George Thomas MacBean was born in Moose Factory, Ontario, in 1879, the son of William Shaw and Elizabeth (Turner) MacBean. His family moved to Winnipeg from Moose Factory in 1893. He enlisted in the CEF on 30 April 1915 at Portage La Prairie. His sister, …
James Laird (1889-1980) served from Winnipeg as a Private (A20863) in WWI with The Canadian Expeditionary Force and the 16th Battalion Canadian Scottish in England and France. He served from 4 Jan 1915 to 8 May 1919. In WWII he enlisted in the R.C.A. F. …
John Anthony (“Tony”) Negrich J22062 / R134789 Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Navigator / Flying Officer July 6, 1920 – June 30, 1944 Killed at Age 23 during WW II on his 49th Operational Flight “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the …
Lieutenant, Lord Strathcona’s Horse, 2nd Armd. Regt Killed in Action, January 5, 1945 Harvey Dyson Shaw was born in Hamiota, Manitoba, on January 17, 1917. He was the youngest of eight children born to George and Maria Shaw of Cardale, Manitoba. He was raised on …
Private Jack Campbell (1889-1977), from Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Glen Campbell and Harriet Burns, the daughter of Riding Mountain Ojibway Chief Keeseekoowenin. Jack’s grandfather was Hudson’s Bay Company Chief Factor, Robert Campbell. Jack survived the unimaginable carnage that had taken …
Once again, with November creeping upon us, it is time to turn our thoughts to remembering our military family members who gave so much for our freedoms. All Manitobans are welcome to submit a one page biography of a family member from Manitoba who served …
Tracking the Relatives of WWII Covert Operations Veterans By Kathleen Kristjansson, MGS #5193 MGS Research Team Are you aware of the Winnipeg connection to James Bond? Perhaps you have heard of the man, code named ‘Intrepid’, born William Samuel Clouston Stanger in this city …
MGS Volunteer Shaun Hobson updates us on the Cemetery Committee projects. We are auditing cemeteries again this summer. Join Us! Cemetery Committee The next committee meeting is scheduled for 15 March 2023 at 7:00 pm by GoogleMeet and we welcome new members. Cemetery Transcribers …
Bertman Joseph Radigan aka Bertram Joseph Radigan Bertman Joseph Radigan was the son of Patrick Joseph Radigan and Mary Gertrude (Davis) Radigan. Bertman was born 30 April 1890 at the family home at 96 Beverly St., Galt (now Cambridge) Ontario. Bertman was a banker when …
Lieutenant Marion Katherine Blair (Service No. 878154) was born in Oakville, Manitoba. She trained as a nurse at McKellar General Hospital in Thunder Bay Ontario graduating in 1943. She joined the Canadian Army and served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on March 2, …