207 The Royal Canadian Legion www.mbnwo.legion.ca WILLERTON, Joseph George WWI Joseph was born on May 9, 1895, to Joseph and Maggie Willerton in Riding Mountain, Manitoba. He was working as a farmer at the time of his enlistment. He enlisted with the 107th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on May 10, 1916, at the same time as his friend Carman Gardiner. He served overseas with the 16th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry. Joseph was killed in action on April 9, 1917, at Vimy Ridge. He was memorialized at the Vimy Memorial in Pas-deCalais, France. WILLIAMS, Emlyn E. WWII Emlyn was born in 1920 in Foxwarren, Manitoba. In April 1941, he joined the Army in Winnipeg and trained at Camp Borden, Ontario with the 5th Canadian Armoured Division before sailing to England in November that same year. He served as a Corporal with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals during the Sicily, Italy and Holland campaigns. In September 1945, Emlyn married a member of the Ladies Land Army, Eileen Martin, in Hove, Sussex, England. Emlyn returned to Foxwarren in December aboard the Queen Elizabeth and Eileen followed in June 1946 aboard a hospital ship, The Lady Nelson. After the war, he was owner/operator in a sand and gravel construction business for 30 years and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather as well as an avid hockey fan, player and coach. Emlyn was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Foxwarren Branch 152 for thirty years and was its President when he died in October 1978. WILLIAMSON, Norman WWI Norman was born in High Bluff, Manitoba in November 1983 and moved with the family to the Grandview area two years later. He joined the Army in 1916 and trained at Camp Hughes (Shilo) with 226 Manitoba Battalion, British Expeditionary Force, A Company.While in France, he was sent to sniper’s school and was made Sergeant. Due to the heavy casualties in the 226th, he was sent to the 54th Kootenay, 13 Platoon, D Company. He served at Passchendaele where he was issued the Military Medal for Bravery on November 4, 1918. He arrived back in Winnipeg on May 19, 1919 at the time of the Winnipeg General Strike and was very perturbed because he could not get home as there was no train service. He died in Grandview on September 7, 1980 at the age of 87 and is buried in the Grandview Memorial Gardens. Norman was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Grandview Branch 14 for 61 years.
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