Historic Sites of Manitoba: Memorial Park Circle Cenotaph (Park Circle, Winnipeg)

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Cared for by the Transcona Royal Canadian Legion No. 7, the cenotaph was originally built and dedicated in October 1931, to commemorate Transcona community members who lost their lives in the First World War. A formal unveiling followed on Armistice Day (11 November) of that same year. The monument is comprised of British Columbia grey granite and was assembled by the Memorial and Tile Company (of Winnipeg) at a cost of around $1,500. Its original location was on Regent Avenue (now Regent Avenue West) at the intersection of Oxford Street (now Day Street). It was later relocated to Park Circle. Plaques honouring Second World War and Korean War casualties and recognizing peacekeepers were added. The cenotaph was renovated and rededicated in June 2001.

Transcona War Memorial, as seen from the southwest corner of Regent Avenue West and Day Street (February 1935) by C. Frank Munton Source: Archives of Manitoba, C. Frank Munton collection, 3.4 Memorial Park Circle Cenotaph (July 2014) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Memorial Park Circle Cenotaph (September 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89749, W96.99800 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
John Donald Aird DCM	Locomotive Engineer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Corporal	1892	26 October 1917
Harold Marland Andrews	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	8 September 1923
Alfred Annis [108 Battalion]	Police Constable	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 August 1886	2 September 1918
George Bell Austin	Accountant	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1887	24 September 1916
Walter Barugh	Health Inspector	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1884	10 March 1915
Charles Ernest Cort Bashford	Civil Engineer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1885	25 May 1916
Thomas Beattie (Beatty)	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 October 1881	25 October 1916
Horace Carl Beken	Electrician	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1888	24 April 1915
John Berry	Boilermaker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	14 June 1916
William Murray Bower	Millwright	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	17 October 1921
Charles Edmund Bradley	Machinist	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	10 November 1917
George Cecil Shirley Brooks	Machinist	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1899	10 August 1918
George Alexander Brown	Carpenter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	27 July 1917
Harold Lambert Buck MM	Clerk	2nd Signal Company, Canadian Engineers	Sergeant	1893	21 September 1918
Edmund Hall Buckley	Machinist	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1891	14 June 1916
John Buntain	Machinist Apprentice	7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sapper	1895	28 August 1918
David Campbell	Tenderman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	1895	25 September 1916
Vincent Carroll [108 Battalion]	Foreman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 September 1873	1 October 1918
John Cooper [City Hall, Winnipeg Hydro]	Electrician	19th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	9 April 1917
Royce Coleman Dyer DCM, MM	Butcher	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	2 February 1889	30 December 1918
John Edwards	Mechanic	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	16 April 1917
Alexander Elliott	Bookkeeper	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	26 August 1918
James Ellis	Locomotive Fireman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	5 September 1917
George Esselmont	Carpenter	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	10 August 1918
Donald Farquharson	Crane Operator	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	6 November 1917
Edward Charles Ferg	Locomotive	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	25 April 1915
William Henry Fessey [108 Battalion]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 November 1881	16 September 1917
Alexander Coull Gibb	Teamster	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	28 April 1918
Alonzo Prebble Gordon	Baker	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1879	20 January 1918
Wilfred Langford Green	Steam Fitter	3rd Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	24 October 1884	1920
Angus Gunn	Painter	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1875	19 February 1917
James William Harvey	Grain Inspector	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	21 September 1916
William Heron	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	4 October 1916
John Riversdale Warren Herrick	Store Manager	3rd Battalion, 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles, attd. 11th Gurkha Rifles	Captain	22 May 1893	24 October 1920
Herbert “Harry” Higgins [Armoury, Rivers]	Locomotive Fireman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	10 November 1889	5 June 1916
Thomas Hines	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1885	25 September 1916
Walter Leonard Holland [Next of Kin]	Blacksmith	10th Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	25 May 1893	23 November 1916
Edward Hynes [108 Battalion]	Stripper	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 June 1878	16 September 1917
James Fingland Hyslop	Rancher	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	18 March 1916
Harry Jenkins	Carpenter	1st Brigade HQ, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	1889	5 March 1919
Frank John Johnson	Car Repairer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	30 December 1918
Pierce Edward Jones	Car Repair	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1890	26 September 1916
Austin B. Keens	Lumberman	15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 December 1891	28 April 1916
Ernest Henry King	Police Constable	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	4 October 1916
Samuel Wilkins Kipping	Carpenter	3rd Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	1887	12 November 1917
William Law [Next of Kin]	Blue Printer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 August 1884	8 October 1916
David Linklater	Carpenter	Royal Navy Reserve	Seaman	1890	31 July 1917
William Lisoway	Farming	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	16 April 1917
Alfred Lowden	Tinsmith	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	30 April 1917
George William MacKay	Labourer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 October 1888	30 July 1916
Samuel Parnell Marsh	Farm Hand	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	9 August 1918
Cyril Augustine McAllister [108 Battalion]	Draughtsman	19th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 January 1884	9 March 1918
Patrick McGillivray	Machinist	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	8 October 1916
Angus MacKinven	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	20 October 1916
Michael McPherson	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	8 August 1918
Ethelbert William Mickleburgh	Machinist	1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Canadian Dragoons	Private	1890	8 June 1916
William Duncan Millican	Civil Engineer	10th Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Sergeant	1875	28 August 1916
Donald Munro	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	1891	9 October 1916
Mike Parazinski [108 Battalion]	Labourer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 December 1896	2 May 1917
William Pettitt	Steel Worker	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 March 1890	4 November 1917
Joseph Poirier	Machinist	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	29 September 1918
Philias Poirier	Brakeman	26th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	2 February 1916
Frank Timothy Quinlan	Superintendent of Works	5th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops	Lieutenant	1889	29 September 1917
Donald Hugh Rankine	Tenderman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	8 October 1916
Harold James Rees	Storekeeper	6th Division, Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery	Corporal	9 April 1889	4 October 1918
Thomas William Roberts [Rivers, Rivers Methodist]	Carpenter’s Apprentice	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 January 1898	28 October 1917
William Edmund Roberts	Teacher	43 Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	6 June 1916
John Jamieson Robson	?	6th Gordon Highlanders, British Army	Private	?	13 November 1916
George Ryan [108 Battalion]	Watchman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 December 1882	5 March 1918
Edward John Schafer	Locomotive Engineer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1890	28 September 1916
Frank Wallis Smith	Chauffeur	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1879	26 September 1916
Henry Swithinbank	Locomotive Engineer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1887	5 June 1916
Norman Douglas Tatton	Sailor	87th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1882	9 April 1917
Edward Trenham	Lumbeyard Foreman	2nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	1887	3 May 1917
Reginald Guy Walker	Car Inspector	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	3 June 1917
Daniel David Walwin Webster	Bank Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	1 December 1916
Oscar Thomas White	Signwriter	4th Canadian Division HQ, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1892	21 October 1916
John Pinder Willacy [108 Battalion]	Machinist	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 July 1894	8 August 1918
Richard Williams	Car Repairer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	25 September 1916
Scott Wilkinson	Bridgeman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1882	1 November 1916
Alexander Wood Youngson	Engineer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1890	21 September 1916

