This monument was originally placed on Vimy Ridge in France after the battle in 1917 by the surviving members of the 44th Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Removed in 1924 to make room for the Canadian national memorial at Vimy, the monument was brought to Winnipeg and reinstalled in June 1926. It has been restored twice -- in June 1967 and October 1992.
Inscription
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44
CANADA
SACRED TO THE MEMORY
OF THE
OFFICERS
NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
AND MEN
OF THE
44TH CANADIAN INFANTRY
WHO FELL IN THE ATTACKS ON
VIMY RIDGE
THE TRIANGLE
AND LA-COULOTTE
APRIL MAY & JUNE
1917
RESTORATION OF THE MEMORIAL
PROVIDED BY
THE CITY OF WINNIPEG
His Worship Mayor William S. Norrie
October 1992.
THIS MONUMENT WAS ORIGINALLY A MEMORIAL TO THE 328 MEN OF THE 44TH BATTALION CANADIANS WHO FELL IN THE BATTLES AT VIMY RIDGE, THE TRIANGLE AND LA COULOTTE IN 1917. IT IS REVERENTLY REDEDICATED TO THOSE MEN, TO THE 44TH MEN WHO FELL ON OTHER FIELDS OF BATTLE IN WORLD WAR I, AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE SINCE PASSED ON.
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44
CANADA
OFFICERS
MAJOR C.S. BELCHER M.C.
CAPT. S. STIBBARD
LIEUTENATNTS.
[left column/colonne de gauche]
E.C. ALLIN
H.F. LEWIS
M. OLLIVER
J.W. POTTS
I.W. TINDESS
[centre column/colonne du centre]
T.W. ANDERSON
J. MUNRO
N.H. PAWLEY M.C.
H.A. ROBERTSON
W.R. GREEN
[right column/colonne de droite]
F.W. BRADFORD
H. MCCLURE
M.M. PERDUE
H.O. ROSS
[centre/centre]
WARRANT OFFICERS AND N.C.O.S
REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT (W.O. CLASS II)
622041 V.R. JONES
ACTING COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR.
622524 L.BROWN
SERGEANTS.
[left column/colonne de gauche]
686380 N.G. FAST
622926 G.E. RAINEY
[centre column/colonne du centre]
622209 H.R. HUNTER
460415 G. SCOTT
[right column/colonne de droite]
829461 A.M. McDONALD
234014 J.S.S. SWAIN
[left column/colonne de gauche]
LANCE-SERGEANTS.
461113 E.J. BURKE
CORPORALS.
260060 H. FOWLER
829394 G. HUNT
630507 J. THORARAINSON
229355 J.W. LONG
[centre column/colonne du centre]
461283 J. FREDERICKSON
829753 R.V. RHODES
460886 W.H. WILSON
460426 W.L.M. WILSON
[right column/colonne de droite]
629658 J. GREENER
460629 H. SWINDELL
830626 G.E. PETERSON
292360 L. YEOMANS
[left column/colonne de gauche]
461369 G.N. ALLBRIGHT
291610 A. MORRISON
622368 A.E. SCAMMELL
[centre column/colonne du centre]
220184 E. C. CARBUTT
830469 O.R. PRUDEN
461155 J.D. TRICK
[right column/colonne de droite]
830346 F.T. MEARON
474084 W.F. RUYCORK
461159 R.L. WALSH
[centre/centre]
PRIVATES
[left column/colonne de gauche]
460667 J.H. ANDERSON
291656 W.H. ANDERSON
718770 J. ANDERSON
127667 H.B. BARNES
167518 C. BIGGS
292167 W. BAKER
291855 L.H. BOND
659877 D. BROWN
830421 F. H. BATES
10000324 A. BOURASSA
460695 H.O. CHIPPERFIELD
[centre column/colonne du centre]
461402 R.S. ATCHISON
291851 R. ARMSON
540364 P.W. AUKLAND
127648 C.E. BOWMAN
472746 W.R. BARBER
145303 F.W. BACON
291816 J.L. BOWS
719150 J. BOWMAN
234050 T.J.L BUTCHART
234613 A.J. BULL
622392 G.A. COCKHEAD
[right column/colonne de droite]
291122 K.S. ANDERSON
559924 A.A. ARMSTRONG
460228 N. AUSTIN
460233 J.E. BRYAN
472616 H. BOWYER
292448 E. BERTRAM
291615 F.A. BOWES
830046 F. BILLYEALD
234532 J.P. BRADLEY
219002E.B. CORRIGAN
THE NAMES OF ALL THESE, AND OF ALL WHO SERVED WITH THE UNIT ARE RECORDED IN "SIX THOUSAND CANADIAN MEN" BEING A HISTORY OF THE 44TH BATTALION A COPY OF WHICH BOOK IS SEALED IN THE BASE OF THIS MONUMENT.
