Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ste. Anne War Memorial (Ste. Anne)

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The Ste. Anne Memorial on the grounds of the Roman Catholic Church in Ste. Anne was constructed in 1976 to honor those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom in the First and Second World Wars.

Ste. Anne War Memorial (June 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.66925, W96.64598 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Louis Grouette	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 July 1895	12 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Daniel Norman Benoit	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	26 May 1921	19 August 1942
Guy Andre Rene Bissonnette	78 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	10 September 1919	26 July 1942
Joseph Eloi Bohemier	441 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	12 January 1918	23 January 1945
Joseph Alphonse Gerard Dumaine	Winnipeg Grenadiers	Private	9 July 1921	17 February 1944
Joseph Edmond Gustave Girouard	407 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class I	6 November 1919	10 November 1943
Jean Goulet	Essex Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	18 August 1917	26 October 1944
Donald Roderick Lagimodiere	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	8 December 1920	13 September 1942
Achille Louis Orieux [St. Boniface]	Le Regiment de Maisonneuve, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Captain	15 February 1919	19 July 1944
Gerard Joseph Paille	Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	19 July 1922	19 September 1944
Joseph Pelletier	8th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Gunner	17 November 1909	24 May 1944
Gerald Joseph Perron	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada	Private	17 April 1922	9 August 1944
Ernest Proulx	Winnipeg Grenadiers	Private	23 December 1915	11 December 1943
Henri Jean Richard	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	18 April 1921	28 August 1944
Henry Rodgers	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	5 December 1921	8 June 1944
Steven Slywchuk	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	15 December 1921	8 June 1944

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church (162 Centrale Avenue, Ste. Anne)

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, Darryl Toews, and Tim Worth.

Page revised: 3 January 2022

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