Historic Sites of Manitoba: Plumas War Memorial (Plumas, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)

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A monument by the Plumas Memorial Rink, in the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the Plumas area killed during military service.

Plumas War Memorial (August 2019) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.38415, W99.08735 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
John Foster Anderson	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	26 February 1918
George Ires Halliday	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	28 April 1917
Francis Bennett Haywood	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	25 October 1916
George Combe Lamb	Bank clerk	1st Machine Gun Brigade	Private	1895	24 March 1918
Francis James “Frank” Manning	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	9 April 1917
Edwin Bruce Seeley	Clerk	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	9 August 1918
Ivan Edgar Soule	Teacher	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Lieutenant	1892	26 August 1918
James Spalding	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	9 April 1917
William Thorpe	Farm Labourer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1880	3 May 1917
Evared Inkerman Wright	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	10 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
John Campbell	30th Reconnaissance Battalion, Essex Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	6 January 1895	29 October 1943
Hector Thomas Moore Cooper [Glenboro, Oakville, Swan Lake]	101 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	21 August 1921	3 April 1942
Robert Alan Drascovitch	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	29 September 1920	19 August 1942
Cornelius Ginter	Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	6 February 1922	2 April 1945
Jack Kasik	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	2 November 1914	17 May 1944
John Anthony Kosteck	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	15 May 1922	5 August 1944
Thomas Henry Lazenby	420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	19 April 1911	17 August 1943
George James May	Regina Rifle Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	23 April 1922	8 July 1944
George Edward Scott	612 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	13 December 1919	25 May 1944
Robert Franklin Worthington	156 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	21 July 1917	25 June 1943

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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, Darryl Toews, and George Penner.

Page revised: 24 June 2023

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