Historic Sites of Manitoba: Forrest War Memorial (RM of Elton)

This monument in the village of Forrest, in the Rural Municipality of Elton, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed in the First World War and Second World War.

Forrest War Memorial (June 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N49.96613, W99.93808 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War:

Name	Occupation	Service	Death Date
William Alfred Burton (1895-1916)	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	28 September 1916
John William Lau (1894-1917)	Machinist	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	7 April 1917
Frank Otto Lau (1897-1918)	Student	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	18 December 1918
B. Lock
Leonard Lounsbury (1896-1917)	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	10 November 1917
Duncan Alexander McGregor (1878-1916)	Grain Buyer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	8 September 1916
Eseck Rogers (1896-1916)	Farmer	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	10 September 1916
W. H. Scott
Edgar Charles Silverwood (1896-1918)	Labourer	10th Battalion, Canadian Engineers	19 August 1918

Second World War:

W. Gilmour
D. M. Wakefield

Sources:

Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Information for this page was collected and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 30 May 2012

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