Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ridgeville Centennial Plaque / War Memorial Plaque (Ridgeville, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)

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First World War | Second World War | Other | Sources

There are two plaques on the side of the Community Hall at Ridgeville in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin. One was erected in 1967 to commemorate the Centenary of Canadian Confederation. Next to it is a plaque commemorating those from the Ridgeville area who were killed during service during military service.

Ridgeville Centennial Plaque, beside a War Memorial Plaque (May 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.06173, W97.01002 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War:

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Henry Walter Collins	Farmer	8th Light Trench Mortar Battery	Private	7 June 1896	29 September 1918
Alexander Marshall	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	27 December 1882	20 August 1917
Everett Kirkpatrick	Farmer	Royal North West Mounted Police	Trooper	24 January 1898	29 June 1918

Second World War:

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Allan Martin Fostey	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	30 August 1920	9 February 1945
Hector Lochhead	298 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	6 February 1924	25 February 1945
Clarence Alvin Turner	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	22 December 1922	6 November 1943

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).

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 27 January 2021

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