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A monument at Forrest, in the Rural Municipality of Elton, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed during military service.
Forrest War Memorial (June 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.96613, W99.93808
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
William Alfred Burton
Farmer
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
2 September 1895
28 September 1916
John William Lau
Machinist
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
7 October 1894
7 April 1917
Frank Otto Lau
[Armoury, Brandon College]Student
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
7 January 1897
18 December 1918
Herbert Lock
[Armoury]Farmer
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lance Corporal
23 June 1888
1 November 1918
Leonard Lounsbury
[Armoury]Farmer
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
19 Mary 1896
10 November 1917
Duncan Alexander McGregor
[Rapid City]Grain Buyer
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lieutenant
19 December 1878
8 September 1916
Eseck Rogers
[Armoury]Farmer
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
10 May 1896
10 September 1916
Walter Henry Scott
Clerk
38th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Sergeant
2 December 1891
19 November 1916
Edgar Charles Silverwood
Labourer
10th Battalion, Canadian Engineers
Sapper
10 April 1896
19 August 1918
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Wesley Gilmour
Royal Canadian Air Force
Leading Aircraftman
4 December 1910
18 September 1942
Dorothy Maria Wakefield
Women’s Division, Royal Canadian Air Force
Corporal
12 May 1920
11 May 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).
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Darryl Toews, and David Ford.
Page revised: 26 November 2020
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