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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bowsman War Memorial (Bowsman, Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman)

This monument in Bowsman, in the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed in the First World War, Second World War, and Korean War. It was unveiled on 8 July 1934 by Mr. A. Sims and Mr. Geroge Eyre, both of whom had lost a son in the First World War.

Bowsman War Memorial beside the Bowsman Union School

Bowsman War Memorial beside the Bowsman Union School (September 1931)
Source: Education Department Report, 1931, Manitoba Legislative Library.

Bowsman War Memorial

Bowsman War Memorial (July 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N52.23333, W101.20803
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Bowsman News,” The Star and Times, 12 July 1934, page 1.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 26 November 2019

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