Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cartwright War Memorial (Cartwright, Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin)

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A monument at Cartwright in the Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin was erected on 20 June 1921 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during the First World War. The unveiling ceremony was attended by Premier Tobias C. Norris. The names of Second World War casualties were added later, along with the names of those were served and returned to Canada after the wars. The monument is maintained and updated by Cartwright-Mather Branch #86 of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Cartwright War Memorial (August 2018) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.09556, W99.34028 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Robert Stanley Bramwell [Bank of Toronto]	Bank Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 October 1890	3 May 1917
George Frederick Chase	Engineer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 July 1884	13 November 1917
Robert Picken Chisholm	?	15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own)	Lance Corporal	1 February 1876	3 May 1917
Nelson Lorne Davidson	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 June 1893	7 September 1918
Stephen Thomas Dunn	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 December 1888	8 May 1917
George Riddell Graves	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 December 1898	16 August 1917
Richard Albert Graves	Farmer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 January 1890	28 September 1918
Albert Alfred Green	Farmer	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Pioneer	14 March 1882	15 August 1917
George Raymond Heatherington	Farmer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 September 1889	9 April 1917
Frederick Charles Higgerty [Next of Kin, 108 Battalion]	Clerk	London Regiment, Post Office Rifles	2nd Lieutenant	3 November 1893	30 November 1917
Waldo Edward Lester [108 Battalion]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 January 1892	9 April 1917
Charles Marshall	Labourer	184th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	26 May 1917
Emill Montroy	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 May 1897	28 April 1917
William Mooney	Machinist	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	28 May 1883	8 May 1915
George William Myall	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 November 1890	9 October 1916
Henry Rodger Trueman O’Brien [Armoury]	CPR Brakeman	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 November 1889	28 October 1917
George Palmer	?	?	?	?	?
Robert Campbell Richards	Mechanic and Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 November 1892	31 March 1918
John Cochrane Smith	Live Stock Commissioner	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	14 December 1885	10 November 1917
Melbourne Robert Carter Smith [Law Society]	Law Student	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 May 1887	30 October 1917
George Somerville	Student	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	24 August 1897	30 October 1917
David Llewellyn Stouffer [Armoury, Killarney]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 May 1898	22 January 1918
Joseph Huskuldur Thompson [Bank of Hamilton]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 April 1896	9 April 1917
William Scovell Voller	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 July 1890	6 November 1917
George Waltho	Blacksmith	1st Canadian Mounted Infantry	Lance Corporal	19 August 1890	29 September 1918
Robert Walker Watts	Automobile Driver	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	30 March 1887	2 June 1916
John Kenneth Webster	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 June 1898	30 June 1917
George Henry Young	Shoemaker	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 May 1889	26 May 1916

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Lloyd Lawrence Aikenhead	407 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Observer	23 December 1916	21 June 1942
George William Askew	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	25 March 1921	26 July 1943
John Ruskin Askew	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	22 May 1919	23 January 1943
Ross Robert Brogden	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	11 February 1919	25 April 1943
Ronald George Gimby	4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	4 February 1923	12 January 1945
Raymond Wesley Graves	Regina Rifle Regiment	Rifleman	31 October 1919	12 October 1944
Morris Allan McKenzie	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	7 November 1920	20 February 1944
Roydon Hubert McLeod	356 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	12 November 1924	18 August 1945
John Milliken	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	?	22 September 1944
Stanley Roe	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	15 March 1912	5 December 1944
Lester Wilber Roller	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	31 March 1920	5 December 1944
Ray Calvin Roller	100 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	11 August 1923	16 January 1945
Lawrence Chester Scaife	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Corploral	4 August 1915	6 June 1944
George A. Scaife	Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa	Private	17 July 1911	19 August 1942
Austin Hubert Turrill	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	18 September 1923	18 November 1944

Sources:

“Fine monument unveiled at Cartwright,” Southern Manitoba Review, 23 June 1921, page 1.

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 Vicki Wallace for providing additional information used here.

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

Page revised: 10 December 2023

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