Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 21, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 local Fri i in senior awaits Brothers Pardon Roblin woman Hopes As Monument unveiled to soldiers executed during first world War by Kevin Rollason almost 83 years after Stephen Mcdermot Fowles was shot at Dawn after desert ing three he and 22 other canadians will be remembered at today unveiling of a memorial in Britain for British and common wealth soldiers executed for desertion in the first world but Fowles the last surviving sibling of an executed Soldier in the former British still does not know whether the Canadian govern ment will follow new zealand Lead and Pardon the 23 a memorial featuring a statue More than two metres depicting a blindfolded Young Soldier awaiting will be officially unveiled at the National memorial arboretum in behind the sculpted by Andrew Are 306 wooden each having the age and Date of death of each executed the arboretum is a memorial to All who served and were lost in both of the 20th Century world the area set aside to honour those shot for cowardice is one part of the wider contacted in Roblin at the personal care Home where Ruth Duncan Linda Ballard said her 98yearold grandmother is still hoping her older is pardoned while Shes it would be Ballard Shes going to be 99 this it has been a Long last Boniface a Penn the minister of veterans Ved to do everything he could to Grant a posthumous Par Don to Fowles and the 22 yes Duhamel said a Linal decision be expected until at i he said he is also aware i Tir the new zealand government pardoned its me soldiers who were executed in the first world and the British while not pardoning its did Issue a statement of Fowles family said last year the execution continues to affect with Ballard saying Fowles was an Uncle she was deprived a set of family that will never exist because of his the family was officially told Only that Fowles had much later hearing he was allegedly late from visiting his but it is Only in recent months the family through a Book written about the 25 canadians executed in the that Fowles actually deserted three times before he was Fowles right was found guilty of desertion during the first world a memorial above is being prepared for common wealth soldiers executed during the for Freedom and by Andrew states that born june and enlisted had his first two death sentences changed to prison time before returning to but he soon deserted again and surrendered to this time there was no Las minute Fowles was executed on june John who is co organizer of the Cana Dian shot at Dawn which is fighting for the said the Canadian government should Issue them because Many of the soldiers executed were and except one who was executed for cowardice for not obeying were shot for Stephens said they Are Only pushing for pardons for 23 of the 25 Canadian soldiers because the two in eluding Driver Ben Jamin born in Winkler on March and executed on were convicted of Defehr was convicted of shooting his sergeant in the d Fisherman body recovered the body of a missing since last was discovered tuesday Shawn was fishing with two other men on Friday when they encountered a storm on Lake Winnipeg near Berens his body was found about 25 Kilometres Southwest of where their empty boats were ramp Are still searching for Arthur Shawn and Anthony All three men Are from Fisher to a new larger location casual and outdoor clothing 2090 Corydon formerly Polo Ralph Lauren Public forum hosted by the joint Community and government consultation on disability and employment issues guest speaker the honorable Tim Sale minister responsible for persons with disabilities june to Radisson hotel 12th 288 Portage Avenue an Opportunity to review and ask questions about the initiatives outlined in the department of family services and housings White full citizenship a Manitoba provincial strategy on pke6b club Uscky for june if hit it your Lucky Call 6977022 to claim your print conven1ton Centre cites Centre june ;