45 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca BRUGGER, John Richard Milton “Dick” WWII Dick was born on May 22, 1923, to John and Hazel Brugger of Franklin, Manitoba. He was raised in the area and educated at Glendale School. In 1942, Dick enlisted in the army and was trained at Wainwright, Alberta; Terrace, BC; and graduated as a gun fitter for the artillery in Hamilton, Ontario. After nearly two years, he switched over to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles as a Corporal where men were needed to serve. He was then sent overseas in December 1943. He served in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Dick was discharged and sent home to Canada on January 26, 1946 aboard the HMS Mauretania. He returned to Franklin to farm and on October 29, 1946, he married Dorothy Grasby from Cordova, Manitoba. They lived and raised their family there until their retirement to Minnedosa, Manitoba in 1998. Dick passed away on August 24, 2013 in Minnedosa and is buried at Minnedosa Cemetery. BUCHANAN, Melvin Elmer “Sonny” WWII Sonny was born on November 12, 1915, to John and Eva Buchanan in Neepawa, Manitoba. He received his education there and later went to work for Harry Snell. He enlisted on June 24, 1940 and served with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Corporal Buchanan served in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe before being wounded at Dieppe and sent back to Canada on April 5, 1944. He then went to work at the CPR station in Winnipeg in the Returning Office until demobilization on July 19, 1946. Sonny received the 1939-1945 Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and in 1994, posthumously received the Dieppe Service Bar. He and his wife, Rita Budd, were married on July 29, 1944. They lived and raised their family in St. James (Winnipeg), Manitoba. Sonny worked for a short time as a contractor and at Parkhill Bedding before going to work for the Ministry of Transportation at the Winnipeg Airport. He remained there until 1976 when he retired. Sonny passed away on March 18, 1994 and is buried in Chapel Lawn Cemetery in Winnipeg. BUCHANAN, Roy Alexander WWII Roy was born on March 29, 1925, to Archie and Doris Buchanan of Riding Mountain, Manitoba. He received his education at the Riding Mountain School and then worked on farms and at logging until the war broke out. Roy enlisted in the army in 1943 and served in the Service Corps. He was sent overseas to France and Germany. He remained there until 1946 serving with the Army of Occupation for nine months. Upon his return home, he drove a transfer until 1952, then went to Atikoken, Ontario to work in the mines. He and his wife, Betty McLaughlin, were married on April 14, 1954 and returned to Riding Mountain later that year to run the village store which they ran until 1974. Roy then went to work as a Correctional Officer at Spruce Woods where he remained until his retirement in 1983. Roy passed away on April 17, 1996 in the Neepawa Hospital and was buried in the Riding Mountain Cemetery.
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