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A monument at Garson, in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead, was unveiled on 25 June 1933 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
George Robert Cushnie |
? |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
1887 |
19 November 1916 |
W. Dunn |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
G. Hughes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Aaron Walter Johnson |
Farm Labourer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1 July 1896 |
1 October 1918 |
Robert George Johnson |
Engineer |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry |
Private |
1883 |
20 March 1915 |
Angus Alexander Murray |
Clerk |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1893 |
7 April 1917 |
Norman Newton Murray |
Electric Crane Operator |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1891 |
1 October 1918 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Edward Phillip Kwiatkowski |
The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Private |
1921 |
26 January 1944 |
Gordon James Little |
97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Officer |
1922 |
16 December 1943 |
John Louis Lychowich |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Rifleman |
1918 |
8 June 1944 |
Alfred Martin Peterson |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Rifleman |
1913 |
8 June 1944 |
Edwin Strandberg |
44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer |
1923 |
8 April 1943 |
Sources:
Garson Then and Now: 1890-1990 by Garson and District History Book Committee, 1990, page 43.
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).
We thank Jean Ammeter and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 7 February 2022
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