Historic Sites of Manitoba: Springfield War Memorial (Dugald, RM of Springfield)

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A monument in Dugald, in the Rural Municipality of Springfield, was erected in commemoration of people from the local area killed during military service. Beside the monument is an armoured personnel carrier brought here by the Springfield Branch #146 of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Springfield War Memorial (September 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Springfield War Memorial (August 2022) Source: George Penner Springfield War Memorial (October 2024) Source: Jean McManus Personnel carrier at the Springfield War Memorial (October 2024) Source: Jean McManus Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88779, W96.84332 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Cecil Wilson Biddles	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1870	27 May 1917
Joseph Breen	Fireman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 May 1889	13 April 1918
Wesley Arthur Brett	Student	73rd Squadron, Royal Air Force	2nd Lieutenant	14 November 1894	27 September 1918
Daniel Chapman	Farm Labourer	44th Battalion,Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	28 September 1918
Venie Cairns	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	24 August 1918
Charles Flett	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	27 September 1918
Alexander Gibson	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	15 August 1917
Charles Dugald Gillespie	General Merchant	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	28 August 1918
James Wyllie Grieve	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	12 May 1917
Thomas Grieve [Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Labourer	108th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1875	9 March 1916
George Howell	Gas Engineer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	15 September 1916
David Cross Henderson	Sheet Metal Worker	5th Brigade, Canadian Artillery	Corporal	2 March 1890	25 March 1918
T. Hassell	?	?	?	?	?
Thomas Charles Iliff	Fireman	Canadian Light Railway Operating Company	Sapper	1891	28 March 1918
William Matheson Iliff	Farmer	18th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	16 March 1918
Keith Kennedy	Fireman	4th Division Ammunition Column, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	1896	9 November 1917
William McFadyn	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1892	5 June 1916
Edward Michael McDonnell	Glassblower	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1870	17 May 1916
Michal Piontczak	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	15 August 1917
Arthur Mitchell Smith	Farmer	1st Division Motor Transport Company, Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	1882	2 October 1918
John Richard Speer	?	Royal Air Force	Cadet	1897	24 October 1918

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Joseph Brezino	Royal Hamilton Light Infantry	Private	22 February 1923	21 February 1945
Meron Chabluk	Regina Rifle Regiment	Rifleman	4 December 1920	18 February 1945
Donald Edmonds	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	6 August 1917	15 August 1944
Knud Jensen	Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	8 February 1918	3 January 1944
James William Kellie	424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	30 May 1920	25 May 1944
Mike Kozina	Regina Rifle Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	15 November 1919	16 August 1944
Douglas Harvey McCallum DSO	Royal Canadian Engineers	Major	?	25 July 1944
Roderic Murray McLeod	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	22 August 1921	28 March 1943
Walter Nazarko	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	?	28 November 1944
William John “Jack” Pethybridge [Carman]	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	28 May 1917	9 June 1942
George Spilchak	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	27 January 1922	6 June 1944
Michael Sulyma	Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	21 August 1922	6 September 1944
Lawrence Thomas Edwin Sweet [Regents Park United]	427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	19 February 1920	30 March 1943
Edward Zadworny [Gimli]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	18 October 1922	5 July 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 George Penner and Jean McManus for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 6 November 2024

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