Historic Sites of Manitoba: Langruth War Memorial (Langruth, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)

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A monument at Langruth, in the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the Langruth area killed in the First World War and Second World War.

Langruth war memorial (March 2016) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Langruth war memorial (August 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.38744, W98.67575 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Walter Bjornson	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1896	13 August 1918
James Burford	Baker	107th Canadian Pioneers	?	1888	28 March 1917
Harold Howell Hilliard	Clerk	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1889	8 August 1918
Thomas Thordarson	Farmer	Lord Strathcona's Horse	?	1891	27 May 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Frederick James Abel	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Sergeant	2 January 1902	28 November 1942
Lancelot Matthew Allardyce	Calgary Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	23 May 1904	10 October 1940
Walter Lynwood J. Arksey	460 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	6 April 1905	11 June 1944
Albert Lloyd Bjarnason	424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	12 November 1920	29 July 1943
Gowan Vernon Gibson	267 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	2 June 1918	11 July 1943
John Allan Gray	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1 August 1920	13 December 1941
Bjarni Halldorson	9 Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers	Sapper	10 August 1912	10 August 1944
George Charles Hatch	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	7 August 1917	20 February 1944
Einar Victor Isfeld	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	19 March 1915	6 April 1945
Philip Malcolm Matthews	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	22 June 1920	9 November 1942
Robert James McDonald	Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	28 February 1918	5 March 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).

We thank Tim Worth and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 14 January 2022

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