Historic Sites of Manitoba: McAuley War Memorial (McAuley, RM of Ellice-Archie)

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A monument beside the municipal office at McAuley in the Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed in the First World War and Second World War. Two additional plaques identify all those who served during the two wars. Adjacent to the memorial is a plaque commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Rural Municipality of Archie in 1983. Local war veterans are also commemorated by the McAuley Pioneers Monument elsewhere in McAuley.

McAuley War Memorial (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough RM of Archie centenary commemorative monument (June 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.26369, W101.38701 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Bernard Glyde Cayme	Labourer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	17 February 1891	22 May 1915
Robert Clinton Clearwater	Tinsmith	Canadian Light Horse	?	3 January 1883	2 July 1921
Edgar Alexander McAuley	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 November 1891	4 October 1918
Wallace McNally	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	March 1894	20 November 1915
Thomas Littleton Selby	Carpenter	107th Canadian Pioneer Battalion	?	10 November 1890	7 March 1917
Alfred A. Wortley	Farmer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 June 1882	23 May 1915

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George Frank Brennand	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	17 March 1919	1 September 1942
Raymond Lloyd Clearwater	12 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	7 September 1912	14 October 1944
George Edward Climo	23 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	30 November 1924	25 April 1945
Leslie Walter Dickinson	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	3 December 1915	23 July 1944
Clifford Ekberg	8 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	15 October 1920	2 November 1940
Clifford George Flynn	8 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Lance Sergeant	22 July 1905	22 August 1944
Frank Maxwell Foord	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	27 September 1918	22 December 1941
Alfred Johnson	Algonquin Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	6 August 1923	8 March 1945
Leonard Knut Johnson	57 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	23 June 1919	27 August 1944
Ralph Charles Rees	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	8 May 1910	14 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 Bob Richardson for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 21 September 2020

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