Joseph Adelard Arthur Henri LACERTE (1889-1968) Henri was born 17 April 1889 at St. Severe, Quebec, the son of Hermènégilde Lacerte (c1858-1929) and Marie Clotilde Malvina Bournival (1868-1915). He was educated at Three Rivers Seminary and the University of Montreal where he obtained the degree …
William Andrew “Bill” KACHUR (1903-1983) William was born in the RM of Whitemouth on 23 March 1903, the son of Andrew Kachur and Anastasia Tancony. He received his education at Stoney Hill School near Elma and at St. John’s High School in Winnipeg. He then …
George Nelson JACKSON (1861-1944) George was born at Columbus, Ontario on 04 June 1861, the son of James Jackson and Sarah Stephenson. He spent his boyhood on the farm near St. Mary’s, Ontario, later moving to Hamilton. In 1887, he married Lucy Bowes (1861-1926) of …
John Evinn INGEBRIGTSON (1919-1998) John was born 20 October 1919 in Elvebakken, Norway, the son of Johan Erik Ingebrigtson (1898-1968) and Elise Karoline Ellila (1898-1954). His family emigrated to Canada in 1927 to Fairy Glen, Saskatchewan, They later moved to The Pas and then settled …
John Alan HACKETT (1920-2009) Alan Hacket was born in Langruth, Manitoba on 26 April 1920 to John Alan Hackett (1892-1970) and Henrietta Knapp (1893-1975). In 1922, he moved to Winnipeg with his parents. He was educated at the Greenway and General Wolfe schools and Daniel …
Arthur Stanley GALE (c1861-1891) Born in London, England about 1861, he was the son of Frederick Gale (1822-1905) and Claudia Fitzroy Severn (1829-1974). He immigrated to Canada prior to October 1890 and settled in southwestern Manitoba. He received his military homestead application on 23 October …
James Gardiner FAIRBAIRN (1845-1912) James was born in Brockville, Ontario on 30 November 1845, the son of David Fairbairn (1798-1871) and Catherine Fulford (c1822-1908). On 01 January 1872, he married Margaret Frame of Bruce County, Ontario and they had eight children: Margaret Fairbairn (1872-1941, wife …
Leonard Francis EARL (1882-1969) Leonard was born in Lansdowne, Ontario on 06 September 1882, son of Edward William Earl (1855-1947) and Agnes Anne McNeil (1853-1932). He came to Manitoba at an early age. He and his wife, Eva Susan Brown (1888-1974), had three children: Charles …
James DOBSON (1847-1919) Born at Hallerton, Cheshire, England in November 1874. James retired from the CPR in 1913 as the oldest locomotive engineer in the Company. He was employed with the company since 1881. He had driven his engine over every Company section and, as …
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 …