A stone monument in the cemetery of the Fisher River Cree Nation commemorates local residents who died during military service in the First World War and Second World War.
Fisher River War Memorial (November 2022)
Source: Suyoko TsukamotoSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.43927, W97.36172
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Amos Murdock
Farmer
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
1 March 1896
15 September 1916
McIvor Sinclair
Labourer
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
12 December 1892
8 November 1916
John George Sinclair
Labourer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
16 March 1891
5 April 1917
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Leonard Victor Crate
[Gimli]Royal Canadian Artillery
Bombardier
23 January 1918
5 January 1945
Arthur Murdock
[Gimli]Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
7 March 1920
27 August 1945
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).
“Stories of some of our Fisher River veterans in remembrance,” Fisher River Cree Nation, 11 November 2020.
We thank Jim Busby and Suyoko Tsukamoto for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 November 2022
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