Historic Sites of Manitoba: Beausejour War Memorial (Beausejour Community Cemetery, Beausejour)

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This cenotaph in the Beausejour Community Cemetery was erected in September 1918 to commemorate people from the local area killed during military service.

Beausejour War Memorial (July 2015) Source: Darryl Toews Beausejour War Memorial (June 2020) Source: George Penner Beausejour War Memorial (July 2024) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.05360, W96.52670 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
John B. Barton	School Teacher	?	?	?	?
Horace Bennington	Farmer	11th Canadian Reserve Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1900	18 March 1919
William Edley Bethel	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	9 April 1917
James Erskine Doig	Carpenter	107th Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Private	1880	25 October 1917
Charles Flett	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1993	27 September 1918
Arthur Gardner	Farmer	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	22 December 1920
Frank Gardner	Teamster	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	3 September 1918
Joseph William Gardner	Farmer	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	4 February 1918
Leo Katz MM	Store Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	9 October 1918
Walter Kirk	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	17 August 1918
George McDonald	Farmer	45th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	4 April 1915
Decimus Pitt	Farmer	1st Depot Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	17 May 1918
John Frederick Rudolph	Glass Blower	6th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1892	8 November 1915
Harry Meyer Silverstein	Assistant Station Agent, CPR	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Cadet	1894	10 February 1918
William Stickler	Liveryman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	15 August 1917
Ralph Watson	?	?	?	?	?

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Gervase Edward Black	Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	18 May 1919	20 September 1944
Charles Bynski	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	24 October 1922	27 April 1945
Fredrick Ehinger	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	18 April 1917	23 May 1944
Anthony Gash	3 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	22 December 1913	3 July 1944
Kazimierz Horodyski	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	3 August 1920	12 September 1943
Peter Kendyfore	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	29 March 1912	8 August 1944
George James Leathwood	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	3 October 1922	15 August 1944
Anton Adolph Martini	3 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	2 March 1920	24 October 1944
Steve Michlosky	Royal Canadian Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	1 July 1923	8 April 1945
Lorne Albert Morfoot	625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	28 August 1924	24 July 1944
Reinhold Reske	Royal Regiment of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	20 September 1922	24 October 1944
Henry Rohloff	The Canadian Provost Corps	Private	30 December 1923	21 April 1945
Archie Edward Shelson	97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	3 October 1922	13 November 1942
William Joseph Specht	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	12 April 1912	19 December 1941
Kasimer Trojanoski	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	20 February 1916	22 February 1945
John Burrows Waddell	33 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1915	24 July 1942
John Howard Warkentin	429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	22 February 1923	24 March 1944

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Beausejour Cemetery (James Avenue, Beausejour)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Beausejour War Memorial (Veterans Lane, Beausejour)

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).

They Stopped at a Good Place: A History of the Beausejour, Brokenhead, Garson and Tyndall Area of Manitoba, 1875-1981 edited by Michael Czuboka for the Beausejour-Brokenhead Historical Book Committee, 1982.

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews, George Penner, Gordon Goldsborough, and S. Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 August 2024

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