Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wattsview Honour Roll (Birtle, RM of Prairie View)

This Honour Roll in the Birtle Legion at Birtle, in the Rural Municipality of Prairie View, lists people from the Wattsview district killed during military service in the First World War and Second World War.

Wattsview Honour Roll in the Birtle Legion (March 2020) Source: Jean Fouillard Site Coordinates (lat/long): NW denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
James William Corr [Birtle, St. Lazare]	Blacksmith	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	29 October 1892	14 May 1918
George Herbert Walker [Birtle]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 August 1876	9 August 1918

Second World War Casualties

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Harold Earl Wilson [Birtle]	630 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	4 June 1916	27 July 1944

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This page was prepared by Darryl Toews, Jean Fouillard, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 24 November 2020

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