The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1945, Qupperneq 31

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Major K. J. Austman, M.D. Cpl. Caroline Gunnarsson Capt. W. Kristjanson
MAJOR KRISTJAN J. AUSTMAN, M.D., is well known to our people as a physician,
and a veteran of World War 1. He had a brilliant university career prior to
enlisting in the 223rd Scandinavian Battalion in March 1916. Owing to impair-
ed health he was discharged in Sept. 1917 after having served overseas. He
graduated in medicine in 1921 and became Assistant Professor at the Manitoba
Medical College. He later entered private practice at Wynyard, Sask., where he
lived for 10 years. He then took post-graduate work in various hospitals in Eng-
land, specializing in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, and practiced in
Winnipeg for a short period prior to offering his services to the R.C.A.M.C. in
April 1941. He has served in military hospitals at Kingston, Petawawa, and is
at present serving at Fort Osborne, Winnipeg.
An article contributed by him appeared in our December 1944 issue.
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CPL. CAROLINE GUNNARSSON—Born in Iceland and came to Canada at the age of
ten, with her parents, Gunnar and Groa Gunnarsson, who settled at Bredenbury,
Sask. Enlisted in the C.W.A.C. in April 1942. Trained at Ste. Anne de Bellevue,
Que. Served as stenographer with M.D. 10. Has been stationed at Ottawa since
July 1944, as Editor of the C.W.A.C. News Letter, published by the National
Defence Headquarters. She is an author of numerous short stories, one of which
was published in our issue of June 1944.
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CAPT. W. KRISTJANSON was born December 28, 1896 at Otto, Man., son of the
late Magnus Kristjanson and Margret (Danielson) Kristjanson of Lundar, Mhn.
He served with the 107th Batt. and later with the 44th Batt. in France during
World War 1. He graduated from Wesley College in 1920 with a B.A. degree.
He joined the University of Manitoba Cont. C.O.T.C. in Oct. 1939. In Jan. 1942 he
was transferred to the Winnipeg Grenadiers and 103rd Basic Training Centre
as Training Officer. Attended the Canadian Army Administration School at
Kerhptville, Ont., and was appointed Adjutant of the U. of M., C.O.T.C. in 1943,
in which capacity he is serving. An article contributed by him appeared in the
March 1943 issue of our magazine.