This cemetery in the Municipality of North Norfolk contains a war memorial, unveiled at a ceremony on 24 July 1921, commemorating local men killed in military service during the First World War.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Bertram Ames |
? |
1st Battalion, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment |
? |
? |
26 May 1918 |
Richard Harold Hannaford |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
28 January 1889 |
29 October 1916 |
Roy Daniel Hotell |
Farm Labourer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
6 January 1890 |
31 August 1917 |
Lester Hudson |
Clerk |
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
9 May 1891 |
10 June 1916 |
Claude Elliott Matthews |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
19 May 1894 |
6 November 1917 |
James Willard McAskie |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
27 February 1898 |
29 September 1918 |
G. S. McKenzie |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
S. Paterson |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Frank Salter |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
10 February 1889 |
12 April 1917 |
William John Stone |
Assistant Superintendent of Extension Service |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
8 February 1888 |
26 October 1917 |
William Lewis Wisenden |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
22 July 1890 |
28 May 1917 |
James Woods |
Teamster |
28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
10 September 1878 |
6 June 1916 |
Alex Ross Wright |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
4 November 1898 |
28 June 1917 |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Whitemouth Old Municipal Cemetery / Beaver Creek Cemetery (Whitemouth, RM of Whitemouth)
Sources:
“Beaver Memorial to be Unveiled Sunday,” MacGregor Herald, 21 July 1921, page 1.
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).
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Neil Christoffersen, and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 5 December 2022
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