Historic Sites of Manitoba: Crystal City War Memorial (Crystal City, Municipality of Louise)

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A monument at Crystal City, in the Municipality of Louise, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed during military service.

Crystal City War Memorial (May 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Crystal City War Memorial (August 2018) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.14789, W98.95336 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Lawrence Dimsdale Adamson MM	Student	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	21 February 1918
David Greig Aitken	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	2 April 1917
Linton Lloyd Allen	Carpenter	14th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1877	11 November 1917
Charles A. Baird	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	19 February 1919
James Bedford Bell	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1881	9 April 1917
George Arthur Bell	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	11 April 1917
Harvey William Bridal [Cypress River]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 December 1897	14 April 1917
William John Brown	Barber	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	12 September 1918
Charles Cranston Corbett	Veterinarian	Royal Army Veterinary Corps, British Army	Captain	1889	3 February 1918
Percy Melville Corbett	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	27 August 1918
Charles Bates Embury	Barber	184th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1881	8 January 1921
James Andrew Ferguson [Lakeside]	Bank Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	6 November 1917
George Riddell Graves	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	16 August 1917
Richard Albert Graves	Farmer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	28 September 1918
Thomas Greenshields	Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 December 1896	18 October 1916
Reginald Leicester Collier Hawley	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1893	14 November 1917
Harold Keeling	Farmer	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	27 September 1918
Manford Earl Mack	Farmer	42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	7 October 1916
Alexander “Graham” Marshall	Hired Man	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 April 1883	13 April 1917
John Malcolm McIntyre	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1885	26 September 1916
William George McIntyre [Clearwater, First Baptist]	Teacher	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	19 June 1888	9 April 1917
Delmer George McNamee [Lakeside]	Bank Clerk	5th Mounted Rifles, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 September 1895	6 May 1917
Moses Meyler	Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1885	9 April 1917
Robert Campbell Richards	Mechanic & Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	31 March 1918
Frederick Israel Smallacombe	Mechanic	3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	1886	17 October 1918
Bruce Tragellas Tole	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	25 February 1919
Walter Barron Wilton [Morden, Next of Kin, Pharmacy, Portage]	Commission Merchant	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	26 March 1877	21 August 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Allen Scott Affleck	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	1906	19 August 1942
Jack Wesley Bridal	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1922	29 March 1945
George Ellis Buckingham	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1919	7 July 1941
James Cecil Colter	418 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	17 December 1920	27 August 1942
Robert Condie	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1916	2 April 1941
John Raymond Daly	417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	1920	4 July 1944
Allan Arthur Deacon	Royal Air Force	Pilot Officer	11 June 1917	24 November 1939
Ferguson John Hunter	Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps	Private	1911	13 July 1940
Douglas C. Le Gear	325 Ferrying Squadron, US Army Air Forces	2nd Lieutenant	1917	8 February 1945
Alexander John “Sandy” McLaren	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	1920	15 June 1942
Arthur James Rutland	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	1919	12 October 1944
William H. Rutland	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1921	12 December 1944
Donald Eglinton Stewart	44 Squadron, Royal Air Force	Pilot Officer	7 May 1913	11 September 1940
Thomas Benjamin Troughton	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1919	4 July 1944
Everet Gordon Werry	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	1920	15 October 1944
Arthur Cephas Worden	51 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1910	26 May 1943

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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 George Penner for providing additional information used here.

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

Page revised: 11 June 2021

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