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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ridgeville Centennial Plaque / War Memorial Plaque (Ridgeville, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)
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First World War | Second World War | Other | Sources
There are two plaques on the side of the Community Hall at Ridgeville in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin. One was erected in 1967 to commemorate the Centenary of Canadian Confederation. Next to it is a plaque commemorating those from the Ridgeville area who were killed during service during military service.
Ridgeville Centennial Plaque, beside a War Memorial Plaque (May 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.06173, W97.01002
denoted by symbol on the map above
First World War:
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Henry Walter Collins
Farmer
8th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Private
7 June 1896
29 September 1918
Alexander Marshall
Farmer
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
27 December 1882
20 August 1917
Everett Kirkpatrick
Farmer
Royal North West Mounted Police
Trooper
24 January 1898
29 June 1918
Second World War:
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Allan Martin Fostey
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot Officer
30 August 1920
9 February 1945
Hector Lochhead
298 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
6 February 1924
25 February 1945
Clarence Alvin Turner
Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
22 December 1922
6 November 1943
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).
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 27 January 2021
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