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A monument in Arden, in the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the Lansdowne area killed during military service.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Stanley Barr |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1890 |
23 August 1917 |
George Gerald Bowman |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1896 |
15 September 1916 |
William Amos Norris Butler |
Student |
Royal Air Force |
2nd Lieutenant |
1890 |
2 August 1918 |
Lawrence Buchanan |
Farm Labourer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1897 |
25 December 1917 |
Francis William “Fred” Clark |
Labourer |
31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1890 |
6 June 1916 |
Walter Day |
Farmer |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
1890 |
9 September 1916 |
Milford John Diehl |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1893 |
7 April 1917 |
Joseph Rolfe Gibson
[Neepawa, Neepawa Methodist] |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1899 |
2 September 1918 |
Walter McNicol Halliday
[Gladstone] |
Riveter & Blacksmith |
Inland Water Transport, Royal Engineers |
Sapper |
28 August 1890 |
31 March 1918 |
William Walter Haygreen |
Farmer |
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1888 |
9 November 1916 |
Francis Bennett “Frank” Haywood |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
25 October 1916 |
George Frederick Hoddinott |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1879 |
15 August 1918 |
Alexander Ingram |
Farm Labourer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
7 June 1896 |
29 September 1918 |
Thomas Jackson |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1892 |
30 October 1917 |
Richard Hamilton Lloyd
[Neepawa, Neepawa Methodist] |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
27 September 1918 |
James Alexander Lobban |
Student |
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1888 |
2 June 1916 |
Frederick William McRae |
Railway Mail Clerk |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1892 |
2 June 1917 |
John Arthur Oakes |
Clerk |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1896 |
12 April 1917 |
George Alfred Peacock |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
1886 |
7 May 1917 |
Ernest Lawrence Reilly |
Student |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1889 |
11 September 1917 |
Ben Singleton |
Farmer |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1894 |
3 May 1917 |
George William Watson |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1883 |
6 November 1917 |
George Robert Younger |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1898 |
30 August 1918 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Frank Earl Burton |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Airman |
1923 |
12 December 1942 |
Grenville Smith-Windsor |
104 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Pilot Officer |
1912 |
26 June 1942 |
Robert McLean Brown
[Neepawa] |
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada |
Private |
23 October 1915 |
8 August 1944 |
Bruce Albert Sneesby |
18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Trooper |
1918 |
8 February 1945 |
Benjamin Walter Singleton |
Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Lance Corporal |
1918 |
22 January 1943 |
Robert Murray Pennie |
10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Trooper |
1924 |
1 September 1944 |
Harvey Anson McGorman |
Royal Regiment of Canada |
Private |
1920 |
28 August 1944 |
William Howard Ritchey |
Queen’s Own Highlanders of Canada |
Lance Corporal |
1905 |
26 July 1944 |
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 and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 9 June 2023
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