Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Cenotaph (300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg)

This monument on Memorial Boulevard in Winnipeg, commemorating those killed during the First World War (1914-1918), was designed by local architect Gilbert Parfitt and built in 1928 by the construction firm of Carter-Halls-Aldinger at a cost of about $30,000. It was unveiled officially in Memorial Park 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 (May 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Winnipeg Cenotaph (August 2021) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Winnipeg Cenotaph (November 2024) Source: Jordan Makichuk Winnipeg Cenotaph (April 2025) Source: Milan Lukes Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88789, W97.14886 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Gilbert C. “Gil” Parfitt (1886-1966)

Manitoba Business: Carter-Halls-Aldinger / Commonwealth Construction Company

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

Sources:

“Carter-Halls-Aldinger Company will build the Winnipeg War Memorial on Memorial Boulevard,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 April 1928, page 8.

We thank George Penner, Jordan Makichuk, and Milan Lukes for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 May 2025

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