Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Claude War Memorial and Old Cemetery (St. Claude, RM of Grey)

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In 1921, a cenotaph was erected in St. Claude adjacent to the community’s old cemetery on the site the sanctuary for the first Catholic church. Sculpted by St. Boniface artist Nicolas Pirotton, the project was the local branch of the Great War Veterans Association.

The cenotaph was dedicated at a ceremony on 14 July 1921 to soldiers who have fallen during the First World War, and subsequent plaques recognize those who have fallen in the Second World War and other conflicts around the world. The village’s war memorial features a stone statue of Marshall Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), a French military leader of the First World War, flanked by French and Canadian soldiers, along with two captured German machine guns: a MG08 on a sledge mounting on the east side and a lighter MG08/15 on the west side.

The monument was later restored with contributions from the Canada Department of Veterans Affairs, French Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Royal Canadian Legion (St. Claude Branch No. 37), Village of St. Claude, L’Union nationale française du Manitoba, and private donations. A re-dedication ceremony was held on 17 July 2011.

St. Claude War Memorial (October 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Claude War Memorial (October 2017) Source: George Penner St. Claude War Memorial (August 2021) Source: George Penner St. Claude Old Cemetery (October 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.65663, W98.34507 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Henri Edmond Billard [St. Boniface]	?	102e Régiment d’Infanterie, French Army	Soldat de 2e classe	20 April 1891	24 February 1915
Marie Georges Edgard Boille [St. Boniface]	Farmer	28e Régiment d’Infanterie, French Army	Soldat 2e Classe	4 May 1877	7 January 1915
Albert Théodore Aristide Bray [St. Boniface]	Farm Labourer	51e Régiment D’Infanterie, French Army	Caporal	29 November 1889	8 November 1914
William Dupuis [Ritchot]	Farmer	22nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 March 1881	16 August 1918
Joseph Marie Elliot [St. Boniface]	Farmer	65 Régiment d'Infanterie French Army	Soldat de 2e classe	7 May 1891	6 October 1915
Alexandre Enault [St. Boniface]	Farmer	68e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat de 2e Classe	11 December 1890	3 May 1916
Théophile Alexandre Guichard	Farmer	125e Régiment d'Infanterie French Army	Soldat	22 August 1880	3 September 1916
Charles Victor Jacquot [St. Boniface]	Farmer	27e Régiment D’Infanterie, French Army	Soldat de 2e classe	23 November 1890	24 July 1916
Pierre Marie Le Calvé [St. Boniface]	Farmer	35e Régiment d'Artillerie, French Army	2e Cannonier	28 June 1879	14 April 1920
Henri Constant Leveque [St. Boniface]	Wine Maker	64e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat	15 November 1886	12 June 1915
Jean Louis Magnin [St. Boniface]	Labourer	21e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat	16 December 1892	24 August 1914
François Albert Mazurat [St. Boniface]	Cattle Dealer	97e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat 2e Classe	24 October 1895	25 September 1915
Pierre (Peter) Ouillette	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 February 1884	30 October 1917
Julien Philippe [St. Boniface]	Farmer	118e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat	6 February 1893	21 March 1915
Joseph Porrot	Farmer	44 d'Infanterie Coloniale, French Army	Soldat 2e Classe	18 September 1885	9 August 1915
Louis Savard	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	15 November 1876	10 April 1917
Marius Fernand Léon Theo [St. Boniface]	Domestic Servant	128e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat	11 March 1888	30 October 1914
Albert Vandel [St. Boniface]	Farmer	44e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat de 2e classe	23 March 1892	11 January 1920
Louis Emile Vandel	Farmer	171e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat 2e Classe	23 June 1876	4 January 1915

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Elbert Frank Parker	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1909	28 July 1943
Adrian Steve Leroux	429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1925	5 March 1945

Bosnia

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Christopher Holopina	2nd Combat Engineer Regiment	Able Seaman	1973	4 July 1996

See also:

Where the Guns are Now: War Trophies Database by Alex Comber

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 Alex Comber for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 19 November 2023

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