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Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George Jackman	Farmer	2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	31 August 1889	29 September 1918
Harold Jackman MC	Clerk	7th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps	Captain	24 January 1890	21 March 1918
John Jacks	Blacksmith	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	24 May 1879	9 April 1917
Charles Jackson	Fireman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	3 February 1887	15 July 1917
Fred Jackson	Marble Setter	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	29 April 1890	14 June 1916
George Olaf John Ceada Jackson	Railway Storekeeper	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1 July 1886	28 April 1917
Henry Jackson	Electrician	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	5 December 1883	14 November 1917
James Jackson	Glazier	Lord Strathcona’s Horse	Trooper	7 November 1879	16 April 1917
Jesse Jackson	Stationary Fireman & Locomotive	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 August 1880	28 August 1918
Thomas Jackson	Baker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 October 1895	3 June 1916
Thomas Franklin Jackson	Book-Keeper	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	28 December 1894	15 September 1916
Donald McLean Jacob	Bookkeeper	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 September 1880	21 August 1917
Oscar Jacobson	Woodsman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 August 1894	30 September 1918
John Jaffrey	Engineer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 August 1890	29 October 1915
Carl Marius Carlsen Jahn	Homesteader	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 January 1894	8 October 1916
Harry Jakeman	Elevator Operator	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 July 1872	8 August 1918
Alfred James	Logger	5th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops	Sapper	2 December 1876	1 August 1918
Christopher James	Carpenter	1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Corporal	15 August 1874	11 April 1918
Gordon Alfred James	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 July 1894	10 August 1918
Sydney Christopher James	Carpenter	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 April 1894	23 April 1915
William James	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 May 1898	30 April 1917
James Jameson	Bartender	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 November 1888	21 September 1916
Frederick Victor Gilbert Jamison	Teamster	4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 June 1887	19 September 1916
H. Jack Robert Elwood Jamison	Teamster	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 January 1888	16 August 1918
Frank Andrew Jarvis	Electrician	Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment attached to 1st Canadian Division Signal Company	Private	8 June 1892	26 September 1916
Fred Jefferys	Farmer	101st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	5 September 1875	19 April 1920
Patrick Jeffries	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	20 March 1870	10 April 1916
Joseph Jeffs	Engineer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 November 1888	8 August 1918
John Edward Jennings	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 November 1896	16 October 1918
Jacob Jensen	?	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	?	21 September 1916
William Turk Jensen	Labourer	60th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 June 1894	7 October 1916
Jorgen Peter Jesperson	Farm hand	49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 May 1893	5 June 1916
William James Jesso	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 January 1892	20 August 1917
Albert Valentine Jesson	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	14 February 1894	19 May 1918
John Thompson Jestin	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 December 1891	8 October 1916
Frank Jickling	Druggist	Royal Flying Corps	Second Lieutenant	25 March 1895	23 October 1917
Orval Lindsay Jobb	Farmer	10th Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	4 June 1898	23 November 1918
Sigurbjorn Johannesson	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 October 1874	6 November 1917
Charles Roy Johnson	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 May 1893	18 December 1916
Edward Johnson	Carpenter	11th Battalion, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	2 March 1891	19 December 1918
Harry Johnson	Machinist	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 October 1890	13 February 1917
John Gilbert Johnson	Art Student	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 September 1899	15 August 1917
John Sydney Johnson	Horseman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	23 July 1889	15 September 1916
Sydney Johnson	Labourer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 April 1897	25 September 1916
Gudne Johnsson	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 February 1893	3 September 1918
Joe Gudmundar Johnston	Fisherman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	15 May 1892	26 October 1917
Robert Johnston	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 December 1894	6 November 1917
Robert Johnston	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 August 1880	15 August 1917
Walter Reginald Johnston	Farmer	60th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 November 1890	18 Septemer 1916
David Johnstone	Clerk	4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	28 October 1894	11 June 1916
George Johnstone	Laborer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 June 1884	12 October 1917
James Johnstone	Truck Driver	1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Corporal	7 July 1890	30 March 1917
Percy Joiner	Chain Man	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Corporal	26 January 1887	2 June 1916
Jack Joncks (Joncas)	Lumberjack	Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	5 March 1893	7 October 1918
Andrew Cecil Jones	Barber	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 October 1896	28 October 1917
David Lewis Jones	Grocer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 June 1890	26 September 1916
Edgar Wynn Jones	Miner	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1894	28 September 1916
Evan Jones	Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 April 1890	8 February 1917
Frank Salter Jones	Dairyman	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 April 1877	28 August 1918
George Jones	Farm Labourer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	17 May 1886	3 September 1918
George Gilbert Tudor Jones	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 October 1874	26 September 1916
George Robert Jones	Despatch Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	27 December 1890	9 February 1919
John M. Jones	Railway Conductor	41st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	27 January 1879	27 April 1917
Llewellyn Jones	Fire Insurance Assistant Manager	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	30 October 1890	15 July 1917
Percival Henry Jones	Order Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 July 1890	6 September 1918
Richard Hyde Jones	Accountant, Union Bank of Canada	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	24 May 1891	8 October 1916
Robert Evan Jones	Teamster	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 December 1896	26 February 1917
Roderick Ross Jones	Boiler Maker	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	23 September 1895	4 October 1916
William Edward Jones	Laborer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	4 May 1892	11 August 1918
Oli Jonsson	Farmer	60th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 April 1891	12 August 1916
Arthur Jordan	Electrician	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	9 July 1882	28 September 1916
Harold Leslie Jordan	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 December 1892	4 June 1915
Carl Christian Jorgenson	Machinist	3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 December 1880	26 February 1918
Sherman Brownald Joy	Laborer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 October 1883	10 August 1918
Robert Ernest Juffs	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 April 1893	8 August 1918

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 Jim Busby for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 26 November 2023

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