Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ninette War Memorial (Ninette, RM of Prairie Lakes)

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A monument at Ninette, in the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes, was erected in commemoration of people from the local area killed in military service.

Ninette War Memorial (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.40046, W99.63032 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Alan West Burnett [Glenboro, Treesbank, Wawanesa]	Farmer	9th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	9 October 1883	16 November 1917
Benjamin Challen	Railroading	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	6 September 1918
Ralph Clark Clench [Armoury, Treesbank, Wawanesa]	Teacher	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	24 August 1890	15 October 1916
Samuel Henry Edwards	Sectionman on Railroad	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	26 September 1916
John Roy Kerr [Killarney]	Farmer	45th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 December 1892	2 June 1915
James William Long	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	10 April 1917
Frederick Madkins	Labourer	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1884	21 October 1918
Alexander Nicholson	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	26 October 1917
R. Nicol	?	?	?	?	?
Charles Thomas Thompson	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	8 April 1879	15 September 1916
Arthur William York	Labourer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1877	10 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Harry Walter Hughes Adams	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	6 September 1920	28 September 1942
Roland Edward Black	103 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	3 May 1923	2 December 1943
Frederick James Butcher	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	23 November 1921	3 December 1943
Melvin Oliver Clisby	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	19 August 1920	7 June 1944
Harry Douglas	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	16 October 1912	19 August 1942
Thomas C. Hamilton	331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, US Army Air Forces	Technical Sergeant	?	13 June 1943
Francis John Lowe [Wawanesa, Wawanesa Hospital, Wawanesa United]	12 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	10 May 1910	26 March 1942
James Gilbert Moggey	2nd Armoured Regiment, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Corporal	29 October 1924	24 May 1944
G. McIntosh	?	?	?	?
William Hugh Oakes [Swan Lake]	420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	11 September 1909	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).

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 24 June 2023

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