Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clearwater War Memorial (Clearwater, Municipality of Louise)

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A stone monument at Clearwater, in the Municipality of Louise, was erected in commemoration of people from the local area killed in military service.

Clearwater War Memorial (2010) Source: Ed Grassick Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.13288, W99.03459 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Charles Baird	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	19 February 1919
George Arthur Bell	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	11 April 1917
James Bedford Bell	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1881	9 April 1917
Edwin Lincoln Gardiner	Car Checker, CPR	4th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1892	6 November 1917
Albert Knight	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1884	30 October 1917
William George McIntyre [Crystal City, First Baptist]	Teacher	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	19 June 1888	9 April 1917
John Malcolm McIntyre	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1885	26 September 1916
Moses Meyler	Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1885	9 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Allen Scott Affleck	Queen’s Own Highlanders of Canada	Private	1906	19 August 1942
Jack Wesley Bridal	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	1922	29 March 1945
Alexander John “Sandy” McLaren	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	1920	15 June 1942
Arthur James Rutland	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Corporal	1919	12 October 1944
William H. Rutland	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	1921	12 December 1944
Thomas B. Troughton	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	1919	4 July 1944
Everet Gordon Werry	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Corporal	1920	15 October 1944

Afghanistan

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Lane William Thomas Watkins	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	5 June 1987	4 July 2007

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 Ed Grassick, Darryl Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 December 2019

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