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A monument in the Altamont Cemetery near Altamont, in the Municipality of Lorne, was erected by the Altamont branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in commemoration of those from the local area killed during military service.
Altamont Cemetery (June 2017)
Source: Neil Christoffersen
Altamont Cemetery (September 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Altamont War Memorial (June 2014)
Source: Darryl Toews
Altamont War Memorial (June 2017)
Source: Neil ChristoffersenSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.39969, W98.46800
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Adolph Forbes
[Vimy Ridge]Bricklayer
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
18 June 1884
16 February 1917
Clifford Crampton Hughes
[Manitou]Farmer
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1891
10 February 1918
Gordon Henry Lyle
Farmer
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1897
1 October 1918
John Clarence Mussell
[Armoury]Farmer
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Captain
12 February 1888
15 September 1916
Alfred Robert Preston
Farmer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Sergeant
1877
6 March 1918
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Lloyd Lawrence Aikenhead [1]
Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
1916
21 June 1942
Earl Donald King
Lord Strathcona’s Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Corporal
1917
8 September 1944
Thomas B. Troughton
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Rifleman
1919
4 July 1944
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
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).
1. Aikenhead was born on 23 December 1916 at Wellwood and attended Wellwood School and Altamont School from 1920 to 1927, and Neelin School from 1927 to 1939. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 as a Navigator-Gunner-Observor-Pilot. In 1942, while on patrol over the North Sea, he was shot down in waters near Den-Helder, The Netherlands and all four crew members perished. His body was later found washed up on the shore. He is buried at Delfzijl, The Netherlands. He was married to Muriel Bell of Baldur who died in 2009. He never saw his son Larry. Source: http://www.mbnwo.ca/forms/msrb_vol1.pdf
We thank Audrey Riedstra and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Darryl Toews, Gordon Goldsborough, and Neil Christoffersen.
Page revised: 3 January 2024
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