Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oak River War Memorial (Oak River, RM of Oakview)

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A monument at Oak River, in the Rural Municipality of Oakview, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the Oak River area killed during military service.

Oak River War Memorial (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Oak River War Memorial (September 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.13622, W100.42931 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
David Airth	Farmer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 April 1883	5 September 1916
Albert Thomas Charles Barnett	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 January 1895	4 September 1916
Albert Harry Birch	Farmer	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 May 1881	28 July 1917
William Joseph Blackburn [Bank of Montreal, Strathclair]	Bank Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	29 September 1896	15 November 1917
John Henry Brown	Farmer	14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 July 1894	6 September 1916
William Cleaver Butcher	Steam Engineer	5th Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	20 May 1888	21 March 1917
William Christie [Cardale, Newdale]	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	13 November 1892	26 September 1916
Ernest Theodore Cleaver	Farm Labourer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	6 September 1895	2 June 1917
William Ernest Few [Cardale]	Shoemaker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	14 July 1895	4 June 1915
David Gibson MM & Bar, MC	Grocer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	19 June 1891	9 August 1918
Albert Gilbert [108 Battalion]	Labourer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 March 1894	28 July 1918
Alexander Green	Foreman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	14 November 1891	5 June 1916
William Albert Howden [Cardale]	Student	29th Squadron, Royal Air Force	Second Lieutenant	3 June 1896	9 November 1918
John Allan Hunter	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 April 1892	10 November 1917
John Frederick Jakens	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 April 1890	24 October 1918
J. Kerniss	?	?	?	?	?
William E. Kewley [Cardale]	Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 October 1891	14 May 1916
James Allen Mason [Cardale]	Farm Labourer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 May 1897	6 October 1916
John Albert McHerness	Mechanic	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 April 1890	15 September 1916
Robert Melvin	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 March 1871	26 October 1917
Robert Milne	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 September 1892	12 October 1915
William Thomas Morris	Farm Hand	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 April 1892	6 June 1916
John Noble	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 January 1890	26 October 1917
Newton James Page [Armoury]	Farm Hand	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 November 1887	16 August 1918
Frank Wesley Peters MC	Clerk	9th Battalion, Essex Regiment, British Army	2nd Lieutenant	26 July 1893	18 July 1917
William Ramsay [Cardale Methodist, Rapid City]	Boiler Maker	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 September 1883	25 June 1916
Benjamin Henry Rust	Bank Clerk	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	18 May 1891	19 July 1916
Robert Allan Shields	Fireman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	November 1892	13 June 1916
John Laxon Leslie “Jack” Sweet [Cardale]	Solicitor	Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army	Second Lieutenant	21 July 1886	16 June 1915
Alan Deane Tinsley [Hamiota]	Soldier	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 March 1887	13 May 1915
Howard James Tudhope	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 July 1893	28 August 1918
A. Tufts	?	?	?	?	?
George Weston Walker	Locomotive Fireman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	4 June 1885	15 August 1917
Albert Edwin Hewitt Wardle	Farmer	11th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 October 1890	25 August 1916
Francis Battison Webster [Armoury]	Farmer	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	2 September 1893	8 October 1916
Harry White MM	Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 February 1875	16 August 1917
William Yandeau	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 August 1895	27 August 1915

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
James Elmar Cleaver	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	23 July 1916	9 March 1944
William Dutka	25th Armoured Delivery Regiment, Elgin Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	14 January 1912	9 June 1944
Donald Frederick Glinz	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	30 January 1919	7 May 1942
William Robert Hawthorne	172 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	16 August 1919	15 December 1942
Cornelius Hayhurst	Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	19 February 1923	29 August 1942
John Malcolm McCallum	166 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class I	28 February 1923	10 April 1944
Gerald McTavish Milton [Newdale, Rapid City]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Aircraftman 2nd Class	25 September 1922	10 October 1942
Kenneth Frank Peters	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	24 September 1922	20 December 1941
Alfred Meredith Pringle	Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	12 October 1909	19 August 1942
Edwin George Rothnie	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	10 January 1913	26 July 1944
Harvey Dyson Shaw	2nd Armoured Regiment, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lieutenant	17 January 1917	5 January 1945
Nelson Joseph Vickery	Regina Rifle Regiment	Rifleman	21 February 1916	9 June 1944

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oak River Memorial Hall (Oak River, RM of Oakview)

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 David Ford and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Darryl Toews, and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 19 November 2021

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