Historic Sites of Manitoba: Carberry War Memorial (Main Street, Carberry)

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A monument in Carberry was erected by the Carberry Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed during the First World War. It was unveiled at a ceremony on 21 July 1921.

Carberry War Memorial (April 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86827, W99.35889 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George Rae Addison [Armoury]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 November 1897	10 August 1918
George Alderson	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1880	25 November 1916
Raymond Alliban	Farmer and Tractor Engineer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1891	26 October 1917
Walter Andrew	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	9 April 1917
Harry Edward Angold	Grocer’s Assistant	2nd King Edward’s Horse, British Army	Private	1892	23 September 1915
Abram Armstrong	Butcher	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	12 February 1917
David Alonzo Armstrong	Carpenter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1879	6 November 1917
Frank John Bankhead [Armoury]	Moving Picture Operator	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	25 June 1890	29 October 1916
Jason Michael Bird	Farmer	Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	30 April 1919
William Durward	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 November 1891	30 July 1916
Robert Elliott	Carpenter	Canadian Area Employment Company	Private	1875	28 May 1918
Charles Toyne Elmhirst	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1896	27 March 1917
Norris Farrar	Farmer	Fort Garry Horse	Trooper	1892	20 November 1917
Joseph Flanagan	Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	10 November 1917
Frank Fowler	Surveyor	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lance Corporal	1897	26 August 1918
Rae Fowler	Government Fire Ranger	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1897	30 July 1916
Kenneth James Fraser	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	16 January 1920
Frank Gordon [Armoury]	Teamster	75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 January 1894	23 November 1916
John Symington Gray	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	8 August 1918
George Hemstock	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1893	8 August 1918
Matthew Hogarth	Farm Servant	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1888	5 June 1916
David Hogg	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	9 April 1917
Frank Manley Jackson [Rossburn]	Tinsmith and Plumber	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 March 1888	22 July 1916
Thomas Johnston	Farm Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	6 April 1917
Henry Charles Jones	Chauffeur	3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1884	31 December 1915
Robert Kearney	Section Man	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	11 August 1917
Arthur Loft [Wesley College]	Minister	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1883	28 October 1917
John Lingard Lowe	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	12 April 1917
Roy Victor Lowes	Printer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	22 August 1917
Wilbert John Mallory [Brookdale]	Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 November 1876	29 January 1917
Charles Wesley Marshall	Blacksmith	100th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	13 March 1921
Gordon Clifford Marshall	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	9 October 1916
Alexander McGregor McRae MM [Brookdale, Neepawa, Next of Kin]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	9 November 1895	4 September 1918
Clarence Edwin McLachlan [Sidney]	Farmer’s Son	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 December 1896	19 February 1917
George McLean	Teamster	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	11 August 1918
Ralph Meredith	Salesman	174th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1892	1 June 1918
George Hay Mitchell	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	19 July 1917
Herbert Leonard Moore	Painter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1882	21 August 1917
Robert Bertie Munson	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	12 November 1917
Angus Peter Murchison	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	9 April 1917
John Ernest Nelson [Manitoba College, Wesley College]	Student	7th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Bdr	1893	4 October 1916
Bernard Payne	Carpenter	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	1893	5 August 1915
George Riley	Printer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1875	8 August 1916
J. Rose	?	?	Private	?	?
Eric Russell	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	13 November 1917
Thomas Seaman	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1892	19 September 1916
Joseph Edmond Sexton [Sidney]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	9 April 1888	20 December 1916
Percy Stanley Sharpe	Farm Labourer	45th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	14 April 1916
Henry Singer	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	26 October 1917
John George Storyack	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	4 August 1918
Joseph Robert Thomas [Armoury]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 April 1891	1 November 1918
H. Webb	?	?	Private	?	?
Arthur Edward West [Armoury, Brandon Hills, Minitonas]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 April 1899	27 September 1918
Walter Whitehead	Mail Packer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 August 1892	11 July 1918

Sources:

Carberry Plains: Century One, 1882-1982 by Carberry History Committee, 1982, page 313.

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 Beverley Anderson for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 3 November 2024

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