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A monument in the Oakville Cemetery in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie commemorates soldiers from the Oakville area killed during military service.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Joseph Herbert Bell |
Farmer |
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
8 October 1916 |
William Cecil Bell |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1891 |
28 September 1918 |
Fred Blanchard |
Farmer |
28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1894 |
6 June 1916 |
George William Cochrane |
Teacher |
46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1893 |
14 April 1917 |
Henry Stewart McIntyre [1] |
Fireman |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1894 |
2 September 1918 |
Arthur Mitchell
[Portage] |
Machinist |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Corporal |
1893 |
3 October 1919 |
James Mudge |
Carpenter |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Sergeant |
1877 |
29 September 1918 |
Henry Alexander Robertson |
Broker |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lieutenant |
1888 |
11 May 1917 |
Gordon Sherritt |
Farmer |
46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1895 |
22 July 1918 |
Albert Simons
[Portage] |
Farmer |
107th Battalion, Canadian Pioneers |
Pioneer |
1898 |
29 March 1917 |
John Guy Stewart |
Steam Engineer |
Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1888 |
9 October 1918 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
William Argo
[Rapid City] |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Sergeant |
30 August 1943 |
29 January 1943 |
Thomas Cecil Bate |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Leading Aircraftman |
25 June 1900 |
26 January 1942 |
Morris Joseph Wilbert Choquette
[Portage] |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Rifleman |
4 August 1919 |
8 June 1944 |
Hector Thomas Moore Cooper
[Glenboro, Plumas, Swan Lake] |
101 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
21 August 1921 |
3 April 1942 |
Archer Frederick Embury |
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Trooper |
6 June 1920 |
24 May 1944 |
William Favel |
Algonquin Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
21 November 1920 |
3 March 1945 |
Alan Frederick James |
150 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
20 June 1912 |
24 April 1942 |
Basil Jeffery |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Sergeant |
14 June 1919 |
5 April 1942 |
J. MacDougall |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Arnold Grant Maxwell |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1 June 1921 |
6 May 1942 |
George Albert McCormick |
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
18 June 1922 |
19 February 1945 |
Allen Edward Miller |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
Corporal |
15 February 1919 |
20 July 1944 |
Donald Lawrence Munday |
Calgary Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
21 January 1924 |
25 July 1944 |
Ronald Kenneth Nicholson |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Leading Aircraftman |
25 March 1924 |
17 June 1945 |
Russell F. Page |
17th Duke of York’s Hussars, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Trooper |
10 March 1913 |
14 August 1944 |
Edward Gordon Sherritt |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
Private |
7 April 1905 |
8 August 1944 |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oakville Cemetery (RM of Portage la Prairie)
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).
1. McIntyre appears to have enlisted in Portage la Prairie as Henry Stewart McIntyre (service number 425635) on 17 September 1915. He was declared “medically unfit for duty” and discharged in January 1916. He enlisted again in Winnipeg as Henry McIntyre (service number 718572) on 16 February 1916.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 24 June 2023
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