Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wawanesa War Memorial (Wawanesa, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa)

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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.

Wawanesa War Memorial (June 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.59324, W99.68434 denoted by symbol on the map above

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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