Several monuments stand at this site, known as Artillery Park, at Canadian Forces Base Shilo in the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.
One monument topped by a sundial was erected as a memorial for 17 soldiers of the Second Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, who died enroute to Fort Lewis, Washington in one of Canada’s worst railway collisions, at Canoe River, British Columbia on 21 November 1950. It is flanked by two 25-pound guns presented to CFB Shilo by the Canadian Forces School of Artillery to commemorate its service at Shilo from 1946 to 1970.
A second monument commemorates the Royal Canadian Artillery Soldier Apprentice Program which ran at CFB Shilo from 1954 to 1967.
A third monument commemorates G. J. Ross Flewin who served at CFB Shilo as a pilot in 1956 and as a gunnery instructor in 1959. He lost his life while piloting a light aircraft on a routine training flight on 17 January 1964.
A fourth monument bears two commemorative plaques. One unveiled on 30 June 2012 is for Canadian airborne gunners who have served Canadians with pride and distinction. The second was moved here, along with the monument, by the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in July 2000. It had previously stood at what was known as Proctor Field, dedicated on 7 September 1971 in memory of Major H. D. Proctor, battalion commanding officer, after he was killed by collision with an aircraft while making his first parachute descent on 7 September 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA.
Shilo Military Monuments (August 2025)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Shilo Sundial Memorial (August 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Shilo Sundial Memorial (August 2025)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Royal Canadian Artillery Soldier Apprentice Program monument (August 2025)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Flewin commemorative monument (August 2025)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Proctor commemorative monument (August 2025)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.80610, W99.64361
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Arden Joseph Atchison
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Gunner
15 May 1926
21 November 1950
Weldon Eugene Barkhouse
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
12 June 1928
21 November 1950
Norman William Carroll
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
?
21 November 1950
Frederick William Conway
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
4 November 1925
21 November 1950
Robert Arthur Craig
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Gunner
28 August 1928
21 November 1950
Austin Emery George
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
4 December 1920
21 November 1950
Urbain Joseph Levesque
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
8 June 1920
21 November 1950
Robert William Manley
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Gunner
5 May 1931
21 November 1950
Basil Patrick McKeown
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Gunner
2 April 1931
21 November 1950
Albert William Orr
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
15 February 1920
21 November 1950
David Owens
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
13 March 1931
9 December 1950
Leslie Albert Snow
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
15 September 1924
21 November 1950
Albert George Stroud
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
5 August 1928
21 November 1950
Joseph Thistle
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Gunner
20 August 1905
21 November 1950
James Milo Wenkert
Royal Canadian Artillery
Bombardier
21 October 1928
21 November 1950
James Joseph White
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
11 May 1927
21 November 1950
William David Wright
Royal Canadian Artillery
Gunner
5 September 1930
21 November 1950
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Shilo Memorial Cairn (Shilo, Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kapyong Monuments (Shilo, Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)
“Death toll rises to 20: 12 soldiers known dead; 61 hurt in train crash,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 November 1950, page 1.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 August 2025
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