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Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Robert Clarence Wade	Fireman	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 September 1897	3 October 1916
Stanley Mott Waldron	Contracting Engineer	4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Major	29 April 1882	4 May 1917
David Lawson Walker	Bank Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 March 1895	24 April 1918
Ellis Walker	Farmer	42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 July 1895	9 April 1917
Leslie Byatt Walker [City Hall, Kinosota, Winnipeg Police]	Police Constable	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 May 1894	14 June 1916
Robert Walker Walker	Coach Cleaner	10th Battalion, Canadian Infnatry	Private	1 November 1892	22 April 1915
William John Forest Walker	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 January 1891	28 October 1919
William Morris Tyrrell Walker	Pressman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 September 1892	26 November 1916
William John Walkey [Cardale Methodist]	Automobile Mechanic	2nd Battalion, Canadian Army Service Corps	Sergeant	5 February 1878	12 July 1917
William Walkling DCM [Electric Railway, St. Albans Anglican]	Engineer Fitter	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 November 1894	28 August 1918
Avard Austin Wallace [Maryland Methodist]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 July 1892	11 September 1916
Alexander William Wallace	Machinist	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 August 1872	23 October 1918
Gordon Crawford Wallace [Bank of Montreal, Kelvin High School, St. Lukes Anglican]	Bank Clerk	4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	22 April 1898	29 September 1918
Henry Atholl Charles Wallace	Agent	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	30 May 1879	22 April 1915
Mark Wallace	Teamster	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 November 1894	13 June 1916
Frederick George Wallis	Clerk	6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)	Lieutenant	1 July 1891	30 November 1917
William R Walpole	Teamster	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 December 1893	30 November 1917
Lloyd Richard Walsh [Vimy Ridge]	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	9 May 1894	31 March 1917
Barclay Evelyn Walton	Locomotive Engineer	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 June 1888	21 August 1917
Charles Dorsett Ward [Law Society]	Law Student	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	14 January 1891	15 September 1916
Geoffrey Brougham Warde [Lakeside]	Bank Clerk	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	9 November 1895	6 June 1915
John Francis Ward	BookKeeper	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	2 December 1884	25 November 1915
James Ward	Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	7 March 1892	2 June 1916
Edward Dudley Warren [Kelvin]	Clerk	Royal Air Force	2nd Lieutenant	27 October 1898	5 December 1918
Edgar Cecil Warren	Clerk	London Regiment	2nd Lieutenant	8 January 1888	3 May 1917
James Waters	Auto Mechanic	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	10 August 1893	1 March 1915
Croft Watson	Carpenter	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 December 1885	1 October 1918
David Watson [City Hall, Winnipeg Police]	Police Constable	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	25 December 1889	9 April 1917
Frank Watson	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 August 1893	21 August 1917
John Watson	Butcher	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	RSM	22 January 1869	27 June 1915
Walter Watson	Engineer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 September 1880	12 February 1917
Alexander Logan Waugh [Central Congregational, Kelvin]	?	Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Lieutenant	?	1 December 1917
Robert Waugh	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	4 November 1882	8 October 1916
Spencer Edward Waugh [Osler Hammond & Nanton, St. Andrews, St. Johns, Selkirk]	Fireman	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 October 1891	25 October 1916
Harry Weakley	Laborer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	23 December 1888	21 September 1916
William John Weaver	Carpenter	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 October 1896	30 December 1916
Harold Russell Webb [Brookdale]	Farmer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	18 October 1890	15 August 1917
Harold Walter Webb [St. Albans Anglican, St. Lukes Anglican]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 November 1897	8 October 1916
M. Webb	?	?	Corporal	?	?
Matthew Webb [St. Lukes Anglican, Western Canada Fire Underwriters]	Clerk	107th Canadian Pioneers	Sergeant	18 October 1893	26 October 1917
Albert Victor Webster	Cook	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 April 1895	15 August 1917
James Weir	Teamster	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 July 1882	2 September 1916
J. S. Weldon	?	?	Private	?	?
Harry Joseph Welby	Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1 June 1897	2 June 1916
William David Wellard	Book keeper	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 February 1894	6 May 1917
William Wellman [Lac du Bonnet]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 May 1898	21 July 1917
Walter John Wenham	Fitters Helper and Laborer	Canadian Railway Troops	Sapper	18 January 1884	7 November 1918
Matthew Jay West	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 February 1895	14 October 1916
Robert Ingersoll West	Salesman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 March 1894	24 August 1918
Norman John Westerberg	Teamster	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 February 1898	10 August 1918
Abraham Charles Wharf	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 May 1894	10 August 1918
Alfred Eric Wheatley	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	8 October 1897	31 March 1918
Leslie Albert Wheatley	Real Estate Business	19th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	3 June 1891	2 July 1917
George Haddon White [Lakeside]	Bank Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 April 1891	5 June 1916
James Percy White	Student	Royal Naval Air Reserve	Flight Lieutenant	?	4 March 1917
Robert White	Sailor	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 May 1883	1 October 1918
Thomas White [Ashdown Hardware, Norwood Presbyterian]	Elevator Operator	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 April 1896	1 May 1915
Edward Whitcomb [108 Battalion]	Trunk Maker	12th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops	Sapper	9 March 1876	9 September 1918
