Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Employee War Memorial (345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

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These large plaques once stood in the Eaton’s department store in Winnipeg, in commemoration of its employees who had been killed during military service in the First World War and Second World War. They were removed prior to demolition of the store to make way for a sports arena. Near the plaques is a statue of businessman Timothy Eaton, also from the former department store.

Eaton’s First World War Monument (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Eaton’s Second World War Monument (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89311, W97.14424 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties (Manitoba)

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Herbert Edward Armer	Freight Receiver	8th Battalion, Canadian Inantry	Private	15 March 1896	9 August 1918
Arthur John Barnes [Assiniboia, Next of Kin, St. Matthew's Anglican]	Nightwatchman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 May 1886	30 December 1916
Parkyn Sydney Bishop [Fort Rouge Methodist, Next of Kin, 108 Battalion]	Transportation	1st Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)	2nd Lieutenant	1892	30 November 1917
Stanislas Blaha	Tailor	3e Chasseurs Polonais, “Haller’s Army”	?	31 May 1894	2 June 1918
John    Bowton	Carpenter	5th Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	9 December 1881	11 August 1918
William Brandon	Boxmaker	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 May 1894	4 April 1916
George McQueen Brown	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	29 July 1893	25 October 1916
Lloyd Stanley Caldwell [First Baptist, Vimy Ridge]	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 May 1891	8 May 1917
Rae Cameron [Assiniboia, Roland, Next of Kin]	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 January 1888	8 October 1916
Samuel Callis Chambers [Next of Kin, St. Albans Anglican]	Butcher	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 September 1877	30 March 1918
George Christy	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 March 1896	9 August 1918
Philip Thomas Clark	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 May 1894	13 May 1917
Richard J. Collins	Picture Framer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 September 1893	30 October 1920
H. Cook	?	?	?	?	?
William Cook	Packer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 May 1895	21 August 1917
John Cooke [Next of Kin]	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	5 February 1894	6 November 1917
John Henry Copeland	Clerk	7th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery	Sergeant	?	21 May 1918
Thomas Edwin Crozier	Draftsman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	3 September 1891	9 August 1918
Robert Joseph Curry	Farm Labourer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 May 1897	26 April 1917
Thomas McFee Daniel [Next of Kin]	Golf Club Maker	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	28 January 1889	17 September 1916
Jules Benjamin Alfred Desaleux [Assiniboia, Next of Kin]	Packer	76th Battery Reserve Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	21 October 1887	25 May 1917
William Douglas [Next of Kin]	Warehouse Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	3 February 1889	8 October 1916
J. Doyle	?	?	?	?	?
William Duncan [Next of Kin, St. Giles]	Employee (T. Eaton Company)	2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	Private	?	7 November 1914
Francis Herbert Elders	Caterer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 July 1880	30 October 1917
Reginald Elsey	Butcher	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 May 1894	9 April 1917
Frank Gardiner Flowers	Clerk	Canadian Forestry Corps	Private	5 August 1882	17 July 1919
William Gilchrist [Next of Kin]	Grocery Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 August 1887	30 August 1917
John Barker Gould [Broadway Methodist, Masonic, Next of Kin]	Manager	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	12 June 1883	21 October 1918
Charles Frederick Johnson Green	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 December 1897	24 June 1918
John Thomas Guest	Chauffeur	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	18 December 1888	10 October 1916
John Hamilton	Ice Cream Maker	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 August 1892	23 April 1915
Norman Hanks	Bookkeeper	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 August 1890	2 September 1918
David Gibson Harrold	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 June 1894	28 January 1916
Albin Z. D. Henderson	Driver	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 June 1886	18 July 1918
Charles Forsey Hickman	Packer and Shipper	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 October 1893	12 April 1917
John Walker Hildred	Assistant Manager (T. Eaton Company)	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	11 December 1889	8 May 1915
David Andrew Hilland	Farrier	4th Division Ammunition Column, Canadian Field Artillery	Staff Sergeant	1 May 1891	16 October 1918
Joseph Henry Hughes	Store Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 May 1890	11 January 1917
R. Humphries	?	?	?	?	?
