Historic Sites of Manitoba: Alexander War Memorial (Alexander, RM of Whitehead)

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A monument in Alexander, in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, was erected by the Alexander branch of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire in commemoration of people from the local area killed during military service. It was unveiled at a ceremony held on 23 July 1922.

Alexander War Memorial (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Alexander War Memorial (September 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.83004, W100.29266 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Harold Bailey	Carpenter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	6 November 1917
Henry Barrett	Farm Labourer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1888	15 September 1916
Henry William Borley [Armoury]	Carpenter	3rd Battalion, Canadian Labour Corps	Private	27 October 1872	1 August 1917
Corris Russel Chapman	School Teacher	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1894	7 April 1917
Charles Cooper [Brierley School]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	10 August 1897	20 April 1917
William Thomas Cox [Tarbolton]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 November 1887	30 October 1917
Frank Stanley Durrant [Agricultural College, Armoury, Brandon College]	Student	Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	23 July 1892	24 March 1918
Wesley Green	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1892	26 October 1917
John Stanley Hollies [Armoury]	School Teacher	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	5 September 1889	19 September 1916
Ivan Adelbert Landon	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	12 October 1916
Charles Fraser Murley	Fireman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1876	5 June 1917
Cecil Edward Phillips	Student	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1897	9 August 1918
John Robbinson	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	8 August 1918
John Joseph Sexsmith	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	30 October 1917
William Shea [Armoury]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 January 1893	10 November 1917
George Markland Yeomans [Brandon College, Next of Kin]	Student	4th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	12 October 1896	23 January 1919
Arthur Cecil Young [Brandon College]	Student	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 August 1893	13 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Reginald Shore Bray	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	1919	26 July 1944
Frederick John Chiesche	8th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Sergeant	1902	24 January 1945

Sources:

“Around town,” Brandon Daily Sun, 21 July 1922, page 5.

For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).

Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).

We thank Nathan Kramer and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 19 December 2023

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