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Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Robert George Dack	Lumberman	20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 September 1888	9 May 1917
Edward O’Keil Dadswell	Night Watchman	10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	12 July 1883	20 August 1918
Ole Dahlberg	Motorman	2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	4 December 1876	4 October 1916
Earl Dake	Compositor	3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 November 1896	4 May 1916
Robert Dale	Carpenter	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 May 1891	6 June 1916
Clement Wilkes Dalley	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 October 1886	11 August 1918
Ernest Dalton Dalrymple	Storekeeper	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	11 September 1896	29 September 1918
Philip Henry Dalton	Driver	1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	24 April 1894	4 November 1917
Daniel Daly	Switchman	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 January 1887	6 April 1916
James Henry Daly	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 August 1878	30 April 1920
William Donald Dann	Carpenter	54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	8 February 1881	20 March 1918
Arthur Dauphinais	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 June 1884	15 August 1917
John Henry Davey Jr	Clerk	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 June 1895	26 June 1916
Christian Davidson	Farmer	223rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 June 1898	17 May 1916
Percy Elgin Davidson	Agent - Railroad Construction	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 October 1883	9 September 1916
Alfred John Davies	Cook	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 November 1883	21 September 1916
Oscar Gray Davies	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 September 1895	22 October 1917
Thomas Rosser Davies	Royal North West Mounted Police	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	9 August 1890	19 October 1916
Caradog Davis	Labourer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	16 August 1892	3 May 1917
Fred Davis	Laborer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 October 1897	29 April 1917
Harold Davis	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 January 1898	26 August 1918
John Davis	?	1st Depot Battalion, Manitoba Regiment	Corporal	1887	30 July 1918
Thomas Davis	Chauffeur	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 August 1885	26 September 1916
Verdon Davis	Railroad Man	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 September 1884	30 September 1916
Robert Edward Davison	Orderly	79th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	22 July 1871	20 February 1920
Basil Dartrey Dawson	Homesteader	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	18 July 1892	25 October 1916
David Maxwell Dawson	Locomotive Fireman	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 July 1882	6 April 1916
Thomas Dawson	Carpenter	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 November 1888	6 June 1916
Arthur Stanley Day	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 January 1891	2 September 1918
James Donald Deacon	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 March 1885	15 September 1916
George Dean	Laborer	85th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 October 1874	2 September 1918
John James Dearden	Miner	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 May 1891	30 June 1916
Alphonse Decap	Farm-Labourer	10th Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery	Private	5 November 1886	27 September 1918
Archibald Adolphus Louis Dee	Farmer	10th Battlalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 May 1891	9 February 1918
William Deir	Surveyor	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	18 May 1880	23 April 1915
Edmond De Joneker	Farmer	First Manitoba Depot Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 December 1894	29 June 1918
Daniel Lawrence Delaney	Veterinarian	2nd Veterinarian Corps Hospital, Canadian Army Veterinary Corps	Private	17 October 1888	21 July 1917
Reginald John Delaney	Railway Clerk	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)	Private	22 March 1892	30 March 1918
Gaston Delbrouch	Clerk	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 July 1886	11 September 1916
Oscar Petrus Delodder	Driver	Canadian Army Service Corps	Driver	9 October 1896	22 December 1915
William James Demery	Fisherman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 September 1890	6 March 1918
Joseph Dempsey	Carpenter	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 May 1881	19 April 1917
Edward Dempster	Engineer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 April 1884	15 September 1916
Roman Demusik	Laborer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 October 1890	6 December 1917
Gordon Percy Dennis	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 April 1896	1 October 1918
Thomas Swinburn Dent	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	26 June 1888	8 September 1916
Gilbert Desjarlais	Farmer	2nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Lance Corporal	2 April 1894	25 October 1918
Herbert Desjarlais	Laborer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 February 1891	15 August 1917
Henri Desrochers	Briquetier	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 September 1892	9 April 1917
John Purcell Bristowe H. Dewhirst	Clerk	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 October 1884	15 September 1916
William John Deyell	Student	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 October 1897	9 October 1918
Robert Dick	Bricklayer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 July 1881	2 September 1918
George Clarence Dickie	Salesman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 December 1889	29 May 1917
James Pirie Dickie	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 September 1886	8 October 1917
Harry Walter Dickins	Farmer	8th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	16 July 1893	9 August 1918
Charles Edward Dickinson	Machinist	7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 August 1895	3 June 1916
Norman Dickinson	Farmer	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 May 1888	7 March 1917
David Dickson	Carpenter	3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 April 1882	30 August 1918
Elijah Dickson	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 July 1890	10 November 1917
Joseph Dickson	Iron Turner	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 April 1892	27 February 1918
Thomas Duncan Dickson	Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Sergeant	21 May 1887	3 April 1919
Joseph Dion	Sack Maker	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	14 October 1894	28 April 1917
Joseph Dion	Farmer	50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 April 1895	2 November 1918
George Henry Dixon	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 July 1890	6 October 1916
John Dixon	School Teacher	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 January 1890	9 April 1917
James Dobson	Farmer	10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Acting Bombardier	28 April 1888	28 March 1918
Lionel Dobson	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 January 1895	21 February 1917
Luther Dobson	Butcher	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 December 1892	30 October 1917
