Historic Sites of Manitoba: Amaranth War Memorial, Schools, and Churches (Amaranth, RM of Alonsa)

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A monument north of Amaranth in the Rural Municipality of Alonsa commemorates local soldiers killed during military service, as well as schools, churches, and cemeteries that once operated in the region.

Amaranth War Memorial (August 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.61009, W98.74842 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George Henry “Jim” Cooper [Portage]	Farmer	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 November 1896	20 December 1916
Peter Demerais [Kinosota]	?	?	?	?	?
Thomas Dickson	Farmer	18th Battery, 5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	1882	13 October 1915
Gilbert Marsh	Cook	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	15 September 1916
William McMartin	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1882	9 April 1917
Arthur Percival	Farmer	Canadian Forestry Corps	Private	1892	4 September 1920
Herbert John Smith	Clerk	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	?	16 September 1916
James Harrison Thompson [Portage la Prairie]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	26 February 1884	31 October 1917

Second World War Casualties

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Ari Bergthor “Harry” Clark	76 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	10 February 1917	26 December 1944
James Clare “Jim” Godkin	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1922	9 August 1944
Einar Victor Isfeld	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	1915	6 April 1945
William Murray Majury	Essex Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1924	5 October 1944
Walter Munro	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	1913	31 December 1944
Antonius Cornelis Van der Meer	Royal Dutch Princess Irene Brigade, Dutch Army	Soldier	30 September 1899	3 September 1941

Amaranth Area Schools

School	Location(s)
Davey School No. 1735	NW25-19-11W
Elkwood School No. 1607	NE13-20-11W / NE11-20-11W
Falmouth School No. 1856	NE34-18-11W
Ferguson School No. 1841	SE19-19-11W
Grass Marsh School No. 2062	SE15-18-11W
Leifur School No. 1561	SE27-20-10W
Lone Spruce School No. 1984	NW16-18-10W / SW18-18-10W / NW8-18-10W
Marius-Westview School	SE4-19-9W
Reedy Creek School No. 1983	SW28-20-11W
Rocklands School No. 1737	SE6-20-11W
Smalley School No. 1826	NE26-19-10W

Amaranth Area Churches

Church	Period	Location(s)
Amaranth Anglican Church	1921-c1925	Amaranth
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church	1921-1942	Falmouth area
St. Martins-in-the-Field Anglican Church	1923-late 1940s	Harcus
Amaranth United Church	1925-1990	Amaranth
Our Lady of Angels Roman Catholic Church	1953-?	Amaranth
Amaranth Gospel Mission Church	1946	Amaranth
Our Lady of Quadalope Roman Catholic Church	1902	Sandy Bay First Nation

Amaranth Area Cemeteries

Cemetery	Location(s)
Amaranth Haven of Rest Cemetery	SE11-19-10W
Beckville Cemetery	NE6-20-9W (shore of Lake Manitoba)
Falmouth Cemetery / St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery	NE of NE3-19-11W
Harcus Cemetery / St. Martins-in-the-Field Anglican Cemetery	NE of NE11-20-11W
Sandy Bay Ojibway Cemetery	Sandy Bay First Nation

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Amaranth School No. 1534 (Amaranth, RM of Alonsa)

Sources:

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).

War Memorials of Manitoba: A Beginning Inventory compiled by Patrick Morican BA MA, Winnipeg, 1996.

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 5 September 2021

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