The cenotaph is located off the intersection at Main Street and 3rd Avenue in Minitonas. It was officially unveiled on July 30, 1922. It was dedicated to the soldiers who had fallen in World War 1 between 1914 and 1918 at the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Battle of Ypres, and at Lens. Also attached is a plaque dedicated to the soldiers who died in World War 2 between 1939 and 1945.
In alphabetical order, the soldiers who died between 1914 and 1918 are as follows:
Coulthurst H
Evans A
Gilroy S
Gough R
Godin F
Haggerty A
Hunter G
Henderson S
Hilland D
Ivens C
Laing W
Kerley A
Moline F
McDonald A
McPhee A
Sargent C
Stevenson C
Tavernor R
Wray M
Walker J
West A
Windmeyer S
On the plaque on the front, the following soldiers served between 1939 and 1945:
Kokot W
Lewicki B
Pogue D
Shand T
Sheil F
Brown A
Maltman J
Pott N
Till E
The cenotaph suffered some damage in 2017 but has since been repaired.
For a closer look at the names inscribed on it, click on the pictures below in the photo album.
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