Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clanwilliam War Memorial (First Avenue, Clanwilliam, RM of Minto-Odanah)

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A monument at Clanwilliam in the Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah was erected on 7 August 1921 in memory of people from the local area killed during military service.

Postcard view of the Clanwilliam War Memorial (circa 1925) Source: Robert Alldritt Clanwilliam War Memorial (July 2011) Source: Christian Cassidy Clanwilliam War Memorial (August 2017) Source: George Penner Clanwilliam War Memorial (March 2021) Source: Kathryn Hyndman Clanwilliam War Memorial (August 2023) Source: Glen Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.36111, W99.81583 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Emil Anders Peter Anderson	Blacksmith	Canadian Engineers	Sapper	1885	9 December 1917
Harold Joseph Ash [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 June 1894	8 August 1918
John Attenborough [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 January 1886	18 May 1915
Joseph Beebe	Labourer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	6 April 1916
Irwin Faryon Brown	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	17 March 1917
John Walter Arthur Bryson [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farm Labourer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 February 1895	9 April 1917
Sam Carter [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farm Labourer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 June 1884	6 June 1916
Francis Russell Cook [Minnedosa]	Drug Store Clerk	Royal Air Force	Cadet	1898	7 August 1918
Harry Cook [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 March 1895	9 April 1917
Edgar Hutchinson Eldred [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 April 1887	15 September 1916
George Basil Ewens [Agricultural College, Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 September 1888	27 December 1914
Harold John Hulbert [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 October 1896	24 April 1915
Charles Gabriel King [Bethany]	Labourer	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 April 1889	30 April 1918
Herman Klemet	Farmer	3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1894	11 July 1919
James Madill [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 February 1887	28 October 1917
Robert E. McJannet	Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1895	2 June 1916
Lyman McMillan	Carpenter	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	29 May 1916
Alfred John Minns [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	9 March 1884	12 December 1919
Hubert Mullen	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	9 April 1917
George Pedersen [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	10 June 1889	11 April 1917
Ernest Albert Proven [Bethany]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	13 December 1895	12 April 1917
Harry James Proven [Bethany]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Sergeant	2 January 1893	29 September 1918
Hugh Lewin Rance [Bethany]	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 March 1885	9 April 1917
John Alfred Raney [Bethany, Minnedosa]	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 October 1887	8 August 1918
Hugh Robert Sanderson	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1893	26 October 1917
Andrew Soucy	Brakeman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	9 August 1918
Gilbert Stead	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	20 May 1918
Jacob Syslak	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1890	15 September 1916
Charles Thompson [Bethany]	Laborer	38th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 April 1879	30 October 1917
Archibald Edward Vanderpump	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	1892	27 August 1918

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Wilfred John Thomas Birch	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Lance Corporal	1918	6 June 1944
Ray Harold Dow [Bethany, Flin Flon, Minnedosa]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	24 December 1915	21 February 1945
Wilfred Arthur Josland	4th Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	1921	22 December 1944
William Thomas Beilby McBratney	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1914	10 September 1942
Harold Alexander Moad	5th Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1920	2 December 1943
Walter Carl Pedersen	21st Operational Training Unit, Royal Canadian Air Force	Observer	1908	14 September 1942
Douglas Pollon	Essex Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1924	24 February 1945
Joseph Raymond Pollon	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1924	28 May 1944
Gerald Harvey Woodcock [Bethany, Erickson, Minnedosa]	78th Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	18 October 1918	30 July 1943
Kenneth John Woodcock [Bethany, Erickson, Minnedosa]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	8 July 1920	30 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).

“The Clanwilliam memorial,” Minnedosa Tribune, 11 August 1921, page 3.

We thank Christian Cassidy, Tim Worth, Robert Alldritt, David Ford, Kathryn Hyndman, George Penner, and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 3 September 2025

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