Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Norbert Roman Catholic Cemetery (Avenue Sainte Therese, Winnipeg)

This cemetery along Avenue Sainte Therese in the St. Norbert area of Winnipeg contains a memorial to soldiers from the local area who were killed during service in the First World War.

St. Norbert War Memorial (July 2012) Source: Peter McLure St. Norbert War Memorial (August 2014) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.76351, W97.14492 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Francois “Frank” Cardinal	Labourer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	9 August 1918
Arthur Carriere	Farmer	1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Canadian Dragoons	Private	1893	10 October 1918
Roger Chartrand	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	31 January 1918
Richard Fenton	Farmer	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	1893	4 June 1916
Joseph Frobisher	Teamster	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	19 November 1918
Alfred Laliberte	Driver	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1880	6 October 1916
Louis Leaumorte MM [St. Boniface]	Instructor	153e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat de 2e classe	28 August 1887	5 March 1915
Alfred Oliver Lord	Carpenter	21st Company, Canadian Forestry Corps	Private	1890	28 October 1918
James Normand	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	15 February 1918
Alfred Ryan	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	30 October 1917
Ernest Ryan	Farmer	14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	9 August 1918
Jules Elisée Seewald	Gardener	2e Régiment D'Infanterie Coloniale, French Army	Soldat de 2e Classe	18 September 1885	30 November 1914
Alfred Taylor	Farmer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	2 September 1918

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Norbert Roman Catholic Church (Rue St. Pierre, Winnipeg)

Manitoba Business: Manitoba Anchor Wire Fence Company

Sources:

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.

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).

La Grande Guerre Monument - St Nortbert MB, Waymarking.

This page was prepared by Peter McLure, Tim Worth, Darryl Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 October 2021

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