Historic Sites of Manitoba: Roland War Memorial and Memorial Hall (Roland, RM of Roland)

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A monument in Roland, in the Rural Municipality of Roland, was erected in 1922 to commemorate those from the local area killed in the First World War. Those killed during the Second World War were added later. It stands on the grounds of the municipal office constructed in 1951.

Postcard view of the Roland war memorial (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0315 Roland war memorial (September 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Roland Memorial Hall and war memorial (May 2018) Source: Manny Jacob Roland Memorial Hall and war memorial (May 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.36588, W97.93932 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
William Baker	?	?	?	?	?
Ernest Burns	?	?	?	?	?
Rae Cameron [Assiniboia, Eatons, Next of Kin]	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 January 1888	8 October 1916
George S. Dale	?	?	?	?	?
Elmer John Dickinson	Physician	Canadian Army Medical Corps	Captain	1887	4 February 1924
John Faulder	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	13 February 1917
Alexander Grant	?	?	?	?	?
Basil Ward Guilbert	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	14 April 1917
Victoria Belle Hennan	Nurse	General Hospital 9, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Nurse	1886	23 October 1918
Frank Alexander Higgins [Brandon College, Trinity Baptist]	Teacher	3rd Division Mechanical Transport Company, Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	10 June 1896	4 February 1919
Norman College Holtby	Fireman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1892	3 October 1916
Willliam George Johns	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1899	7 August 1917
William Johnstone	?	?	?	?	?
Hubert William Kimble	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	28 August 1918
James Ezra Kitching	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	16 August 1917
Harvey Robert Langtry	?	Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	18 April 1918
Arthur James Laughlin [Vimy Ridge]	Student	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	23 August 1917
Alexander Michie	Printer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 August 1880	23 April 1915
Alfred Ernest Morison [Electric Railway, Sperling]	Conductor	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 February 1891	9 April 1917
William Harold Morison	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	3 May 1917
John Elliot Muir	Farmer	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)	Private	1891	30 March 1918
James Stuart Muir	Farmer	4th Trench Mortar Battery	Bdr.	1889	27 September 1918
William Ogilvie	Blacksmith	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	15 September 1916
Alexander Phillips	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	12 April 1917
George Wilbert Ruth	Farmer	?	Private	1877	12 February 1931
Robert Samuel Shemming	Blacksmith	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1893	20 October 1918
Lorne Gibson Shewfelt	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	9 April 1917
William John Smallwood	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	14 November 1917
George Stacey	Car Man	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	12 May 1892	28 April 1917
Herbert Sudds	?	?	?	?	?
John Stewart Sutton Swain MM & Bar [Carman, Vimy Ridge, Wesley College]	Teacher	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	6 February 1893	3 June 1917
Duncan Turner	Blacksmith	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1878	28 August 1918
Charles Urquhart	Farmer	Canadian Army Service Corps	Driver	1892	21 May 1929
John Alexander “Jack” Welch	Student	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	19 May 1898	11 December 1919
Prince George Wheater	Stenographer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	10 October 1918
Robert Stewart Whiteford [Bank of Hamilton]	Clerk	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lance Corporal	26 February 1895	30 March 1918
George Williams	?	?	?	?	?
Ernest John Woodgate [Next of Kin, Wesley College]	Student	Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1888	15 September 1916

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Victor William Aitken	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1920	3 March 1945
John LaPointe Berry	424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1922	31 March 1944
Clare Reid Cameron	550 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	1912	30 August 1944
John Gunn	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	8 January 1909	15 December 1941
Kenneth Melvin Hancock	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	1921	6 January 1943
Allan Raymond Kitching	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Trooper	1921	25 May 1944
Diedrich Victor Klassen	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1923	23 July 1943
Orville Lytle	434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1912	27 September 1943
Murton Lawrence McClay	102 Squadron, Royal Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1920	31 August 1943
Donald McDonald	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1922	3 August 1944
George McKay	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	1923	2 April 1944
Lewis James MacLennan	2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	1910	8 May 1942
Murray Langtry McPherson	626 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1921	25 April 1944
Robert Clifford Middleton Pannebaker	Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	1915	11 June 1944
Robert John Patterson	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Corporal	31 May 1922	21 January 1945
Cecil Phillips	433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1917	30 January 1944
David Smith Urquhart	425 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1921	7 December 1942
Lloyd Pierson Webster	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer	1920	26 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).

We thank Manny Jacob for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 31 December 2023

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