Historic Sites of Manitoba: Glenboro War Memorial (Broadway Street, Glenboro, Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress)

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A monument in Glenboro, in the Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress, commemorates soldiers from the local area killed during military service. It was unveiled at a ceremony attended by Lieutenant Governor James Aikins on 1 June 1921.

Glenboro War Memorial (June 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Glenboro War Memorial (July 2018) Source: George Penner Glenboro War Memorial (June 2021) Source: David Ford Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.55545, W99.29094 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Frank Johnston Bailie MM	Baggageman	144th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	31 October 1888	23 July 1918
Bertram William Biles	Farmhand	45th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	16 April 1893	16 December 1918
Alan West Burnett [Ninette, Treesbank, Wawanesa]	Farmer	9th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	?	9 October 1883	16 November 1917
Barney Bjarnason	School Teacher	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	27 July 1894	1 March 1918
William Frederick Dodds	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	13 March 1890	6 November 1917
Edward Franklin Down	School Teacher	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	12 November 1895	13 February 1917
Christine Frederickson [Argyle]	Nursing Sister	Canadian Army Medical Corps	Nurse	1886	28 October 1918
Ellis Dixon Garnett	Farmer	1st Depot Battalion	?	12 August 1894	6 October 1918
Walter Hindley	Lineman	16th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	23 September 1894	2 October 1920
William John King	School Teacher	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1895	14 April 1917
William James Lyall	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	29 May 1894	16 August 1918
Archibald Guy Magdelin	Farmer	79th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1885	9 April 1917
Frank Russell Malyon	Farmer	1st Depot Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1888	15 April 1918
Bertram Marshall [108 Battalion]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadan Infantry	Private	1 September 1890	24 August 1917
George Frederick McFadden	Farmer	11th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	30 October 1919
John McKay	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1892	6 October 1917
Albert James McNicol	Logger	54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1884	9 April 1917
Alfred Samuel Moore	Clerk	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1882	15 September 1916
George Norwood	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1893	29 September 1918
Gunnar Richardson	Farmhand	12th Company, Canadian Trench Mortar Battery	Private	5 August 1896	21 March 1918
Albert Victor George Robb	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1887	11 April 1918
Frederick Rumble	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1894	13 April 1918
Norman Rusk	Farmer	1st Company, Canadian Mounted Rifles	?	1893	9 September 1918
Conrad Sigtryggson [First Lutheran]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 August 1887	31 March 1917
Sytryggur W. Sigurdson	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1874	3 June 1917
Thor Sigurdson [Cypress River, Vimy Ridge]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 November 1893	11 April 1917
Oscar Stephenson [First Lutheran, Next of Kin]	Student	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 July 1898	10 August 1918
Christman Swanson	Farmhand	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1889	1 October 1918
Walter Henry Tillyer	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1888	7 February 1917
Henry Tull	Rancher	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1885	6 August 1916
Arthur Frederick Viney	Fireman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1895	4 November 1917
Grover Cleveland Vrooman	School Teacher	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1892	15 August 1918
Robert Charles Williams	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1895	26 August 1918
Howard Sylvester Wilton	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	?	1891	26 October 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Martin Bailey	75 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	29 December 1916	28 August 1943
James Melvin “Jimmy” Barker	406 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	23 April 1924	9 August 1945
Mark Henry Brown DFC & Bar	249 Squadron, Royal Air Force	Wing Commander	9 October 1911	12 November 1941
Gordon Alton Cline	415 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	25 June 1918	10 April 1943
Hector Thomas Moore Cooper [Oakville, Plumas, Swan Lake]	101 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	21 August 1921	3 April 1942
Oliver Roland Donogh [Rivers]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Lieutenant	2 August 1921	19 July 1944
Turner Frederickson	426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	14 July 1918	30 September 1944
Roderick Harold Hurton	268 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	2 April 1920	12 May 1943
Barney August Isleifson [Argyle, Cypress River]	8th Reconnaissance Regiment, 14th Canadian Hussars, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	22 January 1921	13 July 1944
Theodore H. Jonsson [Argyle, Cypress River]	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	18 December 1919	19 December 1941
Paul Nelson Pennycook	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, Attached to 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade	Private	2 January 1918	15 June 1944
Ralph Lloyd Thompson	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	3 December 1915	15 December 1941
Thomas L. Wayte	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	22 August 1917	23 July 1944

Sources:

“Glenboro and Stockton memorial unveiled,” Glenboro Gazette, 2 June 1921, page 1.

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 David Ford and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 24 June 2023

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