Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Cenotaph (Memorial Park, Winnipeg)

This monument by local architect Gilbert Parfitt commemorating those killed during the First World War (1914-1918) was unveiled in Memorial Park in Winnipeg on 7 November 1928. It was subsequently rededicated to include those killed during the Second World War (1939-1945) and the Korean War (1950-1953).

Winnipeg Cenotaph

Winnipeg Cenotaph (May 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Winnipeg Cenotaph

Winnipeg Cenotaph (August 2021)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88789, W97.14886
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Winnipeg’s Cenotaph by Bettyjane Wylie
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 8, Number 2, January 1963

Sources:

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 April 2024

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