Historic Sites of Manitoba: Emerson War Memorial (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)

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The Soldiers Memorial located at the Emerson Town Hall was constructed in 1919-1920 in memory of the men and women who served in the First World War. It features a stone sculpture of a soldier craft by St. Boniface sculptor Nicolas Pirotton. The monument was subsequently expanded to include those who served in the Second World War.

Emerson War Memorial

Emerson War Memorial (May 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.00574, W97.21419
denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Harry Aylward

Clerk

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1896

2 August 1916

Clifford Waterworth Baskerville

Inspector

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1890

14 November 1917

Charles Birch
[Next of Kin]

Farmer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

15 January 1898

29 March 1917

Leslie Arthur Black

Farmer

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1888

10 April 1917

Antoine Gabriel Anatole Blandin
[Notre Dame, St. Boniface]

Farmer

282e Régiment d’Infanterie, French Army

Soldat de 2e classe

17 July 1887

6 July 1915

George Harold Chase

Farmer

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1896

2 September 1918

Henry Walter Collins

Farmer

8th Light Trench Mortar Battery

Private

1896

29 September 1918

Fred Crampton

Farmer

28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1891

9 August 1918

Joseph Deschenes

Labourer

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Private

1897

25 April 1920

Hugh Alexander Empson

Grain Buyer

Canadian Infantry

Private

1884

28 October 1918

Francis Eric Farrell
[City Hall, Next of Kin]

Fireman

2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

5 July 1890

4 September 1918

Patrick Grandbois

Farmer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1891

29 September 1918

George Grawbarger

Labourer

31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1892

15 September 1916

James Gurney

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1876

1 February 1918

Iver Olai Iverson

Bridgeman

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Corporal

1888

30 March 1918

F. Jones

?

?

?

?

?

W. Jones

?

?

?

?

?

Everett Kirkpatrick

Farmer

Royal North West Mounted Police

Trooper

1898

29 June 1918

Harold Arthur Knowles

Farmer

232nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

29 August 1886

1 December 1918

George Washington Liddle

Farmer

46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1897

8 October 1918

Alexander Marshall

Farmer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1882

20 August 1917

William Donald Marshall

Farmer

13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1889

8 October 1916

Wilfred John Mason

Farmer

4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1896

2 September 1918

J. McCormick

?

?

?

?

?

Robert Millar

Farmer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1895

15 September 1918

Phillip Vernon Mills

Farmer

222nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1897

30 October 1916

Archibald Moore

Fireman

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1897

10 April 1917

Theron Patterson

Farmer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1897

26 August 1918

William Elias Patterson

Farmer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1888

7 April 1917

David Edgard Peterson

Telegraph Operator

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1893

6 June 1916

Charles Horace Pott

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1893

6 November 1917

Albert Pryor

Labourer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1878

19 July 1917

George Roberts

Clerk

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1880

26 October 1917

Thomas Rossall

Farmer

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1899

9 October 1918

William Edward Sheppard MM

Teamster

5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1886

29 September 1918

Robert Frederick Simpson

Chauffeur

Clearing Office, Royal Army Service Corps

Private

29 May 1898

14 December 1918

Amos Smith

Painter

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1883

10 April 1917

William David Spear MM

Motor Driver & Mechanic

1st Division Signal Company, Canadian Engineers

Sapper

1895

27 September 1918

Arthur Spick

Car Inspector

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1881

26 October 1917

George Taylor Urquhart

Fireman

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1891

17 February 1920

Charles Henry Waterman

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1872

29 October 1916

Second World War

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

John Amos Albert

427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Sergeant

17 June 1921

31 August 1943

Raymond Arthur Brooks

10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Trooper

3 September 1920

9 August 1942

J. Chapman

?

?

?

?

Jules Armand Comeault

Royal 22e Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Lieutenant

5 April 1905

2 December 1944

Melvin Sinker Dowswell

Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

5 January 1914

22 December 1941

Allan Martin Fostey

405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

30 August 1920

9 February 1945

William George Garlick

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Sergeant

19 November 1919

16 August 1944

Joseph Henry

Algonquin Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

16 May 1922

20 October 1944

David Johnston

Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

11 January 1899

7 June 1943

Robert Henry Keehn

10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Trooper

30 September 1919

29 May 1945

Victor Robert David Kissick

50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Sergeant

19 April 1920

12 March 1943

Hector Lochhead

298 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Officer

6 February 1924

25 February 1945

Alfred Allan Moore

7 Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers

Sapper

7 February 1909

7 September 1944

Arthur Frankland Moore

Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

31 December 1917

19 February 1944

John Prysianznuk

Algonquin Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

1 June 1925

1 November 1944

Clarence Alvin Turner

Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Sergeant

22 December 1922

6 November 1943

William Alexander Warun

14 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery

Gunner

1 March 1922

6 June 1944

John Kerridge Wightman

Royal Canadian Air Force

Leading Aircraftman

24 December 1914

5 June 1945

James Duncan Wright

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Sergeant

21 June 1917

15 June 1945

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: 12 November 2023

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