Historic Sites of Manitoba: Headingley War Memorial (Roblin Boulevard, RM of Headingley)

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A monument, dedicated by the Headingley Historical Society in November 2003, commemorates the Headingley men who died during the First World War and Second World War.

Headingley War Memorial (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Headingley War Memorial (April 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86790, W97.40590 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Dudley Alan Herbert Acheson	Barrister	54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1888	5 November 1916
George Bremner	Lineman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1882	18 April 1917
James John Buchanan	Carpenter	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1885	15 April 1917
William Robert Fowler	Farmer	47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1885	20 March 1918
Alexander Sansregret	Butcher	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1886	3 September 1918
Cyril Wilfred Tait	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1894	19 June 1916
Frank Lionel Tait	Clerk	7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1891	22 May 1915
Frank Whitaker	Miner	7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1880	10 August 1915

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Duncan Stewart Brown (1924-1944)	158 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	16 May 1924	18 December 1944
Magnus Brown (1897-1944)	6 Artison Works Company, Royal Canadian Engineers	Sapper	6 August 1897	3 June 1944
John Wilbur Cremeens (1924-1944)	Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	11 October 1924	9 September 1944
Norman Wesley Kenny (1906-1941)	Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Ordinary Seaman	13 May 1906	8 May 1941
James Donald McIntosh (1924-1944)	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	1924	8 June 1944
Donald Allan Taylor (1922-1944)	44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	28 April 1922	22 June 1944

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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).

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 2 January 2023

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