Historic Sites of Manitoba: Niverville War Memorial (Niverville)

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The Niverville Remembrance Memorial in the Town of Niverville was constructed in 1997 in memory of veterans who served in the First World War and Second World War. The soldier on the memorial was designed by local resident Pat Penner.

On the sides of the war memorial are two plaques, one commemorating the Town of Niverville and the other commemorateing the members of the community.

Niverville war memorial (July 2013) Source: Jean McManus Niverville war memorial (June 2022) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.60605, W97.03933 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George William Barrett [Ritchot]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 April 1889	15 August 1917
Alex Batchelor	Clerk	3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Corporal	1896	30 September 1918
George French [Ritchot]	Brakesman	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 October 1894	27 August 1918
Robert Grant “Putts” McVicar MM [Ritchot]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 January 1895	9 April 1917

Others who served included Alfred Blair, Max Bronstone, Robert L. Clarke, James French, Cecil Harrison, Guy Harrison, Edward Harrison, John Muir, William Stanning, David Stott, Henry Strange, and Harold L. Taylor.

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
David H. Hiebert	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1 February 1923	3 November 1944
Frederick Vere Webb [Ritchot]	427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	10 May 1916	16 September 1943

Others who served included William D. Beaton, Joesph Belanger, Irene E. Church, John Church, Lynn Condon, David Doerksen, Delmar Eby, Ernest Fehler, Henry Fehler, Robert Forest, Eugene Gauthier, Ulderic Grant, David Hiebert, John Hiebert, Daniel Hildebrand, Joe Kreibich, Bill Kuzenko, Edward T. Leppky, Frank Neufeld, Gordon Otley, Peter Sofroniuk, David Stott, Jack Stott, Donald Wallace, John Wallace, Henry Ward, Allan A. Wiebe, and Stuart Wittick.

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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 Jean McManus, Tighe McManus, Gordon Goldsborough, Darryl Toews, George Penner, and Tim Worth.

Page revised: 11 June 2022

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