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In 1921, a cenotaph was erected in St. Claude adjacent to the community’s old cemetery on the site the sanctuary for the first Catholic church. Sculpted by St. Boniface artist Nicolas Pirotton, the project was the local branch of the Great War Veterans Association.
The cenotaph was dedicated at a ceremony on 14 July 1921 to soldiers who have fallen during the First World War, and subsequent plaques recognize those who have fallen in the Second World War and other conflicts around the world. The village’s war memorial features a stone statue of Marshall Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), a French military leader of the First World War, flanked by French and Canadian soldiers, along with two captured German machine guns: a MG08 on a sledge mounting on the east side and a lighter MG08/15 on the west side.
The monument was later restored with contributions from the Canada Department of Veterans Affairs, French Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Royal Canadian Legion (St. Claude Branch No. 37), Village of St. Claude, L’Union nationale française du Manitoba, and private donations. A re-dedication ceremony was held on 17 July 2011.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Henri Edmond Billard
[St. Boniface] |
? |
102e Régiment d’Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat de 2e classe |
20 April 1891 |
24 February 1915 |
Marie Georges Edgard Boille
[St. Boniface] |
Farmer |
28e Régiment d’Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat 2e Classe |
4 May 1877 |
7 January 1915 |
Albert Théodore Aristide Bray
[St. Boniface] |
Farm Labourer |
51e Régiment D’Infanterie, French Army |
Caporal |
29 November 1889 |
8 November 1914 |
William Dupuis
[Ritchot] |
Farmer |
22nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
9 March 1881 |
16 August 1918 |
Joseph Marie Elliot
[St. Boniface] |
Farmer |
65 Régiment d'Infanterie French Army |
Soldat de 2e classe |
7 May 1891 |
6 October 1915 |
Alexandre Enault
[St. Boniface] |
Farmer |
68e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat de 2e Classe |
11 December 1890 |
3 May 1916 |
Théophile Alexandre Guichard |
Farmer |
125e Régiment d'Infanterie French Army |
Soldat |
22 August 1880 |
3 September 1916 |
Charles Victor Jacquot
[St. Boniface] |
Farmer |
27e Régiment D’Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat de 2e classe |
23 November 1890 |
24 July 1916 |
Pierre Marie Le Calvé
[St. Boniface] |
Farmer |
35e Régiment d'Artillerie, French Army |
2e Cannonier |
28 June 1879 |
14 April 1920 |
Henri Constant Leveque
[St. Boniface] |
Wine Maker |
64e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat |
15 November 1886 |
12 June 1915 |
Jean Louis Magnin
[St. Boniface] |
Labourer |
21e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat |
16 December 1892 |
24 August 1914 |
François Albert Mazurat
[St. Boniface] |
Cattle Dealer |
97e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat 2e Classe |
24 October 1895 |
25 September 1915 |
Pierre (Peter) Ouillette |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
15 February 1884 |
30 October 1917 |
Julien Philippe
[St. Boniface] |
Farmer |
118e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat |
6 February 1893 |
21 March 1915 |
Joseph Porrot |
Farmer |
44 d'Infanterie Coloniale, French Army |
Soldat 2e Classe |
18 September 1885 |
9 August 1915 |
Louis Savard |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
15 November 1876 |
10 April 1917 |
Marius Fernand Léon Theo
[St. Boniface] |
Domestic Servant |
128e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat |
11 March 1888 |
30 October 1914 |
Albert Vandel
[St. Boniface] |
Farmer |
44e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat de 2e classe |
23 March 1892 |
11 January 1920 |
Louis Emile Vandel |
Farmer |
171e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army |
Soldat 2e Classe |
23 June 1876 |
4 January 1915 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Elbert Frank Parker |
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
1909 |
28 July 1943 |
Adrian Steve Leroux |
429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
1925 |
5 March 1945 |
Bosnia
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Christopher Holopina |
2nd Combat Engineer Regiment |
Able Seaman |
1973 |
4 July 1996 |
See also:
Where the Guns are Now: War Trophies Database by Alex Comber
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).
We thank George Penner and Alex Comber for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 19 November 2023
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