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
John Frederick Edward Andrews	144 Squadron, Royal Air Force	Pilot Officer	28 March 1915	13 June 1940
Bertram Edwin “Bert” Atwood	12 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	28 January 1916	13 January 1943
Arthur John “Jack” Bate	101 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	2 August 1923	6 November 1944
Joseph Belanger	1st Canadian Special Service Battalion, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Sergeant	15 February 1919	16 September 1944
Henry Westbrook Blackwell	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	24 November 1913	26 November 1941
Lawson Dillabough	4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	22 November 1916	17 December 1944
Roger Joseph Firman	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	22 September 1920	8 June 1944
Austin Gordon Gamsby [Regents Park United, Transcona Memorial United Church]	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	10 December 1913	16 June 1944
Roy Stanley Greengrass	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	7 April 1905	10 March 1943
Allen Haigh	12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lieutenant	3 April 1905	18 September 1945
Leslie Ernest Hurst	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Sergeant	6 December 1914	19 August 1942
Joseph Neil Johnston	HMCS Skeena, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Able Seaman	14 February 1922	25 October 1944
Alfred Kirby	Royal Canadian Air Force	Observer	5 August 1921	9 August 1942
Joseph Armand Larche	425 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	16 April 1918	11 November 1942
Antoni Lopuck	HMCS St. Croix, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Leading Stoker	10 June 1913	20 September 1943
Duncan Ross MacMillan	HMCS Avalon, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve	Sick Berth Attendant	21 August 1915	12 December 1942
Harry Magas	Regina Rifle Regiment	Rifleman	15 December 1923	6 July 1944
Joseph Leo Paul Marcotte	HMCS Fraser, Royal Canadian Navy	Able Seaman	23 December 1904	25 June 1940
Ralph C. Maxwell	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	15 January 1921	19 December 1941
William Alexander McCann	115 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	11 October 1921	28 June 1942
George McDougall	106 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	19 September 1923	10 May 1944
Hryhory “Harry” Moroz	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 December 1917	22 March 1944
Michael “Mike” Moroz	18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	3 January 1916	9 August 1944
John Robert Muir	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	11 January 1921	14 December 1943
Ronald Keith Phillips	HMCS Valleyfield, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve	Ordinary Seaman	8 August 1925	7 May 1944
Leo Joseph Regimbal	7 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	20 March 1915	13 July 1942
George Douglas Robinson DFC	409 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant Navigator	6 May 1918	26 December 1944
James Gordon Wilson Savage [St. Andrews Presbyterian]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Captain	30 March 1905	28 November 1944
Ernest Frank Stammers	115 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	3 July 1921	6 December 1942
Joseph Arthur William Sutherland	420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	26 September 1922	25 July 1944
Elliott L. Swanton	Cape Breton Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1 September 1921	13 September 1944
Joseph Octave Arthur Remi Tetrault	425 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 October 1917	23 May 1944
George Turcotte	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	9 January 1924	16 January 1944
Alan Thomas Turner	HMCS Alberni, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve	Able Seaman	25 May 1924	21 August 1944
Victor Lewis Valde	415 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	20 September 1924	2 November 1944
Stuart Frederick Walters	Royal Canadian Air Force	Aircraftman 2nd Class	29 November 1912	13 January 1941
Tom Huntington Widlake	Ontario Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	27 February 1918	24 June 1944
Albert Alfred Wylie	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Corporal	2 June 1914	28 January 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).

“War memorial to be erected at Transcona,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 September 1931, page 3.

“Transcona war memorial to be dedicated,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 September 1931, page 3.

“Transcona prepares for erection of war memorial,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 October 1931, page 8.

“Site for memorial at Transcona chosen,” Manitoba Free Press, 12 October 1931, page 10.

“Transcona citizens unveil fine memorial to war dead,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 November 1931, page 3.

We thank the Transcona Museum, Transcona Legion, Stephen McKendry-Smith, Ian Stewart, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

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

Page revised: 21 May 2023

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