41 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BATEMAN, Roy Jesse WWI Roy was born in Elkhorn, Manitoba on June 4, 1896. He enlisted in the Army and served with the CEF 1st Depot Battalion in England, France and Belgium during World War I. In 1956, he joined The Royal Canadian Legion Neepawa Branch 23. Roy passed away on September 8, 1987 and his funeral date was September 11, 1987. BATES, Radley Malcolm WWII Radley was born in 1914 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, to Clement and Louisa Bates. His father came to Canada in 1914 and spent the summer working at Riding Mountain, Manitoba. He was on his way back to England in the fall when he died and was buried in Winnipeg. His widow, with the three youngest children, Charles, Vera, and Radley, came to Canada and Riding Mountain in 1921. Her sister was living there. Radley attended school in Kelwood, Arden, and Brookdale and moved to Neepawa when he was fourteen years old. He went to work at a local bakery for a short time, then moved to Seaborn’s Bakery. Radley enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served as a baker for the Army Service Corps in Labrador. He was discharged in 1946. Radley returned to Neepawa and to the bakery, which was now owned by R. Hurrell. He spent 54 years working there. He and his wife, Florence Lamb, were married in December 1938. They lived and raised their family in Neepawa. He retired in 1981. Radley passed away on October 12, 2004 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa, Lot 18, Block 9, Range 23. BELL, Donald Frederick “Don” WWII Don was born on July 26, 1917, to Edgar and Jennie Bell in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The family resided in Neepawa when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. WO Donald Bell served overseas in England with 295 Squadron during World War II. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Neepawa Branch 23 for 31 years from 1954 to 1985. Don passed away on September 29, 1985 and he was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa, Lot 5, Block 6, Range 3E.
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