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A monument in the Westbourne Cemetery, near Westbourne in the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone, was unveiled on 21 November 1920 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Charles Lawrence Beckman
[St. Georges Anglican] |
Farmer |
1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
Private |
19 April 1889 |
15 August 1918 |
Percy Robert Cook
[Portage la Prairie, St. George's Anglican, Selkirk, 108 Battalion] |
Farmer |
5th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
Private |
8 June 1893 |
7 November 1917 |
John Henry Davey
[Portage, St. George's Anglican] |
Clerk |
29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
12 June 1895 |
26 June 1916 |
George Fletcher
[St. George's Anglican] |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lance Corporal |
8 July 1896 |
10 August 1918 |
James Harrison
[Edrans, St. George's Anglican] |
Section Man |
107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
19 May 1885 |
2 June 1917 |
Percy Johnson
[St. George's Anglican] |
Farm Labourer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
17 January 1895 |
20 August 1917 |
William Holmes Johnson |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
21 December 1897 |
5 October 1917 |
Sidney Richard Kember MM
[Portage la Prairie] |
Machinist |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
17 November 1892 |
17 May 1918 |
Alexander Urquhart McLeod
[Rathwell, St. George's Anglican, Treherne] |
Engineer |
3rd Battalion, Canadian Engineers |
Sergeant |
23 October 1892 |
9 August 1918 |
William Moss
[St. George's Anglican] |
Teamster |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
16 November 1891 |
23 January 1918 |
Rutur Sigurdur Solvason
[St. George's Anglican] |
Farmer |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
25 February 1890 |
5 June 1916 |
Albert Edwin Wild
[Portage, St. George's Anglican] |
Labourer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
18 November 1892 |
10 August 1918 |
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Irvine Nathanial Caskey |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Officer |
1920 |
6 June 1944 |
Leslie Gerald Davey |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1922 |
24 March 1944 |
William Reid Gray |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer |
1916 |
18 February 1943 |
Robert Francis Stephens |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flight Sergeant |
1917 |
12 September 1941 |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. George’s Anglican Cemetery / Westbourne Cemetery (Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)
Sources:
“Westbourne’s Fine Memorial Unveiled,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 November 1920, page 6.
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: 4 November 2021
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