Historic Sites of Manitoba: Miami War Memorial (Kerby Avenue, Miami, RM of Thompson)

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A monument in Miami in the Rural Municipality of Thompson was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed in the First World War and Second World War, along with a longer list of those who served during the Second World War.

A new stone monument commemorates all those from the municipality who served from the Boer War to the Kosovo peacekeeping mission.

Miami War Memorial (July 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Miami War Memorial (October 2017) Source: George Penner Miami War Memorials (June 2023) Source: Rose Kuzina Miami War Memorial (June 2023) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.37208, W98.24043 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Frederick Barnes [Darlingford]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	23 July 1918
James Archibald Brissenden	Carpenter	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	8 October 1916
Charles Bryan [Field Ambulance]	Theology Student	11th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Corporal	14 March 1890	13 October 1916
Arthur Burnett	Farm Hand	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1876	15 September 1916
Herbert Harry Cole	Farmer	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	27 October 1916
Arthur Oswold Cook	Farmer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1889	5 February 1917
David Dawson	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1888	16 July 1917
Albert Fox	Steam Engineer	Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1874	8 May 1915
Edward Baker Godfrey	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1875	27 July 1917
Ernest Wellington Graham	Farmer	8th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	1894	10 May 1917
Albert Edward Galbraith [Electric Railway]	Steam Engineer	7th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1890	18 September 1916
George William Hanna	Farmer	25th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	9 April 1917
Fred Hodge	Barber	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	16 February 1917
Peter McGill Kennedy	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	8 November 1917
William McGill Kennedy	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	15 October 1916
William McCrindle	Farm Hand	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1875	3 September 1918
Edward Hercule Megill MM	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1897	9 March 1918
Sidney George Middleton	Clerk	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	12 May 1916
Alexander Phillips	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	12 April 1917
Edwin Eric Ray	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	10 November 1917
Mark Percy Ray	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	15 August 1917
Royal Albert Stubbs	Accountant	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	15 September 1916
William Wallis Sammon	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	12 April 1917
James Clifford Stewart [Bank of Hamilton]	Bank Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 October 1895	9 October 1916
Duncan Turner	Blacksmith	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1878	28 August 1918
Hugh Christopher Wagner	Steam Fitter	222nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1878	18 May 1917
Frank Wallace	Farm Hand	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1883	7 April 1917
John Wilson Watchorn	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	3 June 1917
Walter Roy Watchorn	Farmer	Canadian Army Veterinary Corps	Private	1899	12 February 1919
Gordon Lambrook Weiner	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	13 April 1917
Albert Williams	Section Foreman	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1889	22 April 1915
Cecil Williams	Section Foreman	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1887	23 April 1915
Harry Yeomans	Labourer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1893	28 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Wilbert Roy Boulton	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1917	23 July 1943
Norman Buchanan	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	1914	16 February 1945
Douglas Newlands Cameron	640 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	13 August 1922	17 June 1944
Henry Doerksen	Royal Regiment of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1919	3 March 1945
James Clare Godkin	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1922	9 August 1944
George Stephen Hawken	6th Armoured Regiment, 1st Hussars, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	1923	6 June 1944
Russel Lloyd George Hosea DFC	115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1916	8 March 1942
Clifford Charles Irwin	Algonquin Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Sergeant	3 March 1920	3 November 1944
Andrew Joseph Laing	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	1919	19 August 1942
Robert Andrew Livingston DFC	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1922	22 June 1943
Stanley James Marshall	1 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	1921	18 December 1943
Lawrance McMillan DFC	400 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	1921	9 May 1945
Stephen Pascal	166 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1923	24 March 1945
John Coles Sprott	433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1915	17 August 1944
Ronald Gear Sprott	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	1921	3 August 1942
Alfred William Wood	Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1921	1 June 1944
James Duncan Wright	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Sergeant	21 June 1917	15 June 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 George Penner and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 13 August 2023

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