Robert Edward Hutt [Kelvin, Next of Kin, Vimy]	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 March 1896	8 August 1917
Harold Mervyn Iles	Packer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 August 1890	15 October 1918
M. Jacquin	?	?	?	?	?
Nelson Jarvis [Field Ambulance, Next of Kin]	Clerk & Stenographer	11th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	4 June 1887	29 September 1918
Russell Wortman Jepson	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 April 1895	25 April 1915
James Hogarth Johnston	Carpenter	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 December 1886	23 April 1915
W. S. Johnston	?	?	?	?	?
Vernon Rhydwen Jones	Salesman	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Armourer Quartermaster Sergeant	13 September 1880	31 March 1917
Harry Lewis Kaye	Dry Goods Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 August 1898	8 August 1918
Andrew Kincaid	Chauffeur	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 January 1890	6 November 1917
James Lainsbury	Butter Maker	Royal Canadian Dragoons	Lance Corporal	11 March 1890	30 March 1918
Arthur Walter Lake	Clerk	54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	31 December 1881	9 April 1917
William Law [Next of Kin]	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 June 1892	20 May 1915
John Clark Leitch [Masonic]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 October 1886	28 September 1918
William Lewis	Druggist	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	6 August 1892	25 April 1915
George Banks Manson	Night Watchman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	8 September 1883	6 October 1916
Henry McClure [Vimy Ridge, Next of Kin]	Checker	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	23 February 1891	23 August 1917
Hugh Alexander McCuaig	Barrister	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 January 1884	5 February 1919
James Campbell McGimpsey	Dry Goods Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 March 1891	13 April 1918
Charles Raymond McKendrick	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	7 August 1891	15 September 1916
Joseph McMurray	Salesman	Canadian Reserve Artillery	Gunner	16 April 1888	2 May 1920
Leslie Mindenhall	Clerk	1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Sergeant	5 December 1891	1 June 1915
Charles Frederick Mitchell [Kelvin, Next of Kin]	Clerk	1st Canadian General Hospital, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	15 February 1898	19 May 1918
John Alfred Montgomery	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 December 1891	16 September 1917
G. Moon	?	?	?	?	?
W. Morgan	?	?	?	?	?
Robert William Mountain	Checker	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	19 January 1897	9 April 1917
Sydney Edward Mowll	Clerk	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 December 1890	6 June 1916
Clarence Lehman Myers MM	Horse-shoer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 November 1890	28 August 1918
Fred O. Park	Assistant Manager	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 February 1886	15 November 1918
John Herbert Parks	Teamster	The Fort Garry Horse	Private	28 April 1894	9 May 1919
Frederick Davis Pollard [Next of Kin]	Upholsterer	Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship), Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	12 May 1888	27 June 1918
John Robb [Next of Kin]	Watchmaker	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 June 1897	1 September 1918
Webster Young Ryan MM	Sales Clerk	Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	31 May 1893	8 April 1918
Duncan James Scott	Sales Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 April 1890	7 July 1915
Walter Seed	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 June 1889	3 June 1917
Richard Siberry	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 July 1894	6 May 1915
Peter Stewart Sim	Photographer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 September 1895	6 May 1917
Alexander Smith	Tailor	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 October 1888	20 October 1916
Stanley Smith	Stenographer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 June 1898	21 May 1915
H. Smith	?	?	?	?	?
Earl Ross Smyth [Souris]	Engraver	101st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	15 April 1916
Charles Albert Speirs	Photographer	203rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 August 1896	27 December 1918
Percy Sprunt	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 January 1893	14 June 1916
Leo Bernard Tedeschi	Upholsterer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 January 1879	14 April 1919
Charles Trickett	Teamster	Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	12 March 1889	23 March 1918
James Tyrie	Mail Packer	24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 November 1898	11 November 1916
Gilbert Vance	Parceler	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 August 1898	25 June 1919
R. Wilson	?	?	?	?	?
William Wilson	Shipper	9th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	22 August 1897	29 August 1918
Thomas Worrall	Grocery Packer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 April 1887	5 June 1916
Michael Wright	Doorkeeper (T. Eaton Company)	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 September 1893	3 May 1917
George Edward Yule	Sweeper	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	16 July 1880	9 April 1917

