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The Cross of Sacrifice at Oak Lake was constructed in 1923 in memory of the men killed in the First World War and later also dedicated to the memory of those killed in the Second World War. It was first placed in the Oak Lake Cemetery. In the late 1930s the Cross was moved to the town park. In 1972, it was moved to the present location near the Legion Hall.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
John Alexander Anderson |
Assistant Agent |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1897 |
26 June 1917 |
Peter Anderson |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Eric Atkins |
Farmer |
226th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
20 November 1891 |
Discharged |
Thomas Wykes Ashdowne |
Farmer |
3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1892 |
6 November 1917 |
John Alexander Brownlie |
Farmer |
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) |
Private |
1890 |
9 October 1918 |
George F. Buswell
[Lenore] |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
8 September 1895 |
14 August 1918 |
John Elijah Buswell
[Lenore] |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
13 May 1897 |
8 August 1918 |
Fred Bolton |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Victor Calvert |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
16 February 1894 |
Discharged |
Robert Cochrane |
Clerk |
7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
23 December 1896 |
20 April 1918 |
Stewart Craig |
Farmer |
13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1886 |
4 September 1916 |
James Campbell Downie |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
1885 |
9 October 1916 |
Norman Forrest |
Farmer |
Canadian Engineers |
Sapper |
1894 |
3 October 1918 |
William Carruthers Hamilton
[Armoury, Lenore] |
Farm Laborer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
23 August 1891 |
28 August 1918 |
William Ironside |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Alvin Fleming Lang |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
24 February 1897 |
11 April 1917 |
Douglas Ledgerwood |
Labourer |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
1894 |
29 July 1917 |
George Loan |
Engineer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1890 |
15 September 1918 |
Ian William Munro |
Barbering |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
24 October 1896 |
9 April 1917 |
J. C. Montgomery |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Guy Albert Olive |
Grading Contractor |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
14 October 1918 |
Allan Patterson (Campbell) |
Linotype Operator |
42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
13 April 1889 |
30 October 1917 |
Charles Claudius Piault |
School Teacher |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1892 |
26 August 1918 |
John Roberts |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1884 |
22 April 1918 |
John Edward Sharman DSC & Bar, Croix-de-Guerre with Palm (France) |
? |
No. 10 Naval Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service |
Flight Commander |
11 September 1892 |
22 July 1917 |
George William Sharratt
[108 Battalion] |
Teamster |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
19 July 1892 |
3 June 1917 |
William Talbot |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
John Vickery |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1890 |
6 November 1917 |
Melville Gordon Watson |
Farmer |
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Corporal |
12 October 1893 |
2 June 1916 |
Wilfred Lloyd Wisner
[Armoury, Fire Hall, Lenore] |
Fireman |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
16 December 1894 |
15 September 1916 |
* Available records indicate this person was discharged and at present no date of death can be found.
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Harold Edward Allum |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
Rifleman |
? |
9 June 1944 |
Cecil Murray Borne |
Regina Rifle Regiment |
Rifleman |
12 June 1923 |
9 June 1944 |
David Bernard |
166 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
26 August 1923 |
20 December 1943 |
Albert Edward Fowell |
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner |
11 October 1920 |
12 June 1943 |
Frederick George Graham |
207 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
23 February 1923 |
16 July 1944 |
Alfred Lorne Lawson |
2 Survey Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
2 August 1908 |
28 December 1944 |
Clifford Stanley Lesurf |
USS Canopus, United States Navy |
Machinist’s Mate Second Class |
19 November 1904 |
10 December 1942 |
George D. Stewart |
South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
15 December 1909 |
23 March 1945 |
Stanley Smith Williams |
413 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Lieutenant |
6 March 1922 |
20 August 1943 |
Sources:
“Oak Lake boys who fell at Vimy,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 May 1917, page 14.
“Oak Lake notes,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 June 1917, page 12.
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, Darryl Toews, Nathan Kramer, and Tim Worth.
Page revised: 12 December 2019
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