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Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Joseph Edward Lafave	Lumber Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	5 April 1886	26 September 1916
Hector Leopold Lahaie	Auto Livery	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 September 1894	14 August 1918
Gust Lahti	Labourer	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	26 January 1892	6 April 1917
William John Scott Laidlaw MM	Clerk	5th Battalion, Canadian infantry	Lieutenant	17 September 1893	27 November 1917
Charles Smith Laing	Fireman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 June 1894	13 August 1916
George Laing	Car Repairer	179th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 November 1886	15 February 1916
William Laird	Laborer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 April 1892	26 October 1917
William Gibson Laird	Real Estate	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Company Sergeant Major	26 September 1887	10 June 1916
Elmer Lake	Farmer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 March 1897	27 September 1918
Frederick Alfred Laker	Laborer	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Lance Serjeant	3 December 1881	14 August 1916
John William Lamb	Railway Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 March 1889	10 November 1917
Leonard Herbert Lambley	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 January 1890	4 January 1917
Frank Alfred Laming	Teamster	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 November 1883	5 November 1918
Drummond Kenneth Lamond	Teamster	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 December 1884	28 September 1916
Herve Joseph Landry	Mechanical & Gasoline Engineer	1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	26 September 1893	29 August 1918
Frank Lane	Lineman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 January 1881	15 January 1916
William Selden Lane	Barber	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 November 1884	20 June 1917
Ernest Lang	Laborer	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 February 1894	20 October 1916
Oliver Bryant Lang	Farmer	5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	9 December 1890	30 May 1921
Charles Hope Lange	Farm Hand	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	7 October 1890	5 June 1916
Pete Lanko	Laborer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 July 1889	25 May 1916
Philippe Lariviere	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	25 December 1895	11 August 1918
John Larkin	Printers Cleaner	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	11 December 1864	23 April 1915
Bert Larkins	Engineer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 October 1888	8 February 1917
Aksel Waldemar Larsen	Farming	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	4 August 1894	14 January 1918
Johanes Larsen	Farmer	Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	15 June 1891	6 November 1918
Mike Lasenko (Lisenko)	Laborer	197th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 May 1880	11 May 1916
Louis Lavallee	Laborer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 January 1895	28 September 1918
George Laverty	Homesteader	3rd Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	22 October 1880	23 October 1916
Donald Clement Laviolette	Chauffeur	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	16 July 1889	29 March 1917
David Law	Salesman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 April 1883	16 August 1917
John Law	Carpenter	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 March 1888	18 May 1915
Robert Frederick Law MM	Labourer	2nd Division Ammunition Column, Canadian Field Artillery	Corporal	1 November 1891	17 September 1917
Walter Elliott Lawledge	Real Estate Agent	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 September 1885	9 April 1917
Harry John Lawler	Book-Keeper	Canadian Engineers	Sapper	7 April 1891	24 October 1918
William Lawlor	Laborer	24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 December 1872	9 April 1917
Frank Lawrence	Waiter	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	25 November 1897	16 September 1916
Samuel Richmond Lawrence	Mechanic	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 September 1881	10 November 1917
Andrew William Lawson	Laborer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	17 February 1887	19 May 1917
Henry Lawson	Electrician	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant	3 November 1891	23 August 1918
Herb Lawson	Carpenter	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	5 October 1875	20 October 1918
Joseph Lawson	Fireman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 May 1884	14 June 1916
Thomas Lawson	Farm Laborer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	18 April 1872	28 September 1916
William Lawson	Driver	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	20 March 1891	10 March 1920
William Arthur Lawson	Clerk	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Private	11 February 1875	30 October 1917
Willliam Rogerson Lawson	Moulder	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 February 1886	21 August 1917
William Wilkinson Laycock	Bridge Builder & Carpenter	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	10 June 1879	9 April 1917
Joseph Le Blanc	Asbestos Worker	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 October 1890	25 October 1916
Jean Le Goff	Painter	222nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 April 1872	28 May 1919
Wilfred Le Page	Teamster	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	23 August 1889	17 August 1916
Richard Dudleston Lea MM	Farmer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 February 1896	10 April 1917
John Leader	Laborer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 November 1884	31 October 1915
Daniel Lear	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 November 1884	14 June 1916
Fred Harding Learn	Optical Stock Keeper	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	18 October 1889	8 August 1918
Bruce Beverley Leask	Fireman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 December 1891	2 December 1916
John Sandfield Leatham	Woodworker	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 July 1888	12 June 1916
Oscar (Albert) Lebeau	Artist (oil)	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 May 1879	25 April 1915
Edward George Ledger	Coachman	9th Canadian Infantry Brigade	Private	30 August 1874	22 May 1916
Elgin Russell Lee	Chauffeur	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 March 1893	15 September 1916
John Robert Lee	Wholesale Grocer	12th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	20 January 1890	27 March 1916
Thomas Fenton Lee	Real Estate Broker	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	7 March 1887	23 April 1915
William Anthony Lee		8th Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment), British Army	Private		8 August 1916
William James Lee	Contractor	107th Canadian Pioneer Battalion	Sergeant	25 September 1889	17 August 1917
Frank Leelland	Bridge & Construction Worker	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 March 1882	10 September 1918
James Lees	Grocer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 June 1893	25 September 1916
Thomas Lees	Cook	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 April 1885	6 June 1916
Pierre Legall	Farmer	French Canadian Recruiting Depot	Private	9 December 1883	28 July 1917
John Leggat	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 November 1892	3 November 1917
Arthur Leggott	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 February 1886	4 June 1916
Thomas Lorne Leith	Switchman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 January 1893	29 August 1918
Robert Frank Lennie	Farmer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 October 1890	26 September 1916
