Historic Sites of Manitoba: Moline Memorial Monuments (Moline, RM of Oakview)

This site in the Rural Municipality of Oakview was the location of the community of Moline. A monument here, erected in 1964, commemorates those from the area who were killed during military service during the First World War and the Second World War, pioneers who built a Methodist Church one mile north and one mile east of this site, and the Moline post office established in 1883. Nearby is a brick replica, built in 1990, of the two-storey brick structure of the Moline Co-op that operated here from March 1914 to 1981. Thought at the time to be the oldest Co-op in Manitoba, it was one of seven association that played a leading role in the formation of the Manitoba Co-operative Wholesale in Winnipeg in 1928. In 1958, it amalgamated with Co-ops at Cardale and Hamiota. Nearby is a monument commemorating Moline School No. 543.

An honour roll prepared by the Moline Women's Institute, commemorating Moline residents who served and were killed during military service in the First World War, is now displayed in the Rapid City Legion Hall.

Moline commemorative monuments (August 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Moline honour roll (November 2015) Source: David Ford Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.18137, W100.18722 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Harold Herbert Bollman [Rapid City]	Farmer	226th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 August 1894	20 April 1917
Victor Collins [Durban]	Bookkeeper	31st Battalion, Canada Infantry	Private	11 June 1884	24 September 1916
Robert George Cuthbertson [Rapid City]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 November 1893	30 October 1918
George Richard Elliott [Neepawa, Russell Anglican]	Railroader	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 May 1897	24 October 1916
Charles Martin Gladman	Farming	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 August 1899	11 January 1920
John Rennie Greig [Rapid City]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 December 1890	20 November 1917
Victor Francis Howard Hill [Armoury, Rapid City]	Farm Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 April 1898	29 September 1918
Frederick Mears [Rapid City]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1 January 1893	2 May 1918
Reuben James Underhill [Next of Kin, Norwood Methodist, Rapid City]	Student	Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	18 August 1890	22 February 1919

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, David Ford, and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 7 April 2021

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