Historic Sites of Manitoba: Edrans Cemetery / Edrans War Memorial (Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)

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In this cemetery near Edrans in the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is a monument commemorating those from the local area killed during military service, and a small community chapel.

Edrans Cemetery (June 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Edrans War Memorial (June 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.06239, W99.14440 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Jason Michael Bird	Farmer	Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	30 April 1918
Charles Edgar Atheling “Dykes” Bredin DSO [Next of Kin, Portage, Sidney]	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	1876	18 November 1917
James Fraser	Tailor	15th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1873	3 January 1918
Richard Henry Gough	Farm Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	11 August 1918
James Harrison [St. George's Anglican, Westbourne]	Section Man	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 May 1885	2 June 1917
Charles Robertson [Brandon Armoury]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 July 1891	16 August 1918
Eric Russell	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	13 Novembe 1917
Walter Henry Sharp	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1890	30 September 1918
Thomas Seaman	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1892	19 September 1916
Frank Walker	Farmer	Lord Strathcona’s Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	1897	9 July 1918
Abraham D. Wozencraft	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	c1880	6 June 1916

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Alexander Donald Fraser	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	17 December 1923	3 April 1945
George Robert Pool DFC	431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Lieutenant	1918	6 January 1945
William Tom Seaman	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1921	10 June 1943
Albert Skeet	Royal Canadian Artillery	Bombardier	1909	10 August 1944
Walter Perry Smith	90th Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Sergeant	1924	28 June 1944
James Venn	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1921	26 June 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).

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 4 November 2021

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