The Icelandic connection - 01.06.2014, Side 30

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ICELANDIC CONNECTION
Vol. 66 #4
Paris shortly before his fateful battle.
Sinclair was the youngest of the
Dufferin Gang, lying about his age so he
could enlist at 17. “He felt left behind.
Everyone else was going.
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“He said, ‘I’m not being left behind.
I’m joining,”’ said daughter, Mae.
Sinclair took two bullets in his left leg
before he was rescued. When he finally
made it back to Winnipeg, he laid on
the floor in the CN Rail station on Main
Street for two days while officials sorted
out which hospitals the casualties would
be sent to. Sinclair’s left leg was almost
two inches shorter after the bullets were
removed, and he walked with a limp all
his life. He later found employment with
Manitoba Rolling Mills in Selkirk.
The extent of a memorial to the
Dufferin Gang will depend on how much
money the group can raise. McVety and
Canvin have also begun talks with an
architect. The memorial is unlikely to have
a statue but it could be something along
the lines of steel girders for each enlistee,
since Selkirk is known for steel production.
Reprinted with permission, from the
November 8 2013 edition the
Winnipeg Free Press
Editor's note: Recent discovery is
that there were likely 35 young men in
total from Dufferin Street. Selkirk Record
November 13,2014
ARDEN JACKSON
CVO (CHIEF VINARTERTA OFFICER)