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The Niverville Remembrance Memorial in the Town of Niverville was constructed in 1997 in memory of veterans who served in the First World War and Second World War. The soldier on the memorial was designed by local resident Pat Penner.
On the sides of the war memorial are two plaques, one commemorating the Town of Niverville and the other commemorateing the members of the community.
Niverville war memorial (July 2013)
Source: Jean McManus
Niverville war memorial (June 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.60605, W97.03933
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
George William Barrett
[Ritchot]Farmer
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
6 April 1889
15 August 1917
Alex Batchelor
Clerk
3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Corporal
1896
30 September 1918
George French
[Ritchot]Brakesman
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
2 October 1894
27 August 1918
Robert Grant “Putts” McVicar MM
[Ritchot]Farmer
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1 January 1895
9 April 1917
Others who served included Alfred Blair, Max Bronstone, Robert L. Clarke, James French, Cecil Harrison, Guy Harrison, Edward Harrison, John Muir, William Stanning, David Stott, Henry Strange, and Harold L. Taylor.
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
David H. Hiebert
Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
1 February 1923
3 November 1944
Frederick Vere Webb
[Ritchot]427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
10 May 1916
16 September 1943
Others who served included William D. Beaton, Joesph Belanger, Irene E. Church, John Church, Lynn Condon, David Doerksen, Delmar Eby, Ernest Fehler, Henry Fehler, Robert Forest, Eugene Gauthier, Ulderic Grant, David Hiebert, John Hiebert, Daniel Hildebrand, Joe Kreibich, Bill Kuzenko, Edward T. Leppky, Frank Neufeld, Gordon Otley, Peter Sofroniuk, David Stott, Jack Stott, Donald Wallace, John Wallace, Henry Ward, Allan A. Wiebe, and Stuart Wittick.
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 Jean McManus, Tighe McManus, Gordon Goldsborough, Darryl Toews, George Penner, and Tim Worth.
Page revised: 11 June 2022
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