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44
CANADA
PRIVATES
[left column/colonne de gauche]
472462 P. CROSSWELL
207172 J.H. COLLINS
292342 J.J. CLARK
830433 A.E. CHRISMAS
235024 G.E. CAMPBELL
126154 T.F. CARTER
234530 F.T. CLARK
229291 W.C. DENNE
839174 A. DELACRONDE
234604 G. DUBOIS
229340 M.M. DICKIE
830080 G.F. ELSE
737227 J. EGAN
460286 R. FOWLER
291431 A FERGUSON
186391 J. GUNN
871665 J.T. GILHOLM
292166 R.J. GALLINGER
859795 W.H. GILCHRIST
629544 J.R. GIBBONS
234638 E.A. GOODEN
229410 R. HALLADAY
22125 W.R.N. HAYNES
115720 R.S. HANCOCK
292217 D.E. HOLROYD
629251 R. HARE
1000777 W.J. HUTCHINGS
622734 J.N. IRWIN
229401 M. JORGENSON
461135 M. JORDAN
292107 T.H.M. JOHNSON
859567 R.S. JESSIMAN
234114 W.S. JOHNSTON
859561 J. KILOH
724615 R. LAMBERT
622085 W. LISOWAY
291839 G.K. LITTLE
629650 E. LLOYD
234383 G. LAKE
829275 W. LARSEN
[centre column/colonne du centre]
461120 W.L. CHAMBERS
291861 T. COLVIN
291015 J. COCKRIELL
829608 W. CURRAN
234071 B. CLARK
830052 W. CAIRNS
865607 W.E. CAMPBELL
718135 J.H. DOWKER
718571 R.F. DODWELL
829893 J. DENNIS
291451 A.J. EDWARDS
871227 J.T. EVANS
622356 D. FERGUSON
292047 A. FORBES
135725 J. GREGG
830092 H. GILLAND
291110 B. GISLASON
871686 L. GROUETTE
235190 G. GREGORY
291452 L.R. GREEN
460737 T. HAMILTON
127635 J.W. HOUGHTON
292354 C.W. HEALY
871526 C.F. HICKMAN
829662 C. HILL
860001 G. INNES
461390 J.E. JONES
624611 J. JURUSH
292106 J.T. JOHNSON
829669 E.K. JONES
829730 T.J. JONES
830125 G.C. KINNEAR
220319 C.J. LAVALLEE
461260 E.F. LYON
291457 A. LAUGHLIN
234912 J.L. LOWE
629002 V.T. LUXTON
1000373 R.V. LOWES
[right column/colonne de droite]
340306 C.P. CROFOOT
829710 E.G. CULLEN
859847 G. COLLINGS
234458 H. CLAPSON
234294 A.G.B. CURTAIN
830427 G.S. CLUBB
234485 L.S. CALDWELL
742785 J. DOUCETT
886535 J. DABROVKA
1001169 T.P. DONLON
29286 S.E. ELLIOTT
234164 J. EDWARDS
186107 H.E. FIVEASH
830444 H.R. FAWCETT
104246 C.W. GLEW
291123 J. GRAHAM
292220 F. GREENLAY
234402 J.W. GRIEVE
865531 R.M. GRANT
461426 R.W. HUTT
460741 H.G. HELPS
292238 F.W. HODGE
830332 A.G. HAMELIN
234578 A.W. HALL
718576 T. IRVINE
229352 F. JOHANNSON
404867 F. JONES.
721103 J. JACKSON
830327 L.E. JERROM
823149 J. JOHNSTONE
871110 R.F. KELLY
229348 F. LINDSAY
291703 J