A stone monument at Camp Morton in the Rural Municipality of Gimli was unveiled on 17 July 1927 at a ceremony attended by Major-General Huntley Douglas Brodie Ketchen, former Lieutenant Governor James Albert Manning Aikins, and Archbishop Alfred Arthur Sinnott. It commemorates Major Christopher Patrick O’Kelly VC MC.
O’Kelly Memorial (September 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
O’Kelly Memorial (April 2024)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.71400, W96.98695
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Camp Morton (Camp Morton Provincial Park, RM of Gimli)
Memorable Manitobans: Christopher Patrick John O’Kelly (1895-1922)
“Camp Morton monument will honor war heroes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 July 1927, page 15.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 November 2024
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