Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ridgeville Centennial Plaque / War Memorial Plaque (Ridgeville, RM of Franklin)
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First World War | Second World War | Other | Sources
There are two plaques on the side of the Community Hall in the village of Ridgeville in the Rural Municipality of 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 Goldsborough
Site Location (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: 28 June 2015
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