Historic Sites of Manitoba: Law Society War Memorial (391 Broadway, Winnipeg)

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A tablet in honour of members of the Law Society of Manitoba who served during First World War was unveiled by the Governor General Sir Julian H. G. Byng of Vimy at a ceremony on 15 October 1923. In addition to listing all who served, it identifies those who were killed in action or who died of wounds. Weighing 1,025 pounds and having a surface area of 55 square feet, the tablet was designed by C. W. U. Chivers and was manufactured by the Architecural Bronze and Iron Works of Toronto. A similar tablet for the Second World War members of the Law Society was added after that war. Both are located in the Broadway Avenue entrance of the Law Courts Building.

Photos & Coordinates

Law Society memorial for the First World War (February 2019) Source: Darryl Toews Law Society memorial for the Second World War (February 2019) Source: Darryl Toews Site Location (lat/long): N49.88666, W97.14585 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Archibald Joseph Anderson [Next of Kin]	Law Student	10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own)	Captain	20 July 1893	1 July 1916
Andrew Stuart Baird [Augustine, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Barrister	14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	31 December 1891	8 August 1918
Richard de Berghs Molyneux Bird	Law Student	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	21 February 1885	25 April 1915
David Scott Borthwick [Morden, Next of Kin]	Law Student	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lieutenant	28 January 1891	2 June 1916
Russell Heath Boulton [Armoury, Russell, Russell Anglican]	Barrister-at-Law	3rd Battalion, Canadian Engineers	Lieutenant	24 February 1884	14 August 1918
John William Brown	Barrister	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 September 1880	2 September 1918
Ralph Russell James Brown [Masonic, Next of Kin, Wesley College, Westminster]	Student at Law	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	21 November 1875	31 October 1917
John Scott Cameron [Gladstone, Manitoba College]	Barrister at Law	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	19 April 1883	8 November 1918
Harold Reid Campbell [Carman, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Student	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 February 1892	25 October 1916
Harward Eastman Chaffey [Kelvin, Next of Kin, St. Lukes]	Banking, Dominion Bank of Canada	42nd Squadron, Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	20 January 1899	27 October 1918
William Joseph Chalk [Canadian Club, Next of Kin]	Barrister	59th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps	Lieutenant	4 June 1890	14 April 1917
John Romeyn Dennistoun [Next of Kin]	Law Student	1st Canadian Divisional Cyclist Company	Lieutenant	24 January 1895	4 May 1916
Albert Ethelbert Aylward Evans [Next of Kin]	Lawyer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	31 October 1892	16 June 1917
Allan Francis [Portage, Knox Presbyterian]	Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	23 April 1893	23 April 1917
Charles Franklin Galbraith DFC [John Black Memorial, Portage]	Student at law	5th Squadron, Royal Air Force	Corporal	14 May 1893	16 September 1918
Hubert De’Arze Gill [Minnedosa, St. Johns]	Barrister at Law	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 November 1892	13 October 1915
William Forbes Guild MiD [Brandon Armoury, Canadian Club, Manitoba College, Next of Kin, Westminster]	Barrister-at-Law	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	2 December 1886	10 April 1917
Clendon Charles Heath [Portage]	Law student	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1 October 1892	15 September 1916
Francis Martin Hetherington [Next of Kin, St. Lukes Anglican]	Barrister-at-Law	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	10 July 1883	18 August 1916
Robert Edward Higginbotham [Kelvin, Next of Kin]	Law Student / Chauffeur	115th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery	Second Lieutenant	4 January 1893	29 September 1918
Oscar Harrold Hollis [St. Philips]	Student-at-Law	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	17 May 1893	23 October 1917
Ronald Hoskins [Canadian Club, Manitou]	Barrister-at-law	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	6 December 1887	22 April 1915
Edmund Lally Howell [Holy Trinity, Next of Kin]	Barrister	5th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps	Captain	25 April 1876	27 July 1916
Hugo Anthony Launcelot Ceadda Jackson	Law Student	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	20 June 1887	28 April 1917
Charles Inglis Jameson [Knox Presbyterian, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Law Student	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	23 February 1892	21 August 1916
George Willis Jameson [Canadian Club, Next of Kin]	Barrister	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	25 February 1882	23 April 1915
Alexander G. Kemp	Lawyer	Royal Army Medical Corps	Private	1878	10 February 1919
Hart Leech [Fort Rouge Methodist, Next of Kin, Wesley College]	Student-at-law	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lieutenant	9 March 1889	15 September 1916
Charles Herman Macneil [Next of Kin]	Student-at-Law	Depot, Canadian Infantry	Flight Lieutenant	16 October 1892	27 October 1917
Christian Marie Jules Martel	Law student	2e Régiment de Hussards (détaché aviation), French Army	Lieutenant	1 January 1894	7 June 1945 [1]
William Lee Mawhinney [Knox Presbyterian, Portage, 108 Battalion]	Barrister	54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	15 June 1892	2 March 1917
Ernest D’Harcourt McMeans [Holy Trinity, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Barrister-at-Law	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	6 May 1889	22 May 1915
Clarence Harvey Miller [Elkhorn]	Law student	Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	23 December 1896	25 June 1918