Carl Lent	Farm Labourer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 August 1895	2 May 1920
Allan Duncan Leslie	Mechanic	2nd Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Private	15 May 1895	9 April 1916
Joshua Lester	Boiler-maker	19th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	17 January 1878	2 March 1918
Albert Francis Leteux	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 June 1879	2 September 1918
Charles Cowan Letham	Clerk	12th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	22 April 1891	9 April 1917
Frank Lethbridge	?	3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards	Private	?	25 August 1914
John Samuel Levitsky	Railroad	The Fort Garry Horse	Private	11 August 1891	7 January 1918
Sam (William) Levitz (Frank)	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 January 1896	28 August 1918
George Sutherland Levy	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 February 1894	21 September 1916
Clarence Howard Lewis	Clerk	Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	29 June 1897	6 March 1920
Frank Lewis	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 October 1884	26 April 1916
George Lewis	Farmer	Canadian Light Horse	Private	25 April 1893	9 April 1917
James Frederick Lewis	Farmer	Canadian Divisional Cyclist Company	Private	16 April 1885	9 July 1915
Lorenzo Nelson Lewis	Bushman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 June 1887	13 June 1916
Martin Barry Lewis	Clerk	Canadian Army Pay Corps	Staff Quartermaster Sergeant	22 July 1876	27 February 1920
Ross (Roy) Lewis (Mantle)	Farm Laborer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 March 1895	28 August 1918
William Lewtas	Carpenter	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 July 1878	8 August 1918
George Kenley Liddell	Laborer	9th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 March 1895	10 November 1917
George Rudolph Lien	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 March 1889	13 February 1917
Frederick Light	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 August 1884	26 September 1916
George William Marshall Lightfoot	Baker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1 February 1894	26 September 1917
John Lightfoot	Laborer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 August 1884	14 October 1916
John Oscar Lindell	Railroad Foreman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Serjeant	27 December 1884	11 August 1918
Harold Arthur Lindsay	Grain Business	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 October 1896	15 August 1917
Max Lindsay	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 May 1893	13 January 1917
William Frederick Lindsay	Accountant	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 August 1895	26 September 1916
Robert Line	Farmer	21st Battery, 4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	31 October 1888	20 May 1917
John Linscott	Coach Cleaner	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 October 1886	3 October 1916
Lloyd Clarke Linton	Clerk	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Lieutenant	25 May 1886	14 November 1919
Robert Norman Little	Engineer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	7 April 1890	11 August 1918
William Walter Little	Farm Laborer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 May 1894	8 October 1916
Frank Littlefield	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 April 1886	29 September 1918
Hugh Livingstone	Lumberman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 January 1882	6 August 1916
Fred Lock	Farmer	144th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 June 1894	1 May 1916
Herbert Lockhart	Pipefitter	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 October 1884	13 July 1916
Ralph Lockhart	Plumber	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	3 April 1893	2 September 1918
Edgar John Lockwood	Barber	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 July 1889	28 June 1917
Edwin Lockwood	Sailor	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 September 1886	4 April 1916
John Logan	Plumber	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	8 May 1885	11 June 1916
John William Gow Logan	Farmer	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	26 December 1886	18 November 1916
Thomas Hardy Logan	Farmer	2nd Division Ammunition Column, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	8 December 1893	17 June 1916
William Blackwood Logan	Accountant, Canadian Bank of Commerce	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 January 1886	8 October 1916
Richard Long	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 September 1896	21 September 1916
William George Long	Sectionman	Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps	Sapper	22 December 1876	3 May 1918
Maxime Longpre	Steward	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 November 1891	2 September 1917
Frederick James Longstaff	Farmer	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	28 February 1879	16 September 1916
John Longstaff	Teamster	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 November 1889	29 August 1918
Eugène Louis Marie Lorcy Croix de Guerre	Servant	128e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat de 2e classe	15 March 1891	4 May 1917
Eugène Pierre Lorteau	Farmer	41e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat	10 April 1883	3 October 1914
James Ernest Loveday	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 September 1898	22 February 1922
Henry Loveland	Photographic Manager	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	23 July 1887	2 April 1917
Adam Low	Clerk & Bookkeeper	79th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 March 1870	30 December 1915
Alexander Sturrock Low	Cashier	10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)	Second Lieutenant	19 March 1889	23 June 1917
Enoch Lowe	Freight Handler	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	7 March 1878	9 April 1917
Robert Lowe	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 January 1898	23 April 1921
William Henry Loxley	No	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	10 February 1893	14 June 1916
George Lucas	Farm Laborer	Yukon Motor Machine Gun Battery, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	2 April 1880	7 November 1917
Frederick Ludeman	Laborer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 January 1890	23 September 1916
Sydney Ludlow	Butcher	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 February 1892	28 April 1917
Charles Adams Lund	Laborer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 May 1879	25 October 1916
Leon Leroy Lundy	Salesman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 April 1887	19 April 1916
Lorne Luttrell	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 August 1885	20 September 1916
Charles Alfred Lydiard	Salesman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 January 1891	21 September 1916
Leonard Sydney Lye	Grocer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 November 1888	13 May 1916
William Lyell	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 December 1888	4 September 1916
Allan Enderby Lyne	Accountant	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	25 January 1889	21 August 1916
Robinson Stanley Lyon	Farmer	87th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 April 1886	30 September 1918
William George Lyon	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 October 1895	14 June 1917
John Stinson Lyons	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 January 1888	25 April 1915
Joseph Fraser Lytle	Teamster	9th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops	Private	30 June 1884	19 November 1917

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 Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 4 May 2024

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