Historic Sites of Manitoba: Morris War Memorial (Main Street, Morris)

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A monument in Morris was erected by the Morris Women’s Institute in commemoration of soldiers from the area killed during military service.

Morris War Memorial (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.35633, W97.36477 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Raymond Bartlette	Farmer’s Son	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	21 August 1917
Michael Blasecki (Black)	Driver	The Fort Garry Horse	Private	12 July 1896	10 August 1918
Edwin Emslie Brown	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	28 September 1916
Jacob Harmes Kornleson	Farmer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	4 May 1917
John Dickson	Farmer	15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1880	1 September 1918
George Elliott	Farm Hand	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	28 April 1917
William Bell Haining	Clerk	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	9 April 1917
Thomas Robertson Hay	Linesman	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	1893	30 October 1917
Earl Lawrence McNair	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	15 October 1917
William Molloy	Land Surveyor	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lieutenant	1877	10 April 1917
Durward Frederick Peck [Fort Rouge Methodist, Merchants Bank]	Bank Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 December 1896	30 October 1917
George Lewis Peterson	Railroading	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	23 April 1915
Edward Donnick Roche	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 February 1891	15 August 1917
Albert Edward Scammell	Store Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1892	7 January 1917
Ronald Goldie Sickner	Labourer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	9 December 1918
Frederick Samuel Starr [Merchants Bank]	Banker	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1897	13 November 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Peter Murray Anderson DFC [Domain, Ritchot]	207 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	8 April 1922	11 April 1945
William Richardson Bower [Domain, Ritchot]	14 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	7 March 1911	23 November 1942
Bernard Braun	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	25 April 1917	20 July 1944
Herman Buss	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	18 May 1923	24 May 1944
Jame Everett Chapman	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	7 May 1901	15 August 1942
Roy Henry Coates	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	16 January 192	2 May 1945
Harry Kenny Cox [Domain, Ritchot]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	4 March 1923	2 July 1942
Benjamin Hugo Enns	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	8 May 1916	29 November 1942
Alexander Garonski [Gimli]	21 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	30 October 1914	1 March 1943
Arthur Hatton	9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	4 April 1905	12 August 1941
William Alexander Hayward	Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	16 August 1912	30 May 1944
Henry John Hyde	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	28 June 1920	8 January 1944
Richard Cyril Jones	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	10 March 1925	16 May 1944
Elmer Lyle Wentworth Langton	Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	26 July 1910	13 December 1943
Keith Lawrie	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	2 June 1911	21 December 1941
Ronald George Minaker	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Corporal	7 April 1905	4 July 1944
Earl John Mitchell	Seaforth Highlanders of Canada	Private	12 September 1906	23 May 1944
Albert Edward Porter	Central Flying School, Trenton, Ontario, Royal Canadian Air Force	Aircraftman 1st Class	25 October 1902	21 September 1940
Louis Quasso	22nd Armoured Regiment, Canadian Grenadier Guards, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Guardsman	21 June 1923	26 February 1945
Paul Recksiedler	The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals	Signalman	3 April 1905	8 January 1944
Paul Henry Roy	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	14 February 1922	29 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).

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews, the students of the Second Semester History of Canada 30F Classes at Morden Collegiate, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 May 2024

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