Malcolm Docherty DSO	Soldier	Headquarters Calvary Brigade	Lieutenant Colonel	1 May 1877	1 December 1917
Albert William Dodd	Surveyor	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	22 November 1891	5 September 1918
Joseph Dodd	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 February 1892	26 September 1916
Alexandre Doena	Laborer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	8 March 1905	13 September 1916
Alexander Doherty	Teamster	Canadian Engineers	Sapper	19 March 1879	8 November 1920
James Henderson Doig	Carpenter	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 June 1884	2 February 1917
Maurice Doigny	Rig Driver	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 June 1888	8 October 1916
Joseph Doiron	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 January 1892	28 November 1917
Joseph Doiron	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 January 1892	28 November 1917
William Joseph Dolan	Clerk	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	26 August 1888	30 October 1917
Arthur Dolstrom	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 March 1897	5 April 1916
Gordon Donald	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	18 August 1892	25 September 1916
Gertrude Donaldson (Petty)	Nurse	1 General Hospital, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Nursing Sister	14 August 1892	29 July 1919
Daniel Doolan	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 November 1882	15 September 1916
George Frederick Doree	Carpenter	28th Battalion, Canadian Infnatry	Corporal	2 July 1884	15 September 1916
Arthur Francis Dorman	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 September 1888	26 September 1916
Thomas Joseph Doucet	Laborer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 January 1877	22 July 1916
John Rutherford Dougall	Laborer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 September 1895	10 August 1917
Alexander Douglas	Warehouseman	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 May 1875	28 August 1918
George Douglas	Carpenter	19th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	24 January 1883	23 April 1915
Rooney Alexander Douglas	Engineer	4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Corporal	19 October 1892	18 October 1917
John Joseph Dowling	Butcher	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 July 1891	13 June 1916
John Charles Downes	Farmer	251st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 October 1898	8 April 1917
John Downie	Teamster	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 June 1889	12 May 1918
John Downie	Compositer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 March 1891	5 June 1916
Haszard Peter Doyle	Farmer	Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)	Private	8 December 1894	31 March 1918
Wilfred Laurier Doyle	Surveyor	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	15 March 1893	6 November 1917
James Edgar Drake	Dry Goods Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 May 1893	21 September 1916
Ira Draper	Fireman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 April 1888	15 August 1917
Emil Draward	Blacksmith’s Helper	1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	24 June 1896	20 September 1916
Alfred Drever	Order Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 February 1894	10 November 1917
Dennis Driscoll	Railroad Tracklayer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 August 1879	29 September 1918
William Ambrose Driscoll	Carpenter	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 November 1882	26 September 1916
Theophile Drolet	Laborer	22nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 February 1878	27 August 1918
Eric Drummond-Hay	Bank Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	26 November 1896	2 September 1918
William Hosie Dryden DCM	Carpenter	7th Battalion, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Sergeant	6 October 1887	27 September 1916
John Joseph Du Boe	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 August 1892	27 September 1918
Percy William Ducharme MM	Farmer	42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 March 1893	8 August 1918
Otho Boris Wladimir Raoul François Marie Du Cos de la Hitte	Farm Labourer	88e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat	10 May 1898	18 February 1919
Frank Dixon Duers	?	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 November 1886	8 October 1916
John Duff	Farmer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	3 March 1880	26 September 1916
Walter David Duff	Butcher	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 August 1885	23 April 1915
Ernest Dugas	Labourer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 September 1891	27 September 1916
William Milne Duguid	Tinsmith	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	31 August 1892	6 November 1917
Reginald Livermore Dulake	Clerk	7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 January 1895	8 April 1917
Albert Duley	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 March 1891	7 April 1918
Bradley Duncan	Teamster	2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops	Sapper	22 November 1887	20 February 1918
Ingleby Duncan	Laborer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 March 1893	15 August 1917
Peter (John) Duncanson (Patterson)	Teamster	2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	15 November 1882	27 July 1916
Ernest William Dunham	Laborer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 September 1893	4 September 1916
Thomas Wellington Dunham	Laborer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 July 1888	15 September 1916
Alexander Robb Dunn	Driver	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 August 1883	1 March 1917
James Dunn	Miner	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 September 1892	11 January 1917
Joseph Dunn	Moulder	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	24 December 1886	6 June 1916
Thomas Henry Dunn	Salesman	6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artilllery	Bombardier	19 September 1883	10 October 1918
William John Dunn	Construction Work	The Fort Garry Horse	Trooper	23 May 1890	4 November 1918
Victor Louis Dunphy	Thresherman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 January 1883	21 September 1916
Joseph Dupas	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 June 1895	15 April 1917
Joseph Dupont	Painter	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	5 December 1890	4 October 1918
James Earle Durnin	Railroader	2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	2 December 1885	2 October 1918
John Charles Durrant	Farmer	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 February 1891	24 April 1917
Wilfred Dwinnell	Baker	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	17 August 1894	4 September 1916
John Dye	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 October 1891	26 September 1916
Cecil Harry Dyer	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 April 1884	10 November 1917
Charles Jeffers Dyer	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 February 1891	20 August 1916
James Dykes	Lace weaver	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 August 1887	6 June 1916
Ernest Blair Dymock	Hardware Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Company Sergeant Major	28 February 1888	5 July 1916

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.

Page revised: 27 August 2022

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