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A monument in the village of Sandy Lake in the Rural Municipality of Harrison was erected in 1955-1956 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
William Nichol Scribner |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1895 |
12 January 1918 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Jack Eastland |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
1922 |
20 December 1944 |
Stuart Holmstrom
[St. James] |
Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
10 May 1917 |
20 October 1943 |
Steve Prokopchuk |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
Rifleman |
1916 |
6 June 1944 |
Sydney William Smith |
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
Sergeant |
1916 |
8 August 1944 |
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 collected by Darryl Toews, Gordon Goldsborough, and Tim Worth.
Page revised: 30 January 2021
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