Historic Sites of Manitoba: Durban Community Cemetery / Durban War Memorial (Municipality of Swan Valley West)

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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 Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.93619, W101.38897 denoted by symbol on the map above

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

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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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