Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deloraine War Memorial (Cavers Street North, Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

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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

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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