A memorial near the former James Evans Memorial United Church at Rossville, dedicated originally in 1920, commemorates casualties from the First World War, Second World War, and Korean War.
Rossville War Memorial (March 2018)
Source: George Penner
Rossville War Memorial (October 2023)
Source: Glen Toews
Rossville War Memorial with the former James Evans Memorial United Church in the background (October 2023)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N53.99688, W97.79232
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
George Brander Campbell
[Vimy Ridge]Trapper
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
30 January 1888
23 August 1917
Murdo Cromarty
Trapper
107th Canadian Pioneer Battalion
Private
22 August 1895
20 April 1917
Eric Olaf Olson
Cook
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Sergeant
21 September 1881
1 November 1918
Elijah Tait
Hunter & Trapper
203rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
18 May 1890
15 February 1919
St. James Whiskey
Hunter & Trapper
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1894
15 August 1917
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Rose Beardy
[Gimli]2 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
31 December 1918
30 July 1944
Philip Consterdine Jones
[Portage la Prairie, United College]37 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
1 October 1915
24 June 1942
George Stewart Low
427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
3 March 1919
24 August 1943
Stanley James Mercer
[Gimli]Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Rifleman
10 February 1916
18 August 1944
Charles Andrew Mowat
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
9 September 1921
9 August 1944
John Angus Muswagon
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
1 January 1917
13 September 1944
Kenneth Scribe
[Gimli]Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
10 April 1921
11 October 1944
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: James Evans Memorial United Church (Norway House, Northern Manitoba)
“Dedication of soldiers' memorial, Norway House, Man.,” United Church of Canada Archives, Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre Collections, The University of British Columbia.
This page was prepared by Darryl Toews, Glen Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 January 2024
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