195 The Royal Canadian Legion www.mbnwo.legion.ca TOMLIN, Earl Kitchener “Jiggs” WWII Earl was born on October 7, 1916, to Fred and Katie (Tully) Tomlin in Neepawa, Manitoba. He enlisted in 1940 and served overseas in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He worked as a Morse Code Operator and radio repairman. He first served with the RAF Squadron 40, soon transferring to the RCAF and serving with 420 and 432 Squadrons and then headquarters. He returned home as a Senior Warrant Officer on February 13, 1945. Earl married Agnes Isabel Burns in February 1945, just ten days after he returned home. He worked for the CNR and they lived in many different communities, retiring to Neepawa in 1975. Earl passed away on August 3, 1998 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa. TOUCHBOURNE, Philip Sinclair WWII Philip was born in Powasson, Ontario on October 1, 1912. He was the son of Harold and Mildred (Sinclair) Touchbourne. The family moved to Eden, Manitoba in October 1922 where Philip’s father had accepted the position of manager with the Sterling Bank. Philip received his early schooling in Toronto, Ontario, completing his education at Eden High School. After his parents divorced, his mother remarried Mr. Campbell Douglass Scott from Eden, Manitoba. The marriage took place in St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Toronto. Philip commenced his private pilots training at Stevenson Field, Winnipeg on November 6, 1935. The first plane he flew was a Gypsy Moth CF-CEC powered by a De Haveland 60 Engine. His instructor was Leonard Fraser. He worked his way to England where he joined the Royal Air Force. His flight training commenced on October 13, 1936, receiving the rank of Sub/Lieutenant. Philip was posted to Hong Kong transferring to the Fleet Air Arm on March 1, 1939. He served on aircraft carriers HMS Eagle and later HMS Formidable. Philip was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, serving in Singapore, Malta, and the Mediterranean. It was in the Alexandria area that his plane developed mechanical problems during his take off from the aircraft carrier Formidable, crashing into the sea. Philip’s body was never recovered. During his career, he was mentioned in two dispatches. He was posthumously awarded a scroll and oak leaf with bar. He was survived by his mother in Eden, Manitoba and a sister Hope, a registered Nurse employed at the Sick Children’s Hospital in Toronto. His mother passed away in 1963. Touchbourne Lake (63N/07) northeast of Takipy Lake was named after him.
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