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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Boulton Scouts Monument (219 Westbourne Street East, Russell, Municipality of Russell-Binscarth)

This monument at Russell, designed by Winnipeg architect Charles Osborn Wickenden, was erected in 1888 in memory of Edward Brown and D’Arcy Baker of Boulton’s Mounted Infantry (sometimes known as Boulton’s Scouts, organized by Charles Arkoll Boulton) who were killed during service in the 1885 North West Rebellion.

Boulton Scouts commemorative monument

Boulton Scouts commemorative monument (August 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.78143, W101.28517
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Osborn Wickenden (1851-1934)

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Arkoll Boulton (1841-1899)

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 12 May 2023

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