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, …
James Arthur Hannah was born at Rathwell, Manitoba on 8 May 1913 moving to the Erickson district in 1926. He worked as a farm hand in the Cardale and Newdale districts until the dirty 30’s saw him head east to the gold mines of Little …
Maxwell S. “Max” RADY (1893-1964) Born in Russia on 21 November 1893, his name was Avraham Radishkevic. He immigrated to Manitoba from Russia in 1893 and changed his name to Maxwell Rady. He entered the Manitoba Medical College. After completing an internship at the Vancouver …
Hampton Willis Greenaway was born on 17 October 1892 in Holland Centre, Grey County, Ontario. By 1901 he was living in the Moline district in Manitoba with his family, later moving to Newdale, Manitoba. His father was a farmer. On 6 January 1916, Hampton enlisted …
F/O Gordon Charles Blair was born in Oakville, Manitoba on January 17, 1924 to Charles Montgomery Blair and Marion Dunwood Frahm McCosh. He was a member of the RAF and a former member of the Royal Canadian Artillery. He enlisted in Winnipeg on March …
Muriel Jean (PHILLIPS) ARPIN (1914-1982) Born at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 22 November 1914, daughter of Mary and John Phillips, she received BA and LLB degrees and began working as a teacher before becoming the first woman to practice law in the Exchequer Court of …
Remembrance Day will soon be upon us and we are inviting you to contribute to our Remembrance. MGS has created Lest We Forget – Our Family to honour Manitoba family members who fought in military conflicts for Canadian freedom. We welcome your submissions. Submission …
Sheldon “Obie” OBERMAN (1949-2004) Born in Winnipeg on 20 May 1949, he was the son of Allan Oberman (1916-1995) and Dorothy “Dot Dobie” Stein (1925-2008). He attended St. John’s High School then studied literature at the University of Winnipeg and University of Jerusalem. He returned …
Sir Augustus Meredith NANTON (1860-1925) Born in in Toronto, Ontario on 07 May 1860, he was the son of Augustus Nanton (1831-1873) and Louisa Botsford (1831-1906), and brother of Harry W. Nanton. He was educated at the Toronto Model School. He commenced business in a …