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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.
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 |
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 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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