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The earliest burial in this cemetery near Durban in the Municipality of Swan Valley West occurred in 1881.
A monument in the cemetery was erected in 1920 by the Durban Women’s Institute to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during the First World War. It was later expanded with those killed during the Second World War.
Durban Community Cemetery (June 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Durban War Memorial (June 2015)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.93619, W101.38897
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Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Stanley Roy Blough
[Dauphin]Farmer
24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lance Sergeant
17 December 1892
28 August 1918
Clarence George Braden
Farmer
24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1 March 1899
27 May 1918
Victor Collins
[Moline]Bookkeeper
31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
11 June 1884
24 September 1916
Andrew Erickson
Farm Labourer
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
14 December 1890
5 May 1917
David Jamieson
Farmer
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
24 February 1898
10 August 1918
John Jones
Carpenter and Farmer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
9 May 1889
2 October 1918
Albert John McRorie
Farmer
46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
18 August 1896
11 April 1917
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Gordon John Harris
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Sergeant
21 August 1920
13 December 1944
Ernest Lester Hugill
17 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
14 December 1920
17 January 1944
Harvey Irwin Keys
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Private
27 March 1910
3 March 1945
Norman Duncan Reid
427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Officer
6 December 1914
23 June 1943
Alfred Louis Smith
South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
14 August 1919
20 July 1944
Bennett Vincent Warne
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Private
13 February 1917
19 August 1942
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
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 Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 3 December 2020
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