John Munro [Vimy Ridge]	Barrister at Law	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	27 February 1883	10 April 1917
Harold Arthur Newman [Masonic, Next of Kin]	Law Student	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	28 July 1892	4 November 1918
Glen Norton [Manitoba College, Next of Kin, Westminster]	Law Student	1st Canadian Division Signal Company, Canadian Signal Corps	Lieutenant	17 March 1891	26 September 1916
Lamont Livingstone Paterson [Deloraine, Deloraine United, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Law Student	London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)	Second Lieutenant	19 December 1893	1 September 1918
Mowbray MacDonell Perdue [Holy Trinity, Next of Kin, Vimy Ridge]	Barrister-at-Law	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	8 August 1890	9 May 1917
Aylwin Murray Pratt [Portage]	Student of Law	186th Brigade, Royal Field Artilery	Second Lieutenant	7 September 1892	21 August 1917
James Sanford Price	Barrister	3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Lieutenant	23 June 1886	13 September 1916
Frederick Leopold Pusch DSO	Law Student	1st Battalion, Irish Guards, British Army	Lieutenant	1896	27 June 1916
John Edward Reynolds [Manitoba College, Next of Kin, Stonewall]	Barrister	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	14 December 1889	23 April 1915
James Ernest Robertson [Augustine, Canadian Club]	Barrister	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	20 June 1879	9 March 1916
Henry Awtry Robinson	Student at Law	Royal Flying Corps	Second Lieutenant	2 February 1894	18 February 1918
George Huntington Ross [Canadian Club, Next of Kin, Rapid City]	Barrister at Law	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	10 January 1874	24 April 1915
Fred Irwin Simpson [Broadway Methodist, Fort Rouge Methodist, Next of Kin, Virden, Virden Methodist, Wesley College]	Law Student	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Captain	15 April 1893	12 March 1917
Thomas Edward Smith [Next of Kin, St. Johns]	Law Student	London Regiment (Post Office Rifles), British Army	Second Lieutenant	30 May 1897	5 September 1918
Melbourne Robert Carter Smith [Cartwright]	Law Student	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 May 1887	30 October 1917
Robert Edmund Struthers [Next of Kin, St. Johns]	Student at Law	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 August 1890	12 August 1918
John Sutherland DSO [Next of Kin]	Student-at-Law	116th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	30 September 1888	27 August 1918
Edward Payson Thompson [Central Congregational, Manitoba College, Next of Kin, 108 Battalion]	Law Student	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	11 July 1888	16 August 1918
Robert McDonnell Thomson [Canadian Club, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Barrister	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant Colonel	4 July 1869	8 October 1916
Charles Philip Uhrich [Manitoba College, Morden, Winkler]	Solicitor-at-law	28th Squadron, 14th Wing, Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	22 August 1893	24 June 1918
Charles Dorsett Ward [Next of Kin]	Law Student	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	14 January 1891	15 September 1916
George Stephen Whittaker [Reston]	Law student, stenographer & telephone operator	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	10 December 1883	24 October 1918
Alman Clare Williams [Portage]	Barrister	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	4 November 1876	26 September 1916
Otto Russell Williams [Fort Rouge Methodist, Gladstone, Kelvin, Next of Kin]	Student	Canadian Army Service Corps	Driver	27 May 1895	29 May 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
John Edwin Bissett	HMCS Bytown, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Lieutenant Commander	17 May 1890	18 March 1944
Joseph Goodwin Butcher [Carman, United College]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	18 June 1915	25 February 1941
Allan Lloyd Dyker [United College]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	21 May 1913	25 June 1943
Ross Pringle Fahrni [Gladstone, Portage]	172 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Observer	24 August 1920	19 August 1942
Allan Munro Livingston [Westminster]	Royal Canadian Artillery	Lieutenant	21 July 1918	2 September 1944
James Archibald MacKelvie	414 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	27 December 1914	18 June 1944
Sam Berry Sheps [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Artillery	Captain	4 May 1913	16 September 1944
Walter Edward Shields	HMCS Windflower, Royal Canadian Navy Reserve	Sub-Lieutenant	21 April 1917	7 December 1941
Morris Marvin Soronow [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lieutenant	17 November 1912	28 August 1944

See also:

Manitoba Organization: Law Society of Manitoba

Memorable Manitobans: Cyril William Upton Chivers (1879-1969)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Law Courts Building (391 Broadway, Winnipeg)

Sources:

1. Lieutenant Christian Martel survived the First World War and, in 1919, left for French Indo-China where he continued to serve with the French military. He died in Hanoi, Vietnam during the Second World War. Records indicate that he was serving with French Combatant Forces as part of the French Resistance in Indo-China.

“Governor General unveils tablet,” The Manitoban, 18 October 1923, page 1.

“Byng to unveil war memorial,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 October 1923, page 9.

“Baron Byng, of Vimy, unveils war memorials,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 October 1923, pages 1, 3.

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 Alain Dubois-Choulik and Aimee Fortier for providing assistance in the development of this page.

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 March 2025

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