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A project of the Altona Optimist Club in commemoration of the Altona Centennial in 1995, the Altona and District Cenotaph was constructed in memory of casualties of the First World War and Second World War. It was moved to the present site in January 2021.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
William Hodgson |
Printer |
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) |
1894 |
30 March 1918 |
John McPherson |
Liveryman |
Canadian Army Service Corps |
24 March 1875 |
? |
William Timothy Schimnowski |
Harness maker |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
1889 |
25 October 1916 |
Reginald Donovan Tennant
[Altona, Kelvin] |
Clerk |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
16 June 1894 |
4 December 1915 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
John Henry Driedger |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry |
Private |
1922 |
7 December 1943 |
Jacob George Enns |
Calgary Highlands, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
1918 |
26 April 1945 |
Edward William Eppler |
427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
1923 |
18 April 1944 |
Norman Bernard Gildemaster |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Corporal |
1921 |
14 May 1944 |
Gerhard Harms |
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Tapper |
1925 |
27 December 1943 |
Edward Heinrichs |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
RFN |
1924 |
5 July 1944 |
Menno Jack Janzen |
Essex Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
1924 |
19 February 1945 |
Joseph Anthony Krause |
7 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer Class II |
1919 |
25 August 1942 |
Bernard Penner |
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Private |
1910 |
25 September 1944 |
John William Pieper |
18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Tapper |
1922 |
5 September 1944 |
John Leonard Sawatsky |
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada |
Sergeant |
1915 |
24 May 1944 |
Herman Stephen Schellenberg |
418 City of Edmonton Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
1915 |
21 November 1943 |
Ernest Schroeder |
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
1924 |
1 August 1944 |
Isaac Teichroeb |
Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
1913 |
12 October 1944 |
Sources:
“Cenotaph finds new home in Altona's park area,” PembinaValley Online, 11 January 2021.
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).
This page was prepared by Darryl Toews, Gordon Goldsborough, and Tim Worth.
Page revised: 11 January 2021
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