Historic Sites of Manitoba: Shellmouth War Memorial (Shellmouth, RM of Riding Mountain West)

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This monument at Shellmouth in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the local area killed during military service.

Shellmouth War Memorial

Shellmouth War Memorial (July 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.93816, W101.47923
denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

George Nelson Allbright
[Russell]

Farmer

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lance Corporal

27 October 1890

19 February 1917

William Henry “Harry” Allbright
[Russell]

Lumber Agent

15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

8 October 1894

20 July 1917

William Wallace Bryant
[Bank of Toronto, Russell]

Bank Clerk

107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

27 September 1896

4 February 1916

Alexander McFadyen
[Russell]

Accountant

28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lance Corporal

28 September 1894

7 November 1917

Roy Simon McFadyen
[Russell]

Farmer

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

25 December 1892

2 June 1916

Mervyn Lionel Arva Pearpoint
[Russell]

Clerk

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Corporal

2 May 1889

2 June 1916

Harold Paul Roberts
[Russell]

Farmer

Depot Battalion

Private

21 September 1896

17 June 1918

Arthur Henry Teulon
[Russell]

Farmer

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

19 August 1890

2 September 1918

Francis “Frank” White
[Russell]

Bricklayer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

19 August 1882

2 November 1917

Albert Wise
[Russell]

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

13 May 1896

27 September 1918

Second World War

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

David William Patterson

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Sergeant

25 August 1918

17 August 1944

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 Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 December 2023

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