Historic Sites of Manitoba: Birtle War Memorial (Main Street, Birtle, Municipality of Prairie View)

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On 2 October 1927, a monument was dedicated at Birtle, in what is now the Municipality of Prairie View, to the memory of soldiers from the local area killed during military service. It was unveiled by General Hugh Marshall Dyer.

Unveiling the Birtle war memorial (October 1927) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2016-0012 Birtle War Memorial (August 2014) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Birtle War Memorial (September 2019) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.42199, W101.04357 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Frederick William Barnes MM [Blenheim, Minnedosa]	Jeweller	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	17 October 1895	31 August 1918
George Frederick William Black [Minnedosa]	Miner	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 October 1892	26 April 1915
George Vernon Bonner	Farm Hand	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1885	14 October 1916
Joseph Bunyan	Carpenter	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	28 March 1918
James Wiliam Corr [Wattsview]	Blacksmith	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	29 October 1892	14 May 1918
Robert Simon Dair	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	27 August 1916
William Davey	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	9 April 1917
David Alexander Fraser Dickson	Notary Public	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1887	9 April 1917
Arthur Doig	Hardware Clerk	200th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1893	25 May 1917
William Earle	Chauffeur	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	21 May 1915
William George Ediss	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	30 October 1917
James Anderson Fisher	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	13 August 1917
Frederick Charles Flynn	Cook	24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1876	17 September 1916
John Nicholas Grant	Labourer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Company Sergeant Major	17 November 1885	1 June 1915
John R. Haines	Bridge Carpenter	3rd Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Pioneer	1879	19 May 1916
Wilbur Walter Joynt Haines	Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1894	26 August 1918
William Henry Haynes	Farming	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 August 1890	21 November 1916
John Thomas Hazel	Gardener	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	26 May 1915
Harrry Ireland	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	29 October 1916
Walter Charles Jordan	Mechanic	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	16 August 1918
John Richard Kenward	Farmer	2nd Brigade, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1892	10 August 1918
Ernest Frederick Ledbetter	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	12 November 1918
Neil Stuart Malcolm [Blenheim]	?	Royal Field Artillery, British Army	Bombardier	? July 1875	13 November 1916
Kenneth Menzies	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	8 August 1918
Paul Newsham MM	Farmer	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	1886	23 November 1917
Olaf Nyblad	Farm Hand	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	16 January 1917
Herbert Arthur Patton	Farmer	Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship)	Private	1883	27 June 1918
Orlo Lydia Pound	Building Contractor	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1880	11 September 1916
Henry Stansfield “Harry” Rake [Blenheim, Miniota]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 August 1887	26 October 1917
Robert Short	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	16 August 1918
George Herbert Walker [Wattsview]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 August 1876	9 August 1918
Percy Arthur Warner	Farm Labourer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1892	15 September 1916
Vaughan David Watt	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	9 August 1918
Frank Wilby	Farmer	72nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 December 1888	2 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Mike Baraskewick	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Lance Corporal	1921	5 July 1944
Frederick Lloyd Butcher [Burdette]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1920	24 May 1944
George Herbert Finch DFC	Royal Canadian Air Force	Squadron Leader	1923	17 March 1945
Norman Harrison Gerrand	417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1923	23 July 1944
Garth Borland Johnson [Miniota]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	6 May 1922	26 November 1944
Stanley Earl McTavish	Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	1921	18 July 1944
George Ernest Murray	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	1924	6 June 1944
Warren Ainsley Roberts	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	1920	30 January 1944
Orville Ray Waterbury DFC	83 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant Navigator	1920	12 March 1943
James Averd Wilson	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1922	29 January 1943
Harold Earl Wilson [Wattsview]	630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	4 June 1916	27 July 1944

Sources:

“Birtle memorial is inveiled at ceremony,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 11 October 1927, page 20.

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).

We thank Allan Drysdale, Braden Boucher, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 October 2024

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