November 15, 1917, in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He worked for C. T. Pedlar and E. Murray as a mechanic before enlisting in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders on September 6, 1939 with Geoff and Frank at the outbreak of World War II. He served in Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and later to the RCEME Corps. He reportedly suffered a minor wound while in action in Italy. Corporal Jack Pasquill was discharged on November 9, 1945. He married Mary Hulme in England and brought his bride back to Neepawa where he returned to his job at Murray’s Garage. They had one child, Margaret Alice, born on February 27, 1947, in Neepawa. On April 24, 1949, when Margaret was two years old, Jack had an accident at work and died that night. He was just 31 years old. Mary took Margaret home to England to live with her family. Tragically, within two years of her return, Mary was walking down the street when she suffered a seizure. She died on July 17, 1951, on the way to hospital, at the age of 35. PASQUILL, Thomas Henry “Tom” WWII Tom was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England on June 18, 1929. He did not enlist at the start of the war as Geoff, Jack, and Frank did as he was too young. When he did enlist on December 10, 1943, he became a paratrooper. He served in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany and participated at D-Day and at Battle of the Bulge with RC Engineers. He was discharged in Winnipeg on October 12, 1945. Unbelievably, these four young brothers all saw active combat during the war, came home safe and sound, only for three of them to die within nine years of each other. Tom was also well-liked, always laughing and joking, but he had a heart condition for which he was being treated. He was married to Betty Dunsmore and they had two young boys, Ted and Jim, who were four and two when their father died. Tom was a traveller for Burns Meats and he was out making calls the day he was killed. On August 27, 1958, he came to a blind railway crossing three-and-a-half miles south and thirty yards east of Amaranth. The theory is that he didn’t hear or see the train and consequently did not stop. The train hit the car, and although there was no injury to him, it precipitated a heart attack. He was 35 years old. PAWLIK, Walter WWII Walter was born in Poland on September 12, 1914. He enlisted in the Army in 1939 and served with Polish and British 8th Monte Casino in Europe, Italy, North Africa, and England during World War II. Corporal Walter Pawlik was discharged on October 15, 1946 and received the Service Medal. He was married to Anna and was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73.
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