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 (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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