Historic Sites of Manitoba: Charleswood / South Headingley War Veterans Monument (Roblin Boulevard, Winnipeg)

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A monument, erected by the Charleswood Historical Society, commemorates the veterans of the First and Second World Wars from the Charleswood and South Headingley areas.

Charleswood / South Headingley War Veterans Monument

Charleswood / South Headingley War Veterans Monument (2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Charleswood Memorial Park Sign with War Veterans Monument in background

Charleswood Memorial Park Sign with War Veterans Monument in background (May 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.861050, W97.303370
denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Oscar Goodman
[Winnipeg]

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

12 November 1897

27 October 1916

Alexander Sansregret

Butcher

46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

27 August 1886

3 September 1918

Second World War Casualties

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Frederick Cameron Anderson

221 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Lieutenant

21 June 1917

2 February 1943

Duncan Stewart Brown

158 RAF Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

16 May 1924

18 December 1944

Joseph Arthur Leo Couture

578 RAF Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Lieutenant

14 April 1921

21 July 1944

John Wilbur Cremeens

Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Rifleman

11 October 1924

9 September 1944

William Eluke

Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Rifleman

17 August 1925

7 April 1945

Francis Edward Joynson

424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

19 July 1921

29 June 1944

Ralph Gordon Kelly

Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

12 February 1923

20 February 1944

George Richard La Croix

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Sergeant

1 March 1918

6 June 1944

George LaPeyre

South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

23 March 1921

16 September 1944

Arthur Francis LeMaistre

210 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Pilot Officer

22 January 1914

9 April 1940

Roy Long

1 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery

Sergeant

1 October 1915

12 September 1944

Roy Gibson Madge

428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flying Officer

21 March 1920

26 May 1943

Clarence Norris Magnusson

428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Sergeant

30 August 1916

22 May 1943

Elmer Andrew Magnusson

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s)

Private

22 June 1924

18 April 1945

James Donald McIntosh

Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Rifleman

1924

8 June 1944

Malcolm Archie McKellar

419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Sergeant

29 April 1923

21 November 1943

Neville Ernest Morrice

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

25 February 1918

30 December 1943

Alfred Nicholson

18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Trooper

12 January 1912

14 August 1944

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).

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

Page revised: 9 June 2021

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