Historic Sites of Manitoba: Next of Kin Monument - G

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Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Wilfred John Gaff	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 October 1892	9 April 1917
Robert Galbriath	Grocer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 January 1882	4 September 1916
Gerald Galt	Mining Engineer	3rd Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers	Lieutenant	12 October 1887	25 December 1916
John Galt [Blue Ribbon Tea, St. Lukes Anglican]	Merchant	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lieutenant	1 May 1891	9 December 1915
Alexander Garden [Westminster]	Accountant	38th Battery, 10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Corporal	6 August 1890	27 April 1917
John Gardiner	Plumber	183rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 March 1876	29 May 1916
Thomas James Garrett	Electrician	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 March 1889	27 June 1916
Arnold Gatehouse	Grocer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 March 1889	3 January 1917
George Gateson [Hamiota, St. Barnabas]	Shoemaker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 May 1875	31 August 1918
James Arthur Gaunt	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 February 1897	26 September 1916
James Daniel Milne Gavin [Aberdeen Banff Kincardine]	Compositor	7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 June 1895	24 April 1915
Henry Clair Gear [City Hall, Winnipeg Police]	Policeman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	22 November 1884	29 January 1917
James Jarvie Geddes [City Hall, Winnipeg Police]	Policeman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	8 October 1890	8 October 1916
John Geddes [Canadian Club, St. Lukes Anglican]	Agent	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	6 November 1878	24 April 1915
James Edmund Geere	Plasterer	190th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 November 1870	29 June 1916
Alexander Coull Gibb	Teamster	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 March 1905	28 April 1918
G. M. Gibb	?	?	Sergeant	?	?
John Boyd Gibb	Paperhanger	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 December 1895	24 July 1916
William Clark Gibb MM	Dry Goodsman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	4 June 1888	28 September 1918
John Robert Gibbins [Vimy Ridge, Wood Vallance]	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 April 1895	23 August 1917
George Gibbs	Plasterer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 February 1884	13 August 1918
William John Gibbs [City Hall]	Teamster	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Corporal	11 April 1879	29 September 1918
John Gibson	Conductort	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 January 1897	18 August 1918
William Gilchrist [Eatons]	Grocery Clerk	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Private	20 August 1887	30 October 1917
John Thomas Gilholm [Vimy Ridge]	Bank Messenger	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 January 1882	3 February 1917
Frederick Charles Gillen	Shoeing Smith	4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	19 March 1888	7 June 1919
John Wilfred Gillespie [St. Giles]	Assistant Chief Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	21 April 1893	12 September 1917
Herbert Gilroy	Typewriter Mechanic	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	5 January 1887	9 October 1918
John Gingles [City Hall, Winnipeg Police]	Policeman (City)	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	2 October 1889	20 November 1916
Hubert Glass	Labourer	3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	26 March 1877	26 August 1918
James Glen	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 April 1896	28 December 1917
William Norton Glenn	Telegrapher	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 September 1885	2 July 1919
Alexander Glover	Teamster	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 April 1887	30 June 1916
Arthur Maggs Godwin [Peck]	Salesman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	30 January 1885	24 April 1915
Alexander White Gold	Carpenter	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	26 January 0188	16 May 1916
Edward Albert Gold	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 January 1897	10 November 1917
George Gooderham [Electric Railway]	Gas-fitter	19th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 October 1894	4 September 1916
Samuel Goodland	Mechanic	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	1 February 1918	4 September 1918
Oscar Goodman [Charleswood]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 November 1897	27 October 1916
Charles Henry Goodyer	Shipper	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	6 January 1896	26 August 1917
Frank William Goossens [St. Lukes Anglican]	Civil Engineer	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Captain	14 September 1885	14 April 1917
Donald Gordon [Kildonan Presbyterian]	Gardener	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 August 1896	16 April 1915
Robert Stewart Gordon [Electric Railway]	Labourer	The Fort Garry Horse	Private	23 April 1888	14 February 1918
William John James Gordon [Electric Railway]	Street Car Conductor	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Private	13 September 1895	30 October 1917
John Barker Gould [Broadway Methodist, Eatons, Masonic]	Manager	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	12 June 1883	21 October 1918
Bertram Graham	Rancher	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 March 1889	9 September 1916
Hamilton Carruthers Graham [Norwood Methodist]	Student	London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)	2nd Lieutenant	29 January 1897	26 August 1918
Robert Selby Graham	Store Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 April 1895	14 April 1917
Joseph Henry Graham	Farmer	75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 February 1883	2 September 1918
Alexander Grant DSO [Telephones]	Superintendent	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Major	6 May 1883	11 August 1918
G. E. Grant	?	?	Private	?	?
Hevre Murray Grant MC [IODE, St. Lukes]	Accountant	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	29 August 1891	28 October 1917
James Grant	Carpenter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 March 1888	16 September 1916
John Grant [Augustine]	Dry Good Salesman	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 January 1892	6 November 1917
William Grant	Locomotive Engineer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 February 1889	25 April 1915
William McVicar Grant [Niverville, Ritchot]	Farmer	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Private	4 July 1882	9 April 1917
William Henry Grant	Collection Manager & Commercial Traveller	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	12 April 1883	25 October 1916
Henry Gray	Carpenter	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 June 1886	26 October 1917
John Gray	Salesman	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	17 September 1878	9 October 1916
Bernard Walter Greaves [St. James]	Survery	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 May 1893	25 July 1918
Albert Green [City Hall]	Assistant Bacteriologist	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 October 1889	21 August 1917
Horace Frank Green	Weigher	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 August 1895	12 October 1918
Victor George Green	Bookkeeper	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Private	21 June 1897	9 April 1917
George Greenwood	Customs	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Private	22 October 1875	13 January 1918
Joseph Charles Gregory [City Hall]	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 July 1877	10 April 1917
John Gregson [City Hall, Winnipeg Police]	Police Constable	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 September 1891	14 June 1916
James McLay Greig	Carpenter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	4 October 1890	10 February 1918
James Wyllie Grieve	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 August 1890	12 May 1917
Charles Russell Griffin	Clerk	2nd Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	18 October 1892	26 September 1916
Alfred Edward Griffiths [Norwood Methodist]	Farm Laborer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Corporal	27 September 1897	3 October 1918
Howard Eckhardt Grundy [Westminster]	Clerk	Royal Naval Air Service	Probationary Flight Officer	24 December 1891	1 May 1917
Basil Ward Guilbert	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 September 1897	14 April 1917
William Forbes Guild MiD [Brandon Armoury, Canadian Club, Law Society, Manitoba College, Westminster]	Barrister-at-Law	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	2 December 1886	10 April 1917
Theodore Gordon Gunn [Kelvin]	Student	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lance Sergeant	8 September 1895	30 March 1918
Roy Henry Gunning	Civil Engineer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	29 August 1886	21 August 1917
James Gurney	Farmer	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Private	14 October 1876	1 February 1918

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 and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 January 2024

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