Historic Sites of Manitoba: Roblin War Memorial (Roblin, Municipality of Roblin)

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A monument at Roblin, in the Municipality of Roblin, was unveiled on 11 November 1927 to commemorate people from the local area killed during military service.

Roblin War Memorial (June 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.22949, W101.34478 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Gustav “Gus” Andersen	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	23 October 1918
W. Arnold	?	?	Private	?	?
James Boucher	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	3 June 1916
Frank Burt	Cabinet Maker	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1876	24 September 1916
Gordon Chaple	Farmer	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	23 March 1917
George Day	Engineer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1884	23 December 1916
Walter Day	Clerk	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	24 April 1915
Albert Henry “Bert” Detmold	Farmer	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1885	15 August 1917
Isaac John Frost	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	2 November 1917
Clarence Frederick Fisher	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	29 September 1918
Wilfred Malahon Gascoyne	Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	9 May 1916
Robert Cyril Victor Gaunt	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 May 1897	16 September 1916
Leonard Samuel Gysin	Merchant	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	1882	26 September 1916
W. Leon Holmes	Teamster	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	1889	9 April 1917
Jake Hrynchuk	?	?	Private	?	?
Thomas “Tom” Irvine	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	9 May 1917
Jacob Kundert	Farmer	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1882	9 December 1916
Roy Lindsay	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	22 November 1891	5 June 1916
George William Cobbold Lawton	Labourer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1873	6 November 1917
Robert Henderson McCrae [Gladstone, McCreary]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 May 1894	11 November 1918
Neil McIntyre	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	4 January 1918
Peter Scot McNicol	Labourer	?	Private	1893	22 September 1924
Walter Stewart McNicol	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	9 April 1917
Ernest Montsion	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	29 September 1918
Frederick Neale	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	4 October 1916
Arne Novdahl	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1882	28 April 1917
Percy Spurton Rodgers	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	15 September 1916
James Alexander Thomas Spencer Rogers	Farmer and ex-Fireman	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 April 1885	27 September 1916
Stanley Boote Rowles	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	28 April 1917
Thomas Scrimshaw [Armoury]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 April 1896	5 September 1918
J. Simpson	?	?	Private	?	?
Frederick Arnold Smith	Plasterer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	15 August 1917
Herbert Francis “Frank” Steer [Treesbank, Wawanesa]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	10 March 1886	10 June 1916
Sergeant Joseph Hensworth Sweezey	Barber	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Sergeant	1892	15 August 1917
Arthur Taylor	Butcher	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	6 April 1916
Roy Eric Taylor	Butcher	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	16 August 1917
Peter Francois van der Maaten (Martin) [Hamiota]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	18 September 1896	5 June 1916
Archibald Wilmott	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1881	25 October 1916
Francis Joseph Whittam	?	Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army	Second Lieutenant	1878	1 July 1916

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Stephen Andronyk	Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s)	Lance Corporal	1921	9 August 1944
Clarence Francis Bangle	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	1920	23 May 1944
John Roy Brumwell [Tummel]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	10 July 1917	6 September 1944
Herbert Thomas Burrell	Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1919	18 December 1943
Ralph Henry Brydon	Canadian Scottish Regiment	Private	1921	10 June 1944
William Burns	431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1922	22 October 1943
G. Contois	?	?	?	?
Alexander William Craib	The Canadian Provost Corps	Corporal	1895	24 November 1941
Thomas Craib	The Canadian Provost Corps	Corporal	1921	3 January 1944
Gordon Roger Crane	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1920	24 January 1944
Glen Allen Finch	8th Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	1908	7 August 1944
Roy Henry Freeland	First Canadian Army Signals, The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals	Lance Corporal	1916	26 December 1942
David Funk	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	28 July 1906	14 July 1944
James Henry Fullerton	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	1913	8 June 1944
Hymie Greenberg	The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals	Signalman	1919	19 December 1941
Mark Grozik	Canadian Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1923	8 June 1944
John Leighton Harrison [Flin Flon]	Regina Rifle Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	10 September 1906	8 June 1944
James Mitchell Hunter	104 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	21 May 1916	11 January 1944
Colin Ian Jakeman	77 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1923	29 June 1944
Reginald Jarvis	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Sergeant	1914	11 November 1944
John Edward Johnston [Tummel]	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	29 July 1910	19 August 1942
Stuart Ross Kelso	429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1921	4 December 1943
Clare Davidson Kines [Tummel, Winnipeg Rifles]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	1 November 1914	8 June 1944
Gabriel David Laplante	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1918	25 November 1943
David Larocque	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	1915	9 March 1945
George Russell Large	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	1919	16 April 1945
David Ingles Livingston [Tummel]	8th Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers	Lance Corporal	1920	11 November 1944
Frank Lupichuk	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	1919	13 September 1944
John Henry Finnis Madden	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	10 January 1911	19 August 1942
Walter Melnychenko	1st Company, The Canadian Provost Corps	Private	1920	19 September 1945
William Nykolaishen	Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1922	25 July 1944
Charles Alexander Ritchie	420 Snowy Owl Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1921	16 March 1944
Harry Kelso Robertson [Tummel]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	8 December 1916	21 January 1942
Harold Rowan	Seaforth Highlanders of Canada	Private	1908	8 December 1943
Peter Rurak	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	1924	27 September 1945
Anthony Shymkiw	Calgary Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1923	22 September 1944
Harry Slusar	Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1905	19 August 1942
John Allen Thompson	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	20 July 1922	14 July 1944
Francis Henry Ward	Regina Rifle Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1912	11 June 1944
John William Whyte	HMCS Alberni, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Able Seaman	1913	21 August 1944
Donald Williamson Jr.	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s)	Private	20 September 1921	1 August 1944
Nicholas Yaworski	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1922	9 August 1944

Korean War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Harry Bowman Brydon	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1927	8 October 1951

Sources:

“Rev. A. E. Cousins M.C. Unveils Memorial,” Roblin Review, 17 November 1927, page 1.

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: 30 November 2019

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