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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.
First World War
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 |
Second World War
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 |
Sources:
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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