Historic Sites of Manitoba: Woodlands War Memorial (Woodlands, RM of Woodlands)

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A monument in Woodlands, in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the area killed during military service.

Woodlands War Memorial (September 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.20820, W97.65863 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Frank Harris Bates	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1887	7 May 1917
Thomas Broadfoot [Electric Railway]	Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1880	16 March 1918
Harry Holmes MM [St. Eustache]	Rancher	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	2 July 1882	30 March 1918
Elmer Lawrence Metcalf	Farmer	Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	25 October 1918
James Douglas Pringle	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1879	8 August 1918
Clarence Walter Rothwell	Farmer	251st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	20 January 1918
Richard Vidal	Farmer	Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion	Private	1881	2 September 1918
Charles Henry Walker [Stonewall, 108 Battalion]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 August 1893	23 August 1918
James Wellington Willson [Brant Argyle, Stonewall, 108 Battalion]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 July 1891	15 August 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Albert Edwin Anderson	Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	5 January 1922	8 May 1942
Victor Barbour	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	1919	20 October 1944
Henry Lyle Crawford	Canadian Provost Corps	Lance Corporal	1920	10 August 1943
John F. Duke	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1920	16 February 1945
Hugh L. Grierson	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1915	20 December 1941
William Lucas Hardisty	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1910	19 December 1941
Mervin Cooksley Hogg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	1920	19 April 1945
Stanley H. Hunter	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	1914	23 November 1943
Edwin Edward Larkin [St. Eustache]	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	1920	20 October 1944
Hubert Joseph Linn	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1920	30 August 1944
Douglas Allen Lower	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1920	1 March 1945
George Edward Lower	Regina Rifle Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	1917	9 June 1944
Arthur Clarence MacGillivray	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1922	25 May 1944
William John Martin [St. Eustache]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	14 August 1919	6 June 1944
Louis Amy Walter Monette [St. Eustache]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	1916	4 December 1943
Carl O. Overby [Gimli]	Royal Canadian Engineers	Lance Sergeant	21 August 1919	1 April 1945
William Edward O’Brien	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	?	19 August 1942
Eric Warburton	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1917	31 October 1941

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 Frederick Bates for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 27 September 2019

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