A trio of monuments at Polonia in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale commemorate the settlers of this region and local residents who were killed during military service.
Polonia Settlers Monument and War Memorial (September 2013)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Polonia Settlers Monument and War Memorial (July 2017)
Source: Neil ChristoffersenSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.38874, W99.62159
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
George Kolesar
Labourer
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
6 April 1895
2 June 1916
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot Officer
22 April 1924
26 August 1944
Joseph Kaspryzk
[Neepawa]North Nova Scotia Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
6 August 1915
17 September 1944
Charles Kolesar
[Neepawa]4 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
28 July 1905
23 August 1944
Peter Pasowysty
[Neepawa]Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
6 August 1915
20 September 1944
Metro Porosiuk
[Neepawa]Westminster Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
6 April 1905
26 September 1944
Charles John Prawdzik
[Neepawa]415 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
23 August 1921
13 October 1944
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 Neil Christoffersen, Rose Kuzina, Darryl Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 April 2022
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