Veteran Ronald Monkman

Métis Veteran Ronald Monkman (April 13, 1925 – January 28, 2018) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 at the age of 17 and served first in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) and later in the Winnipeg Rifles. He served in Scotland, Holland, and Germany. While in Germany, he was assigned to the Regimental Police to guard German prisoners of war.