Historic Sites of Manitoba: Gladstone War Memorial (Gladstone, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)

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A monument at Gladstone in the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone was erected in the early 1920s to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service. The official unveiling took place on 1 July 1923. Dignitaries at the event included Lieutenant Governor James Albert Manning Aikins, Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Godson-Godson, and Archbishop Samuel Pritchard Matheson.

Gladstone War Memorial (September 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.22572, W98.94753 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
John Foster Anderson	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	26 February 1918
George Percival St. John Belford	Student	1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1896	30 August 1918
Daniel James Broadfoot [Manitoba College]	College Student	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1893	23 August 1917
Albert Henry “Bert” Cake	Farmer	7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 November 1893	8 April 1917
John Scott Cameron [Law Society, Manitoba College]	Barrister at Law	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1883	8 November 1918
James Stewart Cameron	Camp Cook	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	1886	4 October 1916
Alex D. Cameron	?	?	?	?	?
George Cleaver	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	13 November 1917
Charles Coe	Farm Hand	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	29 September 1918
Charles Anthony Craig [Alonsa, Kinosota]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 July 1898	10 November 1917
Milford John Diehl	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1893	7 April 1917
Betice Demery	Teamster or Butcher	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	10 August 1918
Hiram Dorman	Waiter	1st Field Bakery, Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	1879	7 April 1916
John Freeman Duncan	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1888	11 May 1918
Albert Edward Eccles	Bank Clerk	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	6 November 1917
Horace Christian Faraker	Marble Worker	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1884	6 April 1916
Clarence Galloway	Graduate	3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	8 October 1916
Walter McNicol Halliday [Arden]	Riveter & Blacksmith	Inland Water Transport, Royal Engineers	Sapper	28 August 1890	31 March 1918
Horace Heber Haney	Banker	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	7 April 1916
Earl Hembroff	Billiard Room Proprietor	12th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	1888	9 April 1917
John William Hornsby	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	30 October 1916
Edmund Huddlestone	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	9 April 1917
Harry Ranken Hunter [Next of Kin, Vimy Ridge]	Carpenter	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	23 May 1882	10 April 1917
Emory Hunter	Farmer	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	26 September 1916
Clausin Leslie Hurd	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	9 April 1917
Robert William Johnston	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 December 1894	6 November 1917
Charles Kennedy	Farm Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	11 April 1918
Christopher Kitchen	Farmer	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1890	6 November 1917
James Errol Knox	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1890	1 March 1917
John Louis Knox	Bridge Builder	1st Tramway Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	1896	20 August 1918
David Lyons	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	8 August 1918
James Alexander Lobban	Student	5th Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1888	2 June 1916
Roy Victor Lowes	Printer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	22 August 1917
John Russell McComb	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	8 August 1918
Robert Henderson McCrae [McCreary, Roblin]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 May 1894	11 November 1918
Robert Roderick McKinnon	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1888	8 August 1918
Agnes McPherson	Professional Nurse	3rd Stationary Hospital, Canadian Army Nursing Service	Nurse	1891	30 May 1918
Arthur Russell Morris	Bank Clerk	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	1893	9 May 1915
Hugh Gordon Munro	Bank Clerk	15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1897	9 October 1916
John Newcombe	Farmer	2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, British Army	Private	1886	29 October 1914
John Arthur Oakes	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	12 April 1917
Robert William Peter	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	23 August 1917
Alvin Charles Riches	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	1890	4 September 1918
David Wesley Rose	Farmer	3rd Division Train, Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	1878	27 October 1917
Frank Benjamin Squair	Accountant	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	3 June 1917
William Julian George Swan	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	17 October 1916
William James Sylvester	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	6 March 1918
Lionel Trotter	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1881	8 November 1917
Arthur Waller MM	Janitor	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	9 April 1918
Harry Waller	Ice Cream Maker	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	17 April 1917
Otto Russell Williams [Fort Rouge Methodist, Kelvin, Law Society, Next of Kin]	Student	Canadian Army Service Corps	Driver	27 May 1895	29 May 1917
Evared Inkerman Wright	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	10 April 1917
George Robert Younger	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	30 August 1918

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Nels Peter Helin Anderson	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1924	21 February 1945
Ernest Charles Baskerville [Royal Winnipeg Rifles]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	7 April 1922	8 June 1944
Harvey Fraser Bounting	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1917	11 November 1944
Laurie Francis Burke	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	23 April 1927	22 November 1943
James Chalmers Donald	Canadian Forestry Corps	Private	9 October 1904	12 December 1943
Ross Pringle Fahrni [Law Society, Portage]	172 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Observer	24 August 1920	19 August 1942
William Orville Grantham	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1922	20 December 1941
Edward Miles Hughson	Lincoln and Welland Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	1918	28 February 1945
Allan Benjamin Jackson	434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1922	7 September 1943
John Murray Jamieson	404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1918	26 May 1942
Frank Edward Johnson [Golden Stream]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	8 May 1918	28 July 1942
Vernon Andrew Johnston	The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada	Lance Corporal	25 May 1923	13 September 1944
John Howard Kitteringham	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1921	3 March 1944
Ernest Leib	Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps	Private	1917	30 April 1941
Albert Bennett Lewis	408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer	1920	22 June 1943
Wilbert Lobb	Westminster Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1902	24 September 1944
Richard Llewellyn McCaskill	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1924	5 April 1945
Robert Clarence McGowan	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1919	19 December 1941
William McIvor	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1920	22 February 1944
Alexander Parfenuik	Royal Regiment of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1923	13 April 1945
Edward Richard Rink	1st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	1919	30 November 1943
William Alan Robertson [Reston]	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	15 August 1915	5 January 1942
John Ray Stewart	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	23 April 1923	8 June 1944
Ernest Tester	18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	1922	5 March 1945
William Teichrib	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1921	15 October 1944
Thomas Stewart Watson	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer	1923	25 May 1945

Korean War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
William Edwin Bruce	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	8 August 1927	23 October 1952

Sources:

Casualty reports, Winnipeg Tribune, 30 October 1918, page 10.

“Official Unveiling Of The Gladstone War Memorial,” Gladstone Age, 5 July 1923, page 1.

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 Beverley Anderson for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 8 November 2020

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