Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ethelbert War Memorial (North Railway Avenue, Ethelbert, Municipality of Ethelbert)

A monument in Ethelbert was erected adjacent to the local museum in commemoration of soldiers from the local area who served in the armed forces, among whom are several who were killed during the Second World War.

Ethelbert War Memorial (May 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.52808, W100.39433 denoted by symbol on the map above

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Walter Komarnisky [Dauphin]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1 December 1917	18 November 1944
Joseph Ploschansky	Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	12 February 1921	26 August 1944
William Trohubiak	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	22 January 1919	26 February 1945
Metro Daniel Tymchuk	77 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	27 February 1920	27 September 1943
John Tony Wolochatiuk	Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps	Private	25 May 1911	10 January 1945
Peter Yaroway	Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	10 April 1914	24 March 1945

Other Military Service

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Morris Komarnisky	881 Squadron, Royal Canadian Navy	Sub-Lieutenant	16 December 1929	18 March 1957

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).

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 January 2021

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