169 The Royal Canadian Legion www.mbnwo.legion.ca RADFORD, Kenneth Stuart “Ken” WWII Ken was born on October 5, 1924, to Robert and Viola (Fawcett) Radford in Glendale, south west of Neepawa. The family moved to Pine Creek in 1929 and to Keyes in 1938 (Gladstone, Manitoba area). He enlisted on September 8, 1941 with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons and served overseas in Europe in Normandy, Scheldt Estuary, Rhine Crossing, and Falaise Gap. He received his discharge on July 29, 1945. He worked for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting in Flin Flon and Snow Lake and McMillan Pass in the Yukon. Ken met his first wife, Peggy, and had two sons, Gordon and Don. In 1969, he married Eleanor McCutcheon and they raised his two sons and her three daughters, Karen, Lou-Ann, and Sandy in Snow Lake, MB. Ken retired on June 30, 1982 to live in Neepawa with Eleanor. He passed away on October 23, 2005 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa, Lot 15, Block 6, Range 3E. RITCHEY, Thomas WWI Thomas was born on September 29, 1894, to John W. and Marion (McKinnon) Ritchey in the Inkerman district of the Langford Municipality. He enlisted at the age of 21 with the 200th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served overseas in France and in Belgium with the 107th Battalion of the Royal Canadian Engineers. He fought in the trenches on the continent. In capturing an enemy trench, Canadians could meet the enemy face to face. Bayonets were used in close combat. Tom was wounded in action, and some shrapnel was embedded in bone that could never be removed. Following his discharge in 1919, he cleared land in Kelwood. In 1923, he bought land on the Arden Ridge where he farmed for 58 years. Tom died on January 7, 1981, on his farm on the Arden Ridge (19-14-13). He was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa (Lot 20, Block 8, Range 22). ROE, Harold Vincent WWI Harold was born on July 1, 1891, to John Wesley and Annie (Webb) Roe in Arden, Manitoba. On May 6, 1916, H.V. (as he was called) enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and served with the Second Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade overseas. He spent some time in the hospital with a wound to his arm and on November 6, 1918, Harold was discharged. The medics wanted to amputate his arm. He strongly objected and his arm was saved. He returned home to Arden where he resumed farming. Harold married Eva Jackson from Birnie, and they raised five children in Arden. Joining on May 22, 1940, he was a charter member of The Royal Canadian Legion Arden Branch and served as its President. Harold passed away on January 19, 1966 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa.
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