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This monument in the Reston Memorial Park, at Reston in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, was erected to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service. It was unveiled on 30 June 1922 by Lieutenant Governor James Albert Manning Aikins.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Thomas James Bond
[St. Mary] |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
6 July 1885 |
2 September 1918 |
Adam Wilson Duff |
Plumber / Farmer |
107th Battalion, Canadian Pioneers |
? |
1890 |
25 October 1917 |
A. Elliott |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Percy Evans |
Moulder |
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
20 December 1893 |
15 August 1918 |
Wilfred John Evans
[Melita] |
Student |
Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
9 September 1894 |
15 September 1916 |
Alexander Gordon |
Farmer |
3rd Battalion, Canadian Engineers |
Sapper |
1 December 1889 |
8 August 1918 |
Thomas Wilson Guthrie |
Farmer |
1st Division, Canadian Infantry |
? |
1892 |
4 October 1918 |
Reginald Hunt |
Clerk (Salesman) |
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
11 March 1890 |
8 October 1916 |
T. Johnston |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Albert George Kelly |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
21 November 1879 |
15 September 1916 |
Albert Edward Matthews |
Carpenter |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
? |
1883 |
18 May 1915 |
D. McCormick |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Rupert Elswood MacCready |
Farmer |
1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
Private |
3 September 1897 |
1 October 1918 |
John Albert Napier |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
? |
1891 |
15 September 1916 |
A. Newbury |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
John Hamilton Ready |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
? |
1889 |
21 October 1918 |
James Alfred Reid |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
19 October 1884 |
16 August 1918 |
Charles Milton Stewart |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Lieutenant |
29 January 1888 |
9 April 1917 |
G. Smith |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
J. Strath |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
George Stephen Whittaker
[Law Society] |
Law Student, Stenographer & Telephone Operator |
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
? |
10 December 1883 |
24 October 1918 |
Andrew Whytock |
Labourer |
102nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
? |
1876 |
20 October 1916 |
Frederick Leo Wonnacott |
Farmer |
10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
25 November 1892 |
5 February 1916 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
George Alexander Birnie |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
Rifleman |
1924 |
15 August 1944 |
Melvyn Hamilton Brandon |
418 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1915 |
1 April 1942 |
David Ellis Brownlee |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1921 |
28 August 1942 |
Earl Kitchener Bulloch |
467 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1916 |
12 September 1944 |
Andrew Glen Caldwell |
429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1924 |
6 March 1945 |
Arthur Kingsley Farnie |
415 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1921 |
2 July 1942 |
John Forman |
75 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1920 |
6 October 1942 |
Archibald John Guthrie |
9 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Squadron Leader |
13 December 1911 |
18 December 1939 |
Eric Albert Holton |
15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery |
Sergeant |
1921 |
9 September 1944 |
Ernest William Horner |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
Private |
1919 |
13 September 1942 |
Alexander McKay |
Saskatoon Light Infantry |
Lieutenant |
13 June 1909 |
20 September 1944 |
Kenneth Cameron McMurchy |
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1925 |
15 February 1945 |
William Mennie |
9th Armoured Regiment, British Columbia Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Sergeant |
1916 |
1 June 1945 |
Theodore Olenick |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
Rifleman |
1925 |
21 April 1945 |
Robert Franklin Ready |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Officer |
1920 |
29 June 1943 |
William Alan Robertson
[Gladstone] |
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Sergeant |
15 August 1915 |
5 January 1942 |
Edwin Earle Smith |
159 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Officer |
1915 |
12 August 1943 |
Sources:
Trails Along the Pipestone by Pipestone History Project, 1981, page 418.
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 Sharon Simms for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 5 May 2022
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