Historic Sites of Manitoba: Elgin War Memorial (Elgin, Municipality of Grassland)

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A monument at Elgin, in the Municipality of Grassland, was unveiled on 15 October 1922 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service.

Elgin War Memorial (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Elgin War Memorial (July 2018) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.44400, W100.26936 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Jack Barker	Miner	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	4 June 1916
William Brackenbury [Brandon Armoury]	Farm Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 May 1896	2 September 1918
John Brown	Labourer	HMCS Niobe, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve	Able Seaman	26 January 1898	22 November 1918
Thomas Brown	Hotel Boots	2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, British Army	Lance Corporal	1895	25 September 1915
William Francis Byde	Farmer	45th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1885	10 November 1920
Kenneth Connacher	Teamster	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	17 August 1918
Frank Royston Dowsett	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	30 October 1917
Clarence Franklin Draper	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Sergeant	1893	13 September 1918
Reginald John Rufus Howe	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1893	10 April 1917
George Gordon Howey	Farmer	4th Canadian Division, Pontoon Bridge T Unit, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	1885	15 October 1918
Frank Robertson James MM	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	26 October 1917
William Donald Marshall	Farmer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1889	8 October 1916
David McGrath	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	26 October 1917
Wilson Moore	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	17 April 1917
Alfred George Morris	Banking	4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders	Second Lieutenant	1895	16 June 1916
William John Passmore	Farmer	15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	26 September 1916
William Henry Remnant [Brandon Armoury, Boissevain, Vimy Ridge]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 July 1897	10 April 1917
Donald Shand	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1887	2 November 1918
John George Spratt	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1894	29 September 1918
Ernest Thomas Strathearn	Farm Hand	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1897	23 August 1917
Edward Howard Thorpe	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	9 October 1916
Bertram Henry Turvey	Iron Moulder	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	1 September 1916
Charles Webster	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	12 September 1916
James Wilson	?	?	Private	?	?
Reuben Frederick Wilson	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1890	15 September 1916

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Arthur Franklin Alcock	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1919	17 June 1942
John Marshall Boyd	77 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1916	31 October 1941
Clarence Oscar Draper	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1921	26 February 1944
John Lightfoot Keown	424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Gunner	1919	6 December 1944
George Westlake Mann	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	1915	29 August 1944
Douglas Haig Moore	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1917	18 September 1942
Robert Thomas Neville	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1911	23 October 1944
Floyd Reginald Ross	356 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1921	12 June 1945
John David Ross	423 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	1919	11 February 1945
Edgar Charles Smelts	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1917	20 December 1941
Robert Howard Sneath	624 Squadron, Royal Air Force	Flying Officer	1920	25 June 1944
Charles Tourand	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Sergeant	1919	4 July 1944

Sources:

Echoes of Elgin, Elgin Centennial Committee,1970, page 60.

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 Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 27 November 2021

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