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A monument at Wawanesa, in the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa, was unveiled on 11 November 1921 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service.
Wawanesa War Memorial (June 2010)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.59324, W99.68434
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Arthur Austin
[Wawanesa]Gasoline Engineer
79th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
20 May 1884
27 September 1916
Frederick Bloom
[Wawanesa]Labourer
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
28 February 1893
6 December 1916
Robert Clark
[Wawanesa]Chauffeur
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
2 May 1886
10 April 1918
Harold James Dent MM
[Bank of Toronto, Wawanesa]Bank Clerk
Fort Garry Horse
Private
27 June 1891
18 April 1918
John Thompson “Jack” Fisher
[Berbank, Nesbitt, Next of Kin, Wawanesa, Wesley College]Student
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lieutenant
25 December 1890
30 August 1917
Louis Felix Geofroy
Barber
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Sergeant
28 January 1882
26 October 1917
Wesley William Irvine
[Brandon College, Hartney, Maryland Methodist, Wawanesa, Wesley College]Teacher
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lieutenant
5 April 1893
28 September 1918
Walter Bunyon Lawrence
[Wawanesa]?
5th Battalion, London Rifle Brigade
Rifleman
1882
1 July 1916
Frederick William Leachman
[Wawanesa]Farmer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
21 October 1890
8 October 1916
Farmer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
15 September 1895
26 July 1917
Jesse Harold McFadden
[Armoury, Killarney, Killarney School, Next of Kin, Pilot Mound]Clergyman
10th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps
Private
22 October 1891
16 September 1916
Thomas Henry Reynolds
Farm Labourer
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
16 January 1892
6 June 1921
John Robertson
[Wawanesa]Farmer
181st Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
30 August 1897
2 January 1917
William H. Rumford DCM
[Wawanesa]Labourer
31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Corporal
23 May 1887
2 November 1919
Herbert Douglas Smith
[Wawanesa]Clerk
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
20 July 1879
30 January 1918
John Thomas Stevenson
[Wawanesa]Druggist
1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
Private
27 November 1894
3 November 1918
Farmer
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
13 September 1890
31 October 1917
Thomas Frank Webster
[Wawanesa]Farmer
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
2 May 1893
16 October 1916
Farmer
102nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
3 October 1892
9 April 1917
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Willis Leigh Cory
[Wawanesa]Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
29 March 1909
31 August 1944
Percy John Ellis
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School]Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
28 February 1917
26 August 1942
James Bentley Ferris
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School]400 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
10 October 1916
20 January 1943
Charles Gordon Gorrie
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School, Wawanesa United]422 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
22 January 1924
20 November 1943
Robert Talbot Hemmons
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School]Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot Officer
3 September 1917
24 August 1942
Francis John Lowe
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa United]12 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
10 May 1910
26 March 1942
Howard V. Millen
[Wawanesa]Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Private
21 September 1914
15 December 1943
Reginald Frederick Noton
[Wawanesa]218 (Gold Coast) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
18 May 1911
2 July 1942
Wilfred S. Powers
[Wawanesa]Essex Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
7 May 1909
21 July 1944
George Edward Stevenson
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School, Wawanesa United]431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Warrant Officer Class II
16 August 1918
26 February 1944
Wilbert Crothers Wallace
[Wawanesa, Wawanesa School, Wawanesa United]HMCS Avalon, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Ordinary Seaman
18 November 1920
12 December 1942
Walter Torrance Wilton
[Wawanesa]408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Lieutenant
16 September 1919
29 December 1943
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Stanley Blair Cory
NATO CFE
Master Corporal
5 August 1957
29 April 1983
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wawanesa War Memorial (506 George Street, Wawanesa, RM of Oakland-Wawanesa)
“Unveil Memorial At Wawanesa To District’s Heroes,” Brandon Daily Sun, 12 November 1921, page 1.
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).
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 10 December 2023
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