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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brunkild War Memorial (Brunkild, RM of Macdonald)

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A plaque in the Recreation Hall in Brunkild, in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, commemorates two local men killed during military service in the Second World War.

Brunkild war commemorative plaque

Brunkild war commemorative plaque (October 2016)
Source: Darryl Toews

Site Location (lat/long): N49.59126, W97.57675
denoted by symbol on the map above

Second World War

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Roy John Hunter

South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

15 October 1914

27 October 1944

Herbert Donald Rathert

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Corporal

3 May 1921

4 March 1945

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 Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 3 November 2018

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