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A monument in Deloraine was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed during military service in the Second World War.

Deloraine War Memorial (October 2015)
Source: Deloraine Legion (Francis Parker)
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.19451, W100.49560 denoted by symbol on the map above
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Second World War:
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
William Harold Boles |
426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
14 December 1912 |
27 November 1943 |
George Bryson |
106 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer Class II |
4 May 1918 |
27 April 1944 |
Earl Frank Dechief |
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Trooper |
21 October 1923 |
30 May 1944 |
George Dingwall |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Rifleman |
11 February 1911 |
6 June 1944 |
William Joseph Sidney Embleton |
10 Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Corporal |
16 June 1916 |
6 June 1945 |
William George Hunter |
429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
9 October 1914 |
23 May 1944 |
Harold Walton McColm |
77 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Sergeant |
18 February 1921 |
30 September 1941 |
Norman Byng Morrison |
426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
18 September 1922 |
16 December 1943 |
Alfred H. Scott |
Calgary Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Lance Corporal |
12 October 1922 |
9 October 1944 |
Murray Kerr Sexton |
207 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
26 April 1922 |
25 February 1943 |
William J. Skene |
Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
25 September 1910 |
15 April 1944 |
Hubert Clayton Weidenhamer |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Lance Corporal |
8 July 1923 |
23 November 1944 |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deloraine War Memorial (Kellett Street, Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)
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).
We thank Francis Parker (Royal Canadian Legion, Deloraine Branch) for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 May 2021
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