Charles Whitehead	Shipper	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 January 1893	15 August 1917
Hezekiah Whitehead	Railway Air Brake Tester	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 May 1878	27 October 1919
Arthur Harry Whitman	Carpenter	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	22 November 1885	25 October 1916
Silvester Whitney	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 October 1891	11 September 1918
Douglas Robert Whyte [Typographical Union]	Printer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 February 1891	14 June 1916
Duncan Whyte	Cabinet Maker	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 October 1883	9 April 1917
Frank Langley Whyte [Kelvin, St. Lukes Anglican, Vimy Ridge]	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 March 1897	10 April 1917
Fauntleroy Wickett	Farming & Tinsmith	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 June 1888	6 July 1917
John George Wiffen	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 October 1895	9 August 1918
William John Wiffen	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 September 1894	4 July 1916
John Reginald Wigginton [St. Johns]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	8 December 1895	30 October 1917
Thomas Wilcock	Clerk	Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment	Private	26 April 1890	29 September 1916
Harry Wilday	Laborer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 September 1888	28 April 1917
Norman Wildegoose [Rosedale Methodist]	None	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 December 1896	27 September 1916
Arthur Ernest Williams	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 April 1898	25 April 1915
Josiah Wilkinson [Typographical Union]	Printer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1 November 1879	12 April 1917
Ernest John Wilkinson [Lakeside, Treesbank, Wawanesa]	Bank Clerk	4th Division Ammunition Company, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	29 September 1893	9 November 1917
James Will	Electrician	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 April 1894	18 September 1916
Eric Williams	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 September 1897	8 October 1916
Edward Hull Williams [Westminster]	Accountant	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	31 January 1885	8 October 1916
John Edward Charles Williams	Mechanic	3rd Army Troops Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	10 April 1895	30 October 1916
Otto Russell Williams [Fort Rouge Methodist, Gladstone, Kelvin, Law Society]	Student	Canadian Army Service Corps	Driver	27 May 1895	29 May 1917
William Willis	Machinist	3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	4 April 1877	7 December 1918
Alfred Wilson [Lakeside]	Bank Clerk	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	11 May 1891	24 September 1915
Arran William Duncan Wilson	Rodman, Survey Party	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 July 1897	17 March 1917
David Wilson [Carman, Maryland Methodist, Roseisle]	Tinsmith	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 September 1896	17 July 1915
Douglas Gordon Wilson	Lumberman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 August 1892	25 April 1915
Leslie McLean Wilson	Manager	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	29 June 1887	12 November 1917
Robert Johnston Wilson	Commission Agent	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	11 July 1892	16 August 1918
William Johnstone Wilson [Westminster]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 November 1896	27 November 1916
Robert Bradford Wilson	Laborer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 August 1887	20 May 1915
William Bell Wilson	Traveller	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 July 1883	2 September 1918
Walter Barron Wilton [Crystal City, Morden, Pharmacy, Portage]	Commission Merchant	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	26 March 1877	21 August 1917
William Alfred Winch [Kildonan Presbyterian]	Automobile Mechanic	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 July 1888	2 September 1918
Allan Charles Wingood	Accountant	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	24 July 1887	26 September 1916
Francis Harold Winnington Ingram	Clerk	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 May 1891	20 May 1915
Chester Ernest Wood	Mail Carrier	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	25 November 1890	10 August 1918
Melville Cornelius Wood [Canadian Club]	Contractor	Royal Naval Air Service	Flight Lieutenant	27 June 1890	9 October 1917
Raymond Woodfield	Clerk	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 June 1896	6 October 1916
Frederick Charles Woodford [St. Margarets]	Lather	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 December 1890	17 February 1917
Ernest John Woodgate [Roland, Wesley College]	Student	Canadian Infantry	Corporal	21 May 1888	15 September 1916
Joseph Stewart Woods [St. Lukes Anglican, Trinity Baptist]	Locomotive Fireman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 September 1893	26 September 1916
Walter Ralph Woods [St. Lukes Anglican, Trinity Baptist]	Clerk, Great West Permanent Loan Company	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	13 January 1897	6 November 1917
Harold Cleworth Woods	Motor Mechanic	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	26 July 1886	9 October 1918
Philip Reginald Woollatt	Bank Clerk	7th Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)	2nd Lieutenant	15 January 1895	14 July 1916
Henry Wickham Worlock	City Operator	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 August 1875	21 May 1915
Thomas Worrall	Crockery Packer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 April 1887	5 June 1916
Percy Wressell	Motorman	85th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 January 1882	23 May 1917
Fred Wright	Electrician	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	9 October 1891	9 April 1917
John Calvin Wright [Electric Railway]	Conductor Street Railway	54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 August 1895	1 March 1917
John Edmund Wright	Mechanic	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 October 1879	2 September 1918
John Wright MM & Bar	Mechanic	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 November 1881	31 December 1918
Lester Leroy Wyllie	Office Clerk	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 February 1896	21 August 1917

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).

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 19 November 2021

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