Historic Sites of Manitoba: Thornhill War Memorial (Thornhill, RM of Stanley)

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A monument in Thornhill in the Rural Municipality of Stanley was dedicated on 15 July 1979 in commemoration of local soldiers who served in the First World War and the Second World War, and the names of killed during service. It also commemorates the Thornhill Community Club (1919), Memorial Curling Club (1948-1975), Wellington School No. 59 (1887-1968), Holy Trinity Anglican Church (1895-1945), Knox Presbyterian Church (1891-1918), Thornhill Methodist Church (1891-1926), and Thornhill United Church (1926-1978).

Thornhill War Memorial (July 2014) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.20147, W98.23071 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Reginald Card	Labourer	1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1890	15 September 1916
Franklin Erwin Cowan	Student	4th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1896	9 November 1917
Thomas Henry Wilson	Farmer	1st Manitoba Regiment	Private	1890	8 October 1918

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
John McNabb Kendall	226 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	15 August 1922	23 December 1943
Leonard Victor Longney	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	c1923	13 June 1944
Norman Andrew Lumgair [Morden, Orange Hill]	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	c1922	15 March 1944
Clifford Clarence Reichert	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	c1920	22 June 1943

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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 and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 12 November 2023

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