59 The Royal Canadian Legion www.mbnwo.legion.ca ADAMS, Lloyd Melvin KOREA Lloyd was born in Selkirk, Manitoba in 1931 to Ernest and Gertrude Adams. He enlisted in the Army in Winnipeg and joined the 4th Canadian Guards. He served in Korea from 1953 and then returned to Canada, transferring to Lord Strathcona’s Horse in Calgary, Alberta. Lloyd received the Canadian Korea Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea and the United Nations Service Medal for Korea. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Selkirk Branch 42. Lloyd died in 1996 and is buried in the Veterans Field of Honour in Calgary, Alberta. ANDERSON, Peter Esben WWII Peter was born on December 18, 1907, in Astripsogn, Marbo, Denmark. After working on farms as a young man, he decided to immigrate. On April 11, 1929, Esben left Denmark for Canada. He spent the next many years working for various farmers in the area and officially became a Canadian citizen on February 6, 1940. Also, in 1940, Esben joined the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada and was stationed in Winnipeg, Shilo, and Quebec. He was sent overseas and fought in Holland, Belgium, Normandy, and Germany. Also taking part in the Dieppe Raid, he barely escaped with his life. He was discharged and returned home to Canada in October 1945. Esben then married Winnie Curle just one month later on November 27, 1945. With help from the Veteran’s Land Act, Esben was able to purchase two quarters of land to start his own farm. He remained and farmed there until 1973 when he retired. His son, Richard, then took over. Esben passed away on May 9, 1986, after three years of illness, and is buried in Brookdale Cemetery. ATKINSON, Robert Derrill WWII Derrill was born on March 7, 1925, to Jack and Clara (Bentley) Atkinson in Neepawa, Manitoba. He received his education there. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and trained at Davidson and Paulson, receiving his wings in 1944 in Portage la Prairie. He was then sent overseas in April of that year. On March 31, 1945, Derrill went missing in action over Hamburg. He was found safe by May of that year. The missing men had been referred to as the “Cradle Club” because they were all under the age of 21. He had married his wife, Georgina (Lavigne) in February 1946 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He worked as a manager in a grocery chain and they lived in Vancouver, British Columbia. Derrill passed away on November 30, 1963, in Vancouver and was buried at the Vancouver Crematorium. He died from a heart attack at a Grey Cup game.
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