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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).
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 |
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 |
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 and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 5 April 2021
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