Leading Telegraphist

V/24255

Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve

Age 27

Son of Peter and Emily Stephen of Fort Garry, MB

Donald was raised in Fort Garry, MB and entered the business world with the Manitoba Telephone System.  After his father`s early passing, he took on the added responsibility of being the head of the family, overseeing the care of his two brothers as well as his mother.  He was active in the outdoors, enjoying canoe trips with his friends in the Whiteshell District.

Following basic training in 1941, he served on the HMCS Restigouche in the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea.  He was later reassigned to the HMCS Alberni in the English Channel.  

Stephen Lake  northwest of Egenolf Lake was named after him in 1972

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