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My VAC AccountWidlake, Manitoba
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In 1972, Widlake Lake was named in honour of Trooper Tom Huntington Widlake. He enlisted and served overseas with C Squadron, 11th Armoured Regiment (Ontario Regiment), RCAC and was killed in action in Italy on 24 June 1944 at 26 years of age.
Widlake Street in Transcona was also named in commemoration of Trooper Tom Huntington Widlake.
