Historic Sites of Manitoba: Elkhorn War Memorial (Richhill Avenue, Elkhorn, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)

Link to:
First World War | Second World War | Other | Sources

This monument at Elkhorn in the Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed during military service. Made by the Portage la Prairie firm of Guinn and Simpson at a cost of $1,500, the monument was unveiled on 11 September 1927 at a ceremony attended by General H. D. B. Ketchen.

Elkhorn War Memorial (July 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.97510, W101.24010 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Agathus Christopher Bennett	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1873	10 August 1918
Frank Benton	Farm Labourer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	28 June 1917
James Black	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	10 November 1917
Roderick Cameron	Labourer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 July 1887	15 September 1916
Ernest Leroy Cassell	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	30 October 1917
J. Core	?	?	?	?	?
Frank Percival Dixon	Student	10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	198	29 August 1918
Charles Bruce Duxbury MM [Engineering, Next of Kin]	Student	2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	7 February 1895	11 April 1918
Joel Stanley Felkers	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1892	23 October 1918
Samuel Gore	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 March 1884	24 May 1915
George Gosling	Porter	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1878	9 August 1918
W. Grimshaw	?	?	?	?	?
Thomas Edward Higginbotham	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1876	7 April 1917
John Arthur Huntley [Post Office]	Railway Mail Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1894	7 April 1917
Herbert Edward Kersey	Hardware Clerk & Musician	1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1897	1 October 1918
Alfred James Kennedy [Peguis, Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Carpenter	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 March 1898	15 April 1917
T. Knight	?	?	?	?	?
Arthur Lark	Farm Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1891	28 August 1918
Edmund Henry Llewellyn	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	26 October 1917
W. Millar	?	?	?	?	?
Clarence Harvey Miller [Law Society]	Law Student	Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	23 December 1896	25 June 1918
Richard Gibson Michaelson	Labourer	Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1894	9 February 1919
Linden Thorne Morden	Grain Buyer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	5 October 1917
Allan Gerald Nelson	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	26 October 1917
Robert Notman	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	26 October 1917
R. Richardson	?	?	?	?	?
R. Ritchie	?	?	?	?	?
William John Rodgers	Clerk	101st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	9 July 1918
Ralph Stanley	?	1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, British Army	Private	?	11 April 1915
David William Stranger [Peguis, Selkirk]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	20 May 1874	29 March 1917
Robert Cecil Sipley	Butcher	72nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	30 October 1917
Charles Edward Siford	Farmer	85th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1885	21 March 1918
Ernest Charles Staines [St. Mary]	Cook	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 March 1878	27 July 1917
Henry Charles Victor Waller	Farmer	2nd Division, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	1892	18 November 1918
Henry Thomas Wheeler	Farm Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	1 October 1918

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George Frankland Brennand	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	1919	1 September 1942
Thomas Lincoln Duxbury	40 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1916	12 October 1941
Andrew Smith Duke	Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps	Private	1920	5 June 1942
John Irving Jenner	14th Armoured Regiment, Calgary Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Sergeant	1920	4 October 1943
Joffre McDonald McDonald	113 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	13 May 1916	1 June 1942
Ronald Frederick Mallett	Royal Canadian Air Force	Navigator	1919	30 November 1942
Lloyd George Sinclair	77 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1919	21 September 1941
Ernest Charles Turner [Flin Flon]	18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Sergeant	29 October 1916	30 October 1944
Gordon Ivan Williams	97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer	1922	31 January 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).

Elkhorn History to 1967 by M. Sipley, 1967, page 10.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 8 August 2021

Historic Sites of Manitoba This is a collection of historic sites in Manitoba compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. The information is offered for historical interest only. SEARCH the collection Browse lists of: Museums/Archives | Buildings | Monuments | Cemeteries | Locations | Other Inclusion in this collection does not confer special status or protection. Official heritage designation may only come from municipal, provincial, or federal governments. Some sites are on private property and permission to visit must be secured from the owner. Site information is provided by the Manitoba Historical Society as a free public service only for non-commercial purposes. Send corrections and additions to this page to the MHS Webmaster at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca. Search Tips | Suggest an Historic Site | FAQ Help us keep history alive!