This cemetery along Avenue Sainte Therese in the St. Norbert area of Winnipeg contains a memorial to soldiers from the local area who were killed during service in the First World War.
St. Norbert War Memorial (July 2012)
Source: Peter McLure
St. Norbert War Memorial (August 2014)
Source: Darryl ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.76351, W97.14492
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Francois “Frank” Cardinal
Labourer
28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1898
9 August 1918
Arthur Carriere
Farmer
1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Canadian Dragoons
Private
1893
10 October 1918
Roger Chartrand
Farmer
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1894
31 January 1918
Richard Fenton
Farmer
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Private
1893
4 June 1916
Joseph Frobisher
Teamster
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1888
19 November 1918
Alfred Laliberte
Driver
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1880
6 October 1916
Louis Leaumorte MM
[St. Boniface]Instructor
153e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army
Soldat de 2e classe
28 August 1887
5 March 1915
Alfred Oliver Lord
Carpenter
21st Company, Canadian Forestry Corps
Private
1890
28 October 1918
James Normand
Farmer
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1896
15 February 1918
Alfred Ryan
Farmer
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1898
30 October 1917
Ernest Ryan
Farmer
14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1895
9 August 1918
Jules Elisée Seewald
Gardener
2e Régiment D'Infanterie Coloniale, French Army
Soldat de 2e Classe
18 September 1885
30 November 1914
Alfred Taylor
Farmer
46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1894
2 September 1918
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Norbert Roman Catholic Church (Rue St. Pierre, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Business: Manitoba Anchor Wire Fence Company
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
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).
La Grande Guerre Monument - St Nortbert MB, Waymarking.
This page was prepared by Peter McLure, Tim Worth, Darryl Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 October 2021
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