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 (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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