Donald Stanley Stewart Dewar
Leading Aircraftman Donald Stanley Stewart Dewar was a Métis World War II Veteran born on August 17 or August 23, 1924, in Meadowdale, Manitoba. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in January 1943 at 18 years of age and served in Canada during the Second World War. For his military service, he was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the War Medal 1939–1945. He received an honorable discharge on April 20, 1946. Following his military discharge, he returned to Cloverdale/Selkirk, Manitoba, where he continued farming, engaged in bridge construction, worked at Manitoba Rolling Mills, and served as a member of the Corps of Commissionaires at Lower Fort Garry. On January 28, 1950, he married Kathleen (Kaye) Massey, sharing 54 years of marriage and raising six children together. Veteran Dewar passed away peacefully at Selkirk General Hospital on February 19, 2004, at 79 years of age. He was commemorated through the Métis Veterans Legacy Program with a Recognition Payment presented to his surviving spouse, Kathleen Dewar, in St. Andrews/Selkirk, Manitoba, on September 18, 2020.
Recognition Payment Recipients
- Kathleen Dewar Surviving Spouse
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