A monument at the intersection of Chancellor Matheson Road and University Crescent, on the Fort Garry Campus of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, commemorates 52 students and staff of the Manitoba Agricultural College who were killed during military service in the First World War. Adjacent to a row of elm trees planted along Chancellor Matheson Road, the monument was unveiled at a ceremony held on 11 November 1923 and attended by Hugh Marshall Dyer (former Chair of the Board of Directors for the Manitoba Agricultural College), Louis Wilfred Moffit of Wesley College, and Premier John Bracken.
The memorial was relocated when the UMSU University Centre was built on the site of the former bus loop, directly in front of the Administration Building.
Dedication ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural College War Memorial, attended by John Bracken at far right (11 November 1923)
Source: Marion E. Hall and David Ford
Manitoba Agricultural College War Memorial (January 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Manitoba Agricultural College War Memorial (April 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.80714, W97.14023
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural College / University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural College / Administration Building (66 Chancellors Circle, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Avenue of Elms Memorial (Chancellor Matheson Road, Winnipeg)
“Celebrate armistice at foot of cenotaph,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 November 1923, page 2.
“Dedicate Avenue of Elms at Agricultural College,” Manitoba Free Press, 12 November 1923.
Information Office, University of Manitoba, PC 80, 393-416, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
We thank David Ford, Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and Milan Lukes for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 November 2024
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