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

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A monument at Forrest, in the Rural Municipality of Elton, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed during military service.

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

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
William Alfred Burton	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	2 September 1895	28 September 1916
John William Lau	Machinist	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	7 October 1894	7 April 1917
Frank Otto Lau [Armoury, Brandon College]	Student	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	7 January 1897	18 December 1918
Herbert Lock [Armoury]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	23 June 1888	1 November 1918
Leonard Lounsbury [Armoury]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 Mary 1896	10 November 1917
Duncan Alexander McGregor [Rapid City]	Grain Buyer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	19 December 1878	8 September 1916
Eseck Rogers [Armoury]	Farmer	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 May 1896	10 September 1916
Walter Henry Scott	Clerk	38th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	2 December 1891	19 November 1916
Edgar Charles Silverwood	Labourer	10th Battalion, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	10 April 1896	19 August 1918

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Wesley Gilmour	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	4 December 1910	18 September 1942
Dorothy Maria Wakefield	Women’s Division, Royal Canadian Air Force	Corporal	12 May 1920	11 May 1945

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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, Darryl Toews, and David Ford.

Page revised: 26 November 2020

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