39 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ANDERSON, Ivar Ernest WWII Ivar was born on August 12, 1923, in Sweden. He enlisted in the Army in Flin Flon in January 1943 and served with the CAC in Europe during World War II. Trooper Ivar Anderson was discharged in Winnipeg in March 1946. He and his wife Edith Lillian had three children, Douglas, Donald and John. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. Ivar passed away on July 30, 1998. ANDERSON (MANHARD), Shirley Hope WWII Shirley was born on July 3, 1924, to Morley and Elizabeth Manhard of Pilot Mound. She had one sister, Patricia. Shirley enlisted in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps in August 1943 in Winnipeg. She was stationed in the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario serving in “movement control”. S/Sgt Shirley Anderson was honourably discharged in Winnipeg in June 1946. Following her discharge, Shirley received her nursing training at theWinnipeg General Hospital, graduating in 1951. After working in various hospitals, she became the “Matron” at the McCreary Hospital. There she met and married Germund Anderson on October 15, 1962. They had two boys, Jeffrey and Bruce, who were both active participants in the air cadet program in Neepawa. In 1972, the family moved to Neepawa where Shirley was employed as an operating room supervisor in the Neepawa General Hospital. She retired in 1989. Shirley received the British Empire Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and War Medal 1939-1945. She was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Neepawa Branch 23. Shirley passed away on April 28, 2021. ANDERSON, Vera Maude WWII Vera was born in Denzil, Saskatchewan on August 1, 1918. She enlisted in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps in Regina on July 23, 1942 as a band-woman and served in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe during World War II. Corporal Vera Anderson was discharged in Regina on March 11, 1946. She received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Her husband was Fred. She was a member of The Royal Legion Flin Flon Branch 73. Vera passed away on December 24, 2000.
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