Roy Madge one of 4 siblings grew up on Hedley Ave. (now Grant Ave.) in the Varsity View area of Charleswood. His father had served in the 34th Battalion (Fort Garry horse) in WWI. He attended Chapman and Tuxedo Schools, as well as business school for one year. He worked at the Grain Exchange as a clerk but then joined the RCAF. While in the air force he received training as both a pilot and meteorologist.
He shipped overseas and was soon in command of a Wellington bomber. While on a mission over Germany, he died with his crew on May 23rd, 1943 when the plane exploded in mid air.