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A monument was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the Rivers area killed during military service. It was unveiled on 12 June 1927 at a ceremony attended by Major-General H. D. B. Ketchen.
Rivers War Memorial (September 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughRivers War Memorial (August 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.03122, W100.24074
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Thomas Clifford Batty
Farmer
1st Depot Battalion, Manitoba Regiment
Private
1896
15 May 1918
Robert Percival Bowman
[Armoury, Rivers Methodist]Farmer
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
3 March 1896
15 September 1916
Lyman Leslie Brooks MM
[Rivers Methodist]Hardware Clerk
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Sergeant
1893
1 May 1917
Robert William Brown
[Rivers Methodist]Clerk
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1888
29 April 1918
Edward Charles Ferg
Locomotive Engineer
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1890
25 April 1915
Norman Ferguson
Locomotive Stationary Engineer
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Corporal
1877
2 June 1916
Henry Fowler
[Rivers Methodist]Boiler Maker
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
31 March 1887
4 June 1916
James Frederick Hawkins
Boiler Maker
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Private
14 September 1883
7 July 1921
Randall Hays
Farmer
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1892
10 August 1918
Locomotive Fireman
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
10 November 1889
5 June 1916
Hubert Frederick Kann
[Rivers Methodist]Farmer
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Corporal
1893
15 September 1916
Irwin Russel Miller
Farmer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1897
1 October 1918
Stanley George Newman
Farmer
18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1891
10 March 1916
George Nelson Porteous
[Cypress River, Rivers Methodist]Farmer
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
5 April 1896
13 October 1918
John Rix
[Armoury, Rivers Methodist]Farm Hand
28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Sergeant
28 February 1895
22 August 1917
Thomas William Roberts
[Rivers Methodist, Transcona]Carpenter’s Apprentice
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1898
28 October 1917
Robert Chester Sargent
[Minitonas, Rivers Methodist]Farmer & Teacher
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Private
15 November 1895
16 September 1916
H. Smith
?
?
?
?
?
Martin Wareham
[Rivers Methodist]Farmer
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Corporal
27 October 1890
4 June 1916
Ivor Vincent Withers
Clerk
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Lance Corporal
1893
5 June 1916
Samuel Thomas Zaharia
Farmer
100th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1896
14 September 1917
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Charles Michael Beltz
Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Corporal
9 February 1918
19 December 1941
Drummond Edward Chapman
23 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
21 April 1922
7 November 1941
Philip Chura
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Private
4 November 1904
12 July 1943
Robert Llewellyn Davies
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Lance Corporal
5 August 1920
21 July 1944
Oliver Roland Donogh
[Glenboro]Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Lieutenant
2 August 1921
19 July 1944
Frederick Henry Dowland
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sergeant
9 January 1923
7 September 1942
Herbert Lloyd Dowland
114 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Warrant Officer Class I
3 November 1918
25 August 1944
William Dutka
25th Armored Delivery Regiment, Elgin Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Trooper
14 January 1912
9 June 1944
Glen McKay
Atlantic Ferry Command
Radio Operator
?
1941
Dietrich Victor Klassen
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
16 April 1923
23 July 1943
Ole Burnett Konsmo
HMCS Guysborough, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Cook
24 January 1910
18 March 1945
Irvin Melville Lowe
76 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Warrant Officer Class II
28 January 1919
3 December 1943
Hugh Charles McFadden
168 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
3 July 1913
2 April 1944
Albert Thomas Murray
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Private
20 January 1914
26 February 1946
John Oliver Hugh Nevill
57 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
1 May 1916
2 April 1942
Reginald Frank Piercy
429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
16 August 1910
25 February 1945
James Wallace Piercy
Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
8 October 1912
27 May 1945
Ralph Ainsworth Post
106 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
20 June 1920
19 May 1942
Albert James Radcliffe
Royal Canadian Air Force
Leading Aircraftman
22 November 1921
20 October 1943
Kenneth Lloyd Radcliffe
44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Sergeant
16 September 1924
25 March 1944
Bertram Shylega
Royal Canadian Air Force
Flying Officer
26 January 1921
4 January 1945
Gibson Ritchie Stratford
[Pettapiece, Rapid City]Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot Officer
23 June 1919
31 May 1942
John Emerson Thompson MC
4 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Captain
?
25 July 1944
Thomas Allan Thomson
426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot Officer
22 August 1921
28 January 1944
Thomas William J. Trewin
406 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Lieutenant
2 April 1905
5 April 1945
Nelson J. Vickery
Regina Rifle Regiment
Rifleman
21 February 1916
9 June 1944
Albert Wareham
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sergeant
7 July 1919
30 July 1942
Ronald Joseph Warren MM
Monmouthshire Regiment
Private
23 April 1923
25 February 1945
Arthur Lawrence Wood
644 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Warrant Officer Class II
23 April 1922
27 May 1944
“The War Memorial,” The Gazette, 2 September 1926, page 1.
“Our Honored Dead,” The Gazette, 2 September 1926, page 1.
“Rivers War Memorial to be Unveiled Sunday Next, June 12th,” The Gazette, 9 June 1927, page 1.
“Unveiling of Rivers War Memorial Outstanding Event,” The Gazette, 16 June 1927, 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).
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 21 November 2020
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