Second World War Casualties (Manitoba)

Name	Occupation	Eaton’s Store	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Gordon Douglas Russell Baird	Mail Order Clerk	Winnipeg	111 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	6 September 1920	16 July 1942
Arthur John George Barnes [St. James]	Messenger	Winnipeg	138 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	15 May 1921	28 April 1944
Joseph Roy Barnett	Postal Messenger and Cash Carrier	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	17 August 1921	14 January 1943
Charles Robert Sayre Blenkhorn [Regents Park United]	Manager of Carpentry Shop	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1921	4 May 1943
Leslie Gordon Emanuel Burnett	Assistant Manager	Winnipeg	426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	5 January 1922	24 August 1943
Duncan Campbell	Store Clerk	Winnipeg	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Corporal	23 October 1920	20 July 1944
William Douglas Campbell	Clerk	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	24 September 1922	7 November 1945
Alfred Carlson	Receiver	Winnipeg	426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	21 November 1923	27 January 1944
Thomas Stuart Carnegie	Clerk	Winnipeg	138 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	14 July 1922	1 June 1944
John William Collister	Clerk - Assistant Manager Groceteria	Brandon	12 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	19 October 1923	29 July 1944
Kenneth Crawford	Clerk	Dauphin	432 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 March 1924	3 January 1944
Ralph Nelson Adams Creswell	Stockman	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	9 November 1916	31 May 1942
Robert King Crow	Stock Keeper / Assistant Manager of Foodateria	Winnipeg / Fort William	153 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class I	13 March 1910	16 January 1945
Haraldur Johannes Davidson	Assistant Cashier and Bookkeeper	Winnipeg	47 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 August 1912	26 October 1942
Alexander Fotheringham Dawson [Regents Park United]	Radiotrician	Winnipeg	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lieutenant	9 September 1903	19 August 1942
William Robert Dawson	Adjusting Clerk	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Company Quarter Master Sergeant	12 February 1915	16 August 1944
Vernon Fairbank Dodds	Mechanic	Winnipeg	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	5 October 1920	21 July 1944
David Taylor Dorward	Shipper	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	16 October 1919	3 June 1943
William Jonn Edwards	Checker	Winnipeg	HMCS Levis	Ordinary Seaman	5 March 2018	19 September 1941
Lloyd George Elliott	Clerk & Stockman	Winnipeg	402 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	25 February 1918	29 March 1942
Earl Roy Fairey	Grocery Clerk	Winnipeg	425 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	26 August 1909	29 July 1944
John Manson Finnie	Sales Clerk	Winnipeg	253 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	7 October 1920	15 May 1944
William Swanton French	Salesman - Clothing	Winnipeg	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Lieutenant	27 October 2018	24 October 1944
Thomas William Sidney Goddard	Salesman	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps	Staff Sergeant	3 February 1921	2 September 1944
Orton Douglas Harrison	Assistant Manager Hosiery Department	Winnipeg	158 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	23 August 1915	22 September 1943
Howard Moore Hemenway	Baker	Winnipeg	47 General Transport Company	Private	4 October 1920	7 October 1943
Douglas Alden W. Kirkpatrick	Cloth Cutter	Winnipeg	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Lieutenant	6 November 1918	28 August 1944
Douglas Beatty Leach	Door Mechanic	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	9 May 1920	10 June 1941
James Leslie	Truck Driver	Winnipeg	12th Armoured Regiment, Three Rivers Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Sergeant	29 July 1909	17 May 1944
John Lindsay	Driver / Mechanic	Winnipeg	Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Sergeant	31 May 1905	16 July 1942
Samuel George Livinstone	Mail Order Clerk	Winnipeg	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	6 March 1922	13 May 1944
Arthur Clarence MacGillivray	Messenger	Winnipeg	192 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	28 November 1922	25 May 1944
Alexander Edward MacGregor [St. James School]	Clerk	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Observer	23 August 1916	18 August 1942
Donald James MacPherson	Clerk	Winnipeg	150 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	21 May 1915	9 November 1942
Harold William Main	Assistant Manager	Winnipeg	6th Royal Welch Fusiliers	Lieutenant	23 February 1913	19 August 1944
Stanley Wilbur Matthews	Clerk	Winnipeg	403 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	29 November 1918	18 November 1943
Archibald McClintock	Sales Clerk	Winnipeg	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	8 June 1917	15 April 1942
Lloyd George McKinnon	Garage Mechanic	Winnipeg	206 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	9 August 1915	28 September 1944
Andrew More	Radio & Music Mail Order Department	Winnipeg	HMCS Fraser, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Able Seaman	18 July 1910	25 June 1940
Alexander John Morrison	Clerk	Winnipeg	103 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	24 May 1916	13 July 1944
William Angus Munroe	Stock Recorder	Winnipeg	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Sergeant	15 February 1917	10 August 1944
Harold Frederick Oakenfold	Scaler & Stamper	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	20 May 1922	24 July 1943
John Douglas Patey	Painter	Winnipeg	61 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	18 August 1920	31 May 1942
John William Lyle Patterson	Shipper	Winnipeg	427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	13 June 1922	25 November 1944
Lesley Louise Perkin	Telephone Operator	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force (Women’s Division)	Corporal	14 October 1912	9 October 1945
Francis Arthur Pfeffer	Mail Order Clerk	Winnipeg	117 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 February 1915	27 March 1944
Reginald Frank Charles Porter	Clerk	Winnipeg	69 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	31 October 1917	21 April 1943
James Andrew Ringer	Druggist	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	15 September 1919	9 June 1944
John Cameron Sails	Statistician	Winnipeg	92 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	24 May 1916	27 March 1943
Robert George Earl Silver	Sales Auditor	Winnipeg	432 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	8 June 1920	2 February 1945
Stanley Maurice Smith	Display Man and Commercial Art	Winnipeg	115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	10 May 1921	22 November 1943
Joseph Stanley Sobin	Truck Driver	Winnipeg	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	10 March 1920	3 August 1943
Frederick Stratford	Hardware Manager	Brandon	227 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 October 1912	6 December 1944
Raymond Frederick Thoresen [St. Vital United]	Stock and Floor Stock Manager	Winnipeg	7th Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s)	Lieutenant	2 July 1920	14 January 1945
Leslie Raymond Wheatcroft	Parcel Checker	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	3 June 1919	6 July 1945
George Thomas Wilson	Salesman	Winnipeg	18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lieutenant	22 October 1920	6 April 1945
Richard Wood [Regents Park United]	Druggist	Winnipeg	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	28 October 1911	15 December 1941
Henry Kenneth Young	Clerk & Salesman	Winnipeg	426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	15 June 1914	16 March 1944

See also:

Manitoba Business: T. Eaton Company

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Department Store (345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Power House Building (260 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Mail Order and Catalogue Building / City Place Building (333 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Timothy Eaton Statue (345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Employee War Memorial (345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Printing Plant and Warehouse (130 Galt Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Polo Park Racetrack / Polo Park Shopping Centre (1485 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ramsay-Wright Building / Eaton’s Department Store (Main Street North, Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Emerson Customs Building / Emerson Hospital (26 Main Street, Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)

Manitoba Organization: Eaton Curling Club

A Store Like No Other: Eaton’s of Winnipeg by Russ Gourluck, Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2004.

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).

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 June 2022

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