Historic Sites of Manitoba: RM of Armstrong War Memorial (Meleb, RM of Armstrong)

This war memorial in the Meleb-Park-Cumming Schools Reunion Park, in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong, was constructed on 28 November 1998 in memory of local veterans of the First World War, Second World War, and Korean War. The plaques provide information on Second World War veterans and their burial locations.

War Memorial in the Meleb-Park-Cumming Schools Reunion Park (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.72850, W97.22782 denoted by symbol on the map above

Second World War

Name	Community	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Harry Louis Chartrand	Inwood	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Corporal	12 March 1918	19 August 1944
Donald Laverne Crave [Gimli]	Lilleve	Perth Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	25 May 1922	10 December 1944
Albin Lucki	Komarno	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	9 March 1915	31 May 1942
John Peterson	Sandridge	4 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	19 June 1914	2 October 1944
Charles Rychlicki [Gimli]	Silver	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	15 August 1923	20 July 1944
Hjalmer Sellgren [Gimli]	Inwood	Royal Canadian Air Force	Aircraftman 2nd Class	16 January 1922	26 August 1943
Peter Shmigelsky	Komarno	502 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	1 July 1919	22 March 1943
Peter Shynkarchuk	Fraserwood	48th Highlanders of Canada	Corporal	24 July 1916	25 March 1944
Victor Gordon Smith	Inwood	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	24 May 1921	27 December 1944
Peter Trakalo	Meleb	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Lance Corporal	27 December 1917	16 August 1944

Sources:

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 Gordon Goldsborough, Darryl Toews, and Tim Worth.

Page revised: 27 September 2019

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