177 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca POLLON, Douglas “Doug” WWII Doug was born in 1925, the son of Art and Bertha Pollon of Clanwilliam, Manitoba. He was living at home on the farm when he enlisted in the Army, Essex Scottish Regiment, in July 1943, at the age of eighteen. Private Douglas Pollon was posted overseas in 1944 and was killed in action against the enemy on February 24, 1945, in the Black Forrest, Germany. He was temporarily buried at Bedburg, Germany, exhumed and reinterred in Nijmegen, Holland. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, France and Germany Star, 1939-1945 Star and War Medal 1939-1945. POLLON, Joseph Raymond WWII Raymond was born in Clanwilliam, in the R.M. of Minto, on June 13, 1926. He attended school at the Little Clanwilliam School until the age of twelve. The family moved to the Whirlpool District for two years. His parents, Andrew and Lillian (Douglas) farmed and times were tough. So, Raymond struck out on his own to seek his fortune. He ended up in the mines and smelters of Trail, BC. We suppose he grew to dislike the work as he joined the service to defend his country. Raymond was only sixteen years old when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Trail, BC in March 1943. He was initially posted to Brandon Manning Pool, followed by postings to Dauphin, Hamilton, Camp Borden, and Mt. Pleasant, PEI, where he spent periods of training and graduated as Sgt. Air Gunner on December 23, 1943. He went overseas the following March. Raymond was killed in Skampton, England, while on a reconnaissance mission. The C.A.T.P. Museum Inc. book records this information on his death on page 609: “Pollon, Joseph Raymond. Sgt. (AG) R250815. From Bethel, Manitoba. Killed May 28, 1944, age 17. #330 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Hill, R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Pollon is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.” “Hills, Raymond George F/O (N) J35547. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed May 28, 1944, age 21. #330 Operational Training Unit. Wellington Aircraft #DF641 was loaded with practice bombs when it suffered structural failure and crashed near Lincoln, England. F/O C. G. Archibald, Sgts G. W. Mitchell, W. O. Baird, J. R. Pollon, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were all killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hills was buried at Cologne, Germany, exhumed and reburied in the War Cemetery in Rheinberg, Germany.” He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence of Britain Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, and Air Gunners Wing.
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