Historic Sites of Manitoba: Elm Creek War Memorial (Elm Creek, RM of Grey)

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A monument in Elm Creek in the Rural Municipality of Grey was designed and erected by Joseph Billings of the Carman Granite and Marble Works. It was dedicated in 1927 in memory of veterans of the First World War who lost their lives in battle. A second plaque was added for lost veterans in the Second World War, and dedicated at a ceremony on 17 August 1947.

Elm Creek War Memorial (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Elm Creek War Memorial (January 2024) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.67572, W97.99409 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George Baskerville	Labourer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1896	4 November 1917
Thomas Walter Boyd	Engineer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1884	6 June 1916
D. Craig	?	?	?	?	?
John Henry Duell	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 August 1881	2 September 1918
Alexander Graham	Fireman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	30 October 1917
William John Knox Graham [Westminster]	Farmer	6th Training Squadron, Royal Air Force	Second Lieutenant	9 May 1894	17 May 1918
Cecil Sanford Holliday	Bank Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	31 August 1918
Frank Stewart Holliday [Lakeside]	Banker	2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	15 March 1892	9 September 1918
Alexander Lambert [St. Andrews, Selkirk]	Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 October 1880	9 April 1917
Oniziphore Lavigne [Fannystelle]	Farmer	22nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 March 1894	7 November 1918
Robert Murphy	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	28 August 1918
Richard Oakes	Teamster	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1886	10 August 1918
Thomas Ernest Roscoe	?	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	?	3 June 1917
Henry Joseph Sparling	Assistant Agent, CPR	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Private	1898	11 June 1917
Duncan Andrew Thompson	Farmer	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 April 1896	5 May 1918
Wilbert Thompson	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	18 June 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Joseph George Louis Boisvert [Fannystelle]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	23 April 1909	19 September 1943
Harold Byers	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	26 November 1919	23 January 1945
Frank Carriere	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	5 May 1916	2 March 1945
William Joseph Carriere	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	7 October 1922	8 June 1944
Robert Gordon Carter	431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	5 December 1922	26 July 1944
Donald Ernest Cochran	United States Air Force	Second Lieutenant	4 November 1918	27 May 1943
Laurenzo Joseph Dube	8th Reconnaissance Regiment, 14th Canadian Hussars, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	6 November 1916	30 March 1945
Arthur Leon Johnston	76 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	27 August 1920	13 June 1944
Gerald William Bunny Kennedy	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	2 October 1922	12 February 1943
Jack Matthew Kennedy	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	30 April 1918	8 April 1942
Jules Joseph La Bossiere [Fannystelle]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	22 August 1916	17 September 1942
Harold Francis MacLean	5 Provost Company, The Canadian Provost Corps	Lance Corporal	19 July 1921	26 September 1944
John Donald McDougall	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	17 December 1923	9 April 1945
Harold Emelaw McGill	10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lance Corporal	11 April 1910	24 July 1944
Robert Victor Millar	425 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	24 May 1923	26 June 1943
Cecil Arthur Ralph	Royal Canadian Air Force	Corporal	18 April 1918	3 February 1946
Cuthbert Percy Ralph	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	27 November 1912	19 July 1942
Emile Ernest Joseph Regis [Fannystelle]	122 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	13 February 1914	15 October 1942
Herbert Ernest Rowe	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	10 October 1917	19 August 1942
Errol Hilliard Treleaven	416 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	1 June 1916	25 September 1944
David Gerald Tremblay	9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	?	17 June 1943

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, Rose Kuzina, and Tim Worth.

Page revised: 9 January 2024

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