Lansdowne Municipality War Memorial

Arden, Manitoba
Type
Other

The Lansdowne War Memorial was constructed in 1926 and dedicated to the men of Lansdowne Municipality who fell in the First World War. The fifteen foot sculpted figural memorial is made of white Italian marble, the two base stones and the plinth are of Scotch grey granite. The die and large pedestal are Scotch Balmoral red granite on the face of which are engraved names of heroes and memorable battles. The whole memorial is erected on a concrete foundation six feet deep.

Name of those who fell in the Second World War were added later.

Inscription

1914    1918

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF
LANSDOWNE MUNICIPALITY
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

  • BARR, STANLEY
  • BOWMAN, GEO. G.
  • BUTLER, W.A.N.
  • BUCHANAN, L.
  • CLARK, FRED.
  • DAY, WALTER.
  • DEIHL, M. J.
  • GIBSON, ROLFE J.
  • HALLIDAY, WALTER.
  • HAYGREEN, WM.
  • HAYWOOD, FRANK B.
  •  
  • HODDINOTT, G. F.
  • INGRAM, ALEX.
  • JACKSON, THOMAS.
  • LLOYD, RICH. H.
  • LOBBAN, JAS. A.
  • McRAE, FRED. W.
  • OAKES, JAS. A.
  • PEACOCK, GEORGE.
  • ERILLY, ERNEST.
  • SINGLETON, BEN.
  • WATSON, GEO. W.
  • YOUGER, GEO.R.

MEMORABLE BATTLES
AMIENS
ARRAS
VIMY RIDGE
YPRES

 

TO THE MEN OF ARDEN
& DISTRICT WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
2ND WORLD WAR

1939    1945

BURTON, FRANK EARL
BROWN, ROBERT
McGORMAN, A. HARVEY
PENNIE, ROBERT M.
RITCHIE, WILLIAM
SINGLETON, W. BENJAMIN
SNEESBY, A. BRUCE
SMITH-WINDSOR, GRANVILLE

Location
Lansdowne Municipality War Memorial

Lansdowne Avenue
Arden
Manitoba
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 50.27693
Long. -99.27

Lansdowne Municipality War Memorial

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