Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lenore War Memorial (Lenore, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)

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A monument at Lenore, in the Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the Lenore area killed during military service.

Lenore War Memorial (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Rear view of the Lenore War Memorial (September 2020) Source: Charlotte McCrae Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.95872, W100.74731 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Horace Edgar Baggott	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 July 1895	2 November 1916
Reginald Bell	Farmer	14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 April 1897	9 August 1918
F. Bolton	?	?	Private	?	?
Reginald George Box	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 June 1893	1 October 1918
Sidney Charles Buckley	Labourer	49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 March 1893	5 June 1916
George F. Buswell [Oak Lake]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 September 1895	14 August 1918
John Elijah Buswell [Oak Lake]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 May 1897	8 August 1918
Clarence Dodd Carleton	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 July 1893	23 February 1917
Lorne James Carleton	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 January 1888	15 April 1917
J. Cameron	?	?	Private	?	?
C. Curry	?	?	Private	?	?
James Davey	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 March 1885	14 November 1917
C. Dunbar	?	?	Private	?	?
Norman Forrest	Farmer	Canadian Engineers	Sapper	11 June 1894	3 October 1918
W. Gammon	?	?	Private	?	?
George William Gilby [Carmel Presbyterian, Virden]	Labourer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lance Corporal	21 July 1888	2 June 1916
C. Grey	?	?	Private	?	?
William Carruthers Hamilton [Armoury, Oak Lake]	Farm Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 August 1891	28 August 1918
Thomas John Hird	Farmer	16th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	29 January 1893	16 November 1917
C. Hunt	?	?	Corporal	?	?
H. Hughes	?	?	Private	?	?
Alexander Joass	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 December 1891	8 October 1916
Alfred William Manning [St. Mary, Virden]	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 January 1890	27 April 1918
Archibald William McConechy [Souris, 108 Battalion]	Chemist & Druggist	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	17 November 1890	8 August 1918
Robert Benjamin McKinnon	Farmer	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 October 1893	3 June 1917
W. Mitchell	?	?	Private	?	?
Harvey Nichols	Coal Dealer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	19 March 1896	6 November 1917
Joseph William Paver	Carpenter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 February 1883	6 April 1916
Frank Pearce [Armoury, Harding]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 April 1891	27 September 1918
Charles Frederick Perdue	Confectioner	The Fort Garry Horse	Tapper	15 August 1893	25 February 1918
George Nelson Pugh [Armoury, Brandon College, Lakeside]	Bank Clerk	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 April 1898	21 June 1917
John Roberts	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 March 1884	22 April 1918
Alexander Ross	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 October 1885	20 April 1916
Ernest Sidney Tape	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 December 1894	15 August 1917
Oscar Leonard Tisdale [Baldur]	Agent	1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	30 October 1884	1 October 1918
Wilfred Lloyd Wisner [Armoury, Fire Hall, Oak Lake]	Fireman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	16 December 1894	15 September 1916

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Lorne Franklin Cook	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	11 May 1921	24 November 1943
Ronald Cecil Curtis	Essex Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	26 October 1920	21 July 1944
George Murray Frame	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	29 August 1915	12 September 1942
William Derry Gibson [Brandon Collegiate]	409 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	2 October 1920	19 September 1942
William Leslie Hill	#5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	2 October 1920	26 November 1943
Sam Krysowaty [Shoal Lake]	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	31 March 1915	23 May 1944
James Robert Russell Lawlor	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 April 1905	27 October 1944
Charles Smith	21 Field Dressing Station, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	27 March 1923	5 April 1944
Frederick Thomas Stanley	410 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	18 August 1923	5 May 1943
John Louis Wright	420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	8 September 1919	1 August 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).

We thank Charlotte McCrae for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 11 February 2023

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