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In this cemetery near Edrans in the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is a monument commemorating those from the local area killed during military service, and a small community chapel.
Edrans Cemetery (June 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Edrans War Memorial (June 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.06239, W99.14440
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Jason Michael Bird
Farmer
Canadian Infantry
Private
1892
30 April 1918
Charles Edgar Atheling “Dykes” Bredin DSO
[Next of Kin, Portage, Sidney]Farmer
28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Major
1876
18 November 1917
James Fraser
Tailor
15th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Corporal
1873
3 January 1918
Richard Henry Gough
Farm Labourer
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1890
11 August 1918
James Harrison
[St. George's Anglican, Westbourne]Section Man
107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
19 May 1885
2 June 1917
Charles Robertson
[Brandon Armoury]Farmer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
5 July 1891
16 August 1918
Eric Russell
Farmer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1898
13 Novembe 1917
Walter Henry Sharp
Farmer
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Corporal
1890
30 September 1918
Thomas Seaman
Farmer
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
1892
19 September 1916
Frank Walker
Farmer
Lord Strathcona’s Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Private
1897
9 July 1918
Abraham D. Wozencraft
Farmer
28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
c1880
6 June 1916
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Alexander Donald Fraser
Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
17 December 1923
3 April 1945
George Robert Pool DFC
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Lieutenant
1918
6 January 1945
William Tom Seaman
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sergeant
1921
10 June 1943
Albert Skeet
Royal Canadian Artillery
Bombardier
1909
10 August 1944
Walter Perry Smith
90th Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Sergeant
1924
28 June 1944
James Venn
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sergeant
1921
26 June 1941
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 and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 4 November 2021
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