Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rapid City War Memorial (Fifth Street, Rapid City, RM of Oakview)

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A monument at Rapid City in the Rural Municipality of Oakview was unveiled on 9 June 1929 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service.

Rapid City War Memorial (June 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.12308, W100.03765 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Gerald Bertram Barstow	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 December 1891	23 August 1917
Harold Herbert Bollman [Moline]	Farmer	226th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 August 1894	20 April 1917
Andrew Daniel Campbell	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	22 May 1885	3 May 1917
James Hartwell Chapman	Printer	58th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 December 1895	12 April 1917
William Merkley Chapman	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 March 1894	17 February 1918
Alexander Chisholm	?	20th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers	Corporal	November 1884	17 May 1915
Robert George Cuthbertson [Moline]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 November 1893	30 October 1918
John Robert Forgie	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 April 1893	15 January 1918
Joseph Gardner	Chauffeur	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 April 1896	26 September 1916
John Rennie Greig [Moline]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 December 1890	20 November 1917
Joseph Thompson Hardy	Bookkeeper	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 June 1895	15 June 1915
Victor Francis Howard Hill [Armoury, Moline]	Farm Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 April 1898	29 September 1918
Douglas Hamilton Horner	Butcher	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	27 September 1888	28 April 1917
William Henry Liddicoat	Farm Labourer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 March 1896	6 November 1917
Robert Henry MacDonald [Basswood]	Aviation	200th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 July 1897	25 May 1917
Lauchlan J. MacLean [Basswood]	Accountant	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 April 1883	26 October 1917
John Alexander McArthur	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 February 1893	2 September 1918
Duncan Alexander McGregor [Forrest]	Grain Buyer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	19 December 1887	8 September 1916
Peter Roy McGregor [Armoury, Brandon College]	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	15 June 1878	5 June 1916
Neil McPhail [Basswood]	Machinist	14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 February 1885	29 June 1916
Frederick Mears [Moline]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1 January 1893	2 May 1918
Arthur Frederick Millar [Pharmacy]	Pharmacy Student	27th Squadron, Royal Air Force	Second Lieutenant	3 December 1893	14 August 1918
John Todd Muir	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 June 1882	7 November 1917
Edmond Nixon [Basswood, Kelwood]	Farm Labourer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 October 1886	6 November 1917
William Ramsay [Cardale Methodist, Oak River]	Boilermaker	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 September 1883	25 June 1916
George Huntington Ross [Canadian Club, Law Society, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Barrister	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	10 January 1874	24 April 1915
Albert Victor Scott [Lakeside]	Bank Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 September 1897	21 August 1917
James Eales Simpson	Clerk	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lance Sergeant	27 February 1889	11 August 1918
Victor John Simpson	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 May 1894	3 May 1917
Robert McNaught Stone	Lumber Merchant	3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery	Gunner	27 July 1885	10 October 1918
Frank Thompson	Coach Builder	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 December 1888	15 September 1916
Frederick Josiah Tingley DCM	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 April 1888	3 October 1917
John Gordon Turriff	Assistant Agent (CPR)	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	25 June 1895	25 June 1918
Robert George Tuttle	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 July 1890	8 April 1918
Wallie Thomas Tuttle	Farmer	Canadian Infantry	Private	30 August 1895	20 July 1918
Reuben James Underhill [Moline, Next of Kin, Norwood Methodist]	Student	Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	18 August 1890	22 February 1919
Harry Gilbert Van Brunt	Glazer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 March 1892	7 September 1918
William Charles White	Milling	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 May 1896	3 May 1917
William Winstanley	Engineer	85th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 April 1896	29 September 1918

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Alexander John Anderson [Basswood]	61 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1922	26 August 1944
William Argo [Oakville]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	30 August 1922	29 January 1943
Leonard William Birkinshaw	407 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	8 May 1913	20 January 1943
Ronald James Christie	Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	18 June 1921	5 June 1942
Ronald Clark East	420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	31 May 1922	22 July 1943
Austin Ralph Fuller	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Corporal	21 October 1917	8 June 1944
Angus Beverly Harvey	50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	25 April 1919	23 September 1944
Orie Frank Hyndman	179 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	12 December 1922	22 February 1944
George Robert Graham Kite [Pettapiece]	10 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	18 February 1922	23 September 1944
Vernon Albert Lyne	4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	7 July 1917	27 September 1944
William Douglas McKay	32 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	14 October 1917	28 February 1944
Harold Wallace McLean	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lance Sergeant	22 May 1922	3 May 1945
Donald John McTavish	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	25 July 1913	24 September 1944
Mack Menzoski	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	4 January 1919	9 February 1942
Gerald McTavish Milton [Newdale, Oak River]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Aircraftman	28 September 1922	10 October 1942
Robert Percival Peters	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Corporal	1 August 1908	29 July 1944
Donald Leach Riesberry	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Lieutenant	20 February 1914	11 October 1944
Franklin Warren Rogers	Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	2 November 1918	10 October 1944
Gibson Ritchie Stratford [Pettapiece, Rivers]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	28 June 1919	31 May 1942
Gordon Holton L. Underhill	1st Hussars, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	1923	24 March 1944
Robert James Wilson	424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	23 June 1919	29 July 1943

Sources:

“War Memorial Unveiled In Very Impressive Ceremony,” Rapid City Reporter, 13 June 1929, page 8.

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, Darryl Toews, and David Ford.

Page revised: 25 November 2021

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