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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 undertaken by 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
Aerial view of the St. Claude War Memorial (August 2024)
Source: George Penner
St. Claude Old Cemetery (October 2013)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.65663, W98.34507
denoted by symbol on the map above
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
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
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
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).
“St. Boniface notes,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 May 1920, page 6.
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: 3 November 2024
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