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A monument at Wawanesa, in the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa, was unveiled on 11 November 1921 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Arthur Austin
[Wawanesa] |
Gasoline Engineer |
79th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
20 May 1884 |
27 September 1916 |
Frederick Bloom
[Wawanesa] |
Labourer |
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
28 February 1893 |
6 December 1916 |
Robert Clark
[Wawanesa] |
Chauffeur |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
2 May 1886 |
10 April 1918 |
Harold James Dent MM
[Wawanesa] |
Bank Clerk |
Fort Garry Horse |
Private |
27 June 1891 |
18 April 1918 |
John Thompson “Jack” Fisher
[Berbank, Nesbitt, Next of Kin, Wawanesa, Wesley College] |
Student |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lieutenant |
25 December 1890 |
30 August 1917 |
Louis Felix Geofroy |
Barber |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Sergeant |
28 January 1882 |
26 October 1917 |
Wesley William Irvine
[Brandon College, Hartney, Maryland Methodist, Wawanesa, Wesley College] |
Teacher |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lieutenant |
5 April 1893 |
28 September 1918 |
Walter Bunyon Lawrence
[Wawanesa] |
? |
5th Battalion, London Rifle Brigade |
Rifleman |
1882 |
1 July 1916 |
Frederick William Leachman
[Wawanesa] |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
21 October 1890 |
8 October 1916 |
Gordon Livingston
[Nesbitt, Wawanesa] |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
15 September 1895 |
26 July 1917 |
Jesse Harold McFadden
[Armoury, Killarney, Killarney School, Next of Kin, Pilot Mound] |
Clergyman |
10th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Private |
22 October 1891 |
16 September 1916 |
Thomas Henry Reynolds |
Farm Labourer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
16 January 1892 |
6 June 1921 |
John Robertson
[Wawanesa] |
Farmer |
181st Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
30 August 1897 |
2 January 1917 |
William H. Rumford DCM
[Wawanesa] |
Labourer |
31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Corporal |
23 May 1887 |
2 November 1919 |
Herbert Douglas Smith
[Wawanesa] |
Clerk |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
20 July 1879 |
30 January 1918 |
John Thomas Stevenson
[Wawanesa] |
Druggist |
1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade |
Private |
27 November 1894 |
3 November 1918 |
Francis Charles Jay Watson
[Treesbank, Wawanesa] |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
13 September 1890 |
31 October 1917 |
Thomas Frank Webster
[Wawanesa] |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
2 May 1893 |
16 October 1916 |
Thomas Wightman
[Nesbitt, Wawanesa] |
Farmer |
102nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
3 October 1892 |
9 April 1917 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Willis Leigh Cory
[Wawanesa] |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
29 March 1909 |
31 August 1944 |
Percy John Ellis
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School] |
Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
28 February 1917 |
26 August 1942 |
James Bentley Ferris
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School] |
400 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
10 October 1916 |
20 January 1943 |
Charles Gordon Gorrie
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School, Wawanesa United] |
422 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
22 January 1924 |
20 November 1943 |
Robert Talbot Hemmons
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School] |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
3 September 1917 |
24 August 1942 |
Francis John Lowe
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa United] |
12 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
10 May 1910 |
26 March 1942 |
Howard V. Millen
[Wawanesa] |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
Private |
21 September 1914 |
15 December 1943 |
Reginald Frederick Noton
[Wawanesa] |
218 (Gold Coast) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
18 May 1911 |
2 July 1942 |
Wilfred S. Powers
[Wawanesa] |
Essex Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
7 May 1909 |
21 July 1944 |
George Edward Stevenson
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School, Wawanesa United] |
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer Class II |
16 August 1918 |
26 February 1944 |
Wilbert Crothers Wallace
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School, Wawanesa United] |
HMCS Avalon, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
Ordinary Seaman |
18 November 1920 |
12 December 1942 |
Walter Torrance Wilton
[Wawanesa] |
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Lieutenant |
16 September 1919 |
29 December 1943 |
Other
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Stanley Blair Cory |
NATO CFE |
Master Corporal |
5 August 1957 |
29 April 1983 |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wawanesa War Memorial (506 George Street, Wawanesa, RM of Oakland-Wawanesa)
Sources:
“Unveil Memorial At Wawanesa To District’s Heroes,” Brandon Daily Sun, 12 November 1921, page 1.
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: 19 November 2022
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