Historic Sites of Manitoba: Altamont Cemetery / Altamont War Memorial (Altamont, Municipality of Lorne)

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A monument in the Altamont Cemetery near Altamont, in the Municipality of Lorne, was erected by the Altamont branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in commemoration of those from the local area killed during military service.

Altamont Cemetery (June 2017) Source: Neil Christoffersen Altamont War Memorial (June 2014) Source: Darryl Toews Altamont War Memorial (June 2017) Source: Neil Christoffersen Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.39969, W98.46800 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Adolph Forbes	Bricklayer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1884	16 February 1917
Clifford Crampton Hughes [Manitou]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	10 February 1918
Gordon Henry Lyle	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	1 October 1918
John Clarence Mussell [Armoury]	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	12 February 1888	15 September 1916
Alfred Robert Preston	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1877	6 March 1918

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Lloyd Lawrence Aikenhead [1]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1916	21 June 1942
Earl Donald King	Lord Strathcona’s Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Corporal	1917	8 September 1944
Thomas B. Troughton	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1919	4 July 1944

Sources:

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.

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).

1. Aikenhead was born on 23 December 1916 at Wellwood and attended Wellwood School and Altamont School from 1920 to 1927, and Neelin School from 1927 to 1939. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 as a Navigator-Gunner-Observor-Pilot. In 1942, while on patrol over the North Sea, he was shot down in waters near Den-Helder, The Netherlands and all four crew members perished. His body was later found washed up on the shore. He is buried at Delfzijl, The Netherlands. He was married to Muriel Bell of Baldur who died in 2009. He never saw his son Larry. Source: http://www.mbnwo.ca/forms/msrb_vol1.pdf

We thank Audrey Riedstra for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews, Gordon Goldsborough, and Neil Christoffersen.

Page revised: 9 December 2019

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