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A monument in Hamiota was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed during military service. It was unveiled at a ceremony on 27 September 1921, speakers at which included MLA John H. McConnell and Brigadier-General Hugh Marshall Dyer. A set of three commemorative plaques, developed with support of Hamiota Municipality, Hamiota Lions Club, and Veterans Affairs, was dedicated in 2016.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Eli Adams |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1882 |
10 November 1917 |
David Airth |
Farmer |
13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1883 |
5 September 1916 |
James Allan |
Farmer |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1894 |
21 February 1916 |
Herbert John Atkinson
[Armoury] |
Fireman |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
18 February 1879 |
10 November 1917 |
James Baxter |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1890 |
1 October 1916 |
Frederick Allan Bedford
[Miniota] |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1889 |
3 October 1918 |
Fredrick John Blakeway |
Farm Labourer |
16th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
Sergeant |
1896 |
31 October 1917 |
Frederick William Bradford
[Miniota] |
Student in Agriculture |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lieutenant |
1893 |
23 August 1917 |
Henry Brandy |
Farmer |
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1891 |
21 August 1917 |
Oscar Raymond Brethour |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1894 |
21 August 1917 |
Charles Brown |
Farmer |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
24 April 1916 |
Arthur Richard Bugby |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1895 |
13 August 1918 |
William Cleaver Butcher |
Steam Engineer |
5th Field Company, Canadian Engineers |
Sapper |
1888 |
21 March 1917 |
Edward Butler |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1897 |
1 October 1918 |
A. Campbell |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
William John Cockburn |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1887 |
16 August 1917 |
William Cottew |
Well Digger |
100th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1890 |
1 July 1928 |
John Daniel |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1881 |
9 April 1917 |
R. Ferguson |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
William Duncan Goodall |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1892 |
29 August 1918 |
George Gateson |
Shoemaker |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1875 |
31 August 1918 |
George Stanley Gray |
Carpenter |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Corporal |
1894 |
9 April 1917 |
Gordon Gregory |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
23 May 1917 |
Edgar Reginald “Reggie” Hames
[Deloraine, Deloraine United, Lakeside] |
Bank Accountant |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
30 November 1890 |
18 August 1917 |
Sidney Archie Hern |
Farmer |
2nd Division Mechanical Transport, Canadian Army Service Corps |
Private |
1877 |
9 December 1918 |
C. Hunt |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Robert Charles Jamieson |
Farmer |
1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
Private |
1885 |
30 August 1918 |
Charles Knight |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1894 |
3 May 1917 |
Peter Francois van der Maaten (Martin)
[Roblin] |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
18 September 1896 |
5 June 1916 |
Elgin Lief McConnell |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1897 |
22 November 1917 |
George Logan McKay |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1891 |
22 August 1917 |
Charles McKenzie |
? |
Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army |
Private |
1894 |
30 November 1925 |
William McKenzie |
Labourer |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
18 November 1896 |
2 October 1916 |
Hugh McNair
[Shoal Lake] |
Farmer |
11th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
16 December 1896 |
25 May 1917 |
Jemina Catherine “Mina” Morison |
Nurse |
Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve |
Nurse |
1878 |
7 September 1929 |
Charles John Morrice |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1892 |
26 October 1917 |
Keith Alexander Morrison |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1892 |
28 April 1918 |
James Randall Munshaw |
Law Student |
161st Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Sergeant |
1883 |
22 February 1919 |
William Henry Nichols MM |
Farmer |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Sergeant |
21 May 1891 |
9 September 1916 |
Walter Nicholls |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1891 |
1 September 1918 |
George Peggs |
Farmer |
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1895 |
16 September 1916 |
Thomas Phizacklea |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1881 |
15 September 1916 |
John Brown Pickard |
Farmer |
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
4 June 1916 |
John Dewey Place |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1883 |
6 September 1917 |
Ephraim James Reid MM
[Armoury] |
Railway Conductor |
13th Light Railway Operating Company, Canadian Railway Troops |
Sapper |
18 September 1885 |
28 March 1918 |
Gordon Wilfred Ross |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1895 |
9 August 1918 |
Edward Slater |
Section Foreman |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1882 |
28 April 1917 |
William George Smith |
Watchmaker |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
1881 |
12 August 1918 |
Robert McNaught Stone |
Lumber Merchant |
3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery |
Gunner |
1885 |
10 October 1918 |
George Henry Thompson |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1891 |
10 August 1918 |
Joseph Bedford Thompson |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1895 |
9 April 1917 |
William Roy Thompson
[Shoal Lake] |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
28 April 1917 |
John Thomson |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
1887 |
31 August 1918 |
Alan Deane Tinsley
[Oak River] |
Soldier |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
27 March 1887 |
13 May 1915 |
George Francis Venables |
Tinsmith |
Canadian Engineers |
Sapper |
1886 |
8 March 1919 |
Cecil Wade MM |
Carpenter |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
20 May 1889 |
1 September 1916 |
Albert Woodings |
Labourer |
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1886 |
23 August 1917 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Earl Dixon Brooks |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
Private |
4 January 1918 |
13 September 1944 |
Alexander Clark |
Canadian Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Sergeant |
8 May 1916 |
27 October 1944 |
Arthur Wayne Colbeck |
HMCS Clayoquot, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
Sub-Lieutenant |
5 April 1905 |
24 December 1944 |
John Clark Fraser |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
1 March 1923 |
22 June 1943 |
George R. McLaughlin |
Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
19 May 1917 |
20 December 1943 |
Alexander John Gammack |
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Trooper |
25 November 1911 |
25 May 1944 |
Donald Peter Gnutel |
Lincoln and Welland Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
18 April 1920 |
29 April 1945 |
Kenneth Lavern Hanna |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
Sergeant |
19 January 1919 |
28 October 1944 |
Frank Percival Harrison |
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
7 May 1922 |
24 May 1943 |
James Frederick Kirk |
458 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer Class II |
21 December 1920 |
25 February 1943 |
John Malcolm McCallum |
166 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer Class I |
28 February 1923 |
10 April 1944 |
George Watson McGhee |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
Corporal |
26 November 1917 |
19 August 1942 |
Allan Solomon David McMurachy |
South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
2 December 1923 |
29 August 1944 |
Francis Lloyd Milburn |
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
10 July 1919 |
13 June 1943 |
Francis Stanley Morris |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Sergeant |
23 October 1904 |
2 March 1945 |
George M. Norrie |
8 Light Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Private |
8 November 1915 |
24 September 1944 |
Albert Lyle Pollock |
12 Squadron, Royal Canadian AIr Force |
Pilot Officer |
3 March 1923 |
24 June 1944 |
James Andrew Pollock |
426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Sergeant |
26 November 1915 |
14 January 1943 |
James Earl Pulver |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
Rifleman |
16 January 1925 |
4 July 1944 |
Jack Graydon Richardson |
199 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer Class II |
22 March 1922 |
12 March 1943 |
Edwin George Rothnie |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
Private |
10 January 1913 |
26 July 1944 |
Duncan Russell |
3 Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery |
Bombardier |
20 September 1921 |
22 July 1944 |
Melville Ernest Russell |
10th Armored Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Lance Corporal |
23 August 1920 |
19 February 1945 |
James Tocher |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
Lance Corporal |
17 February 1918 |
21 July 1944 |
Thomas William Trewin |
406 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Lieutenant |
2 April 1905 |
5 April 1945 |
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).
“Unveiling of the Hamiota War Memorial,” Hamiota Echo, 29 September 1921, Page 4.
We thank Neil Christoffersen for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 21 November 2021
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