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

Headingley War Memorial (August 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Headingley War Memorial

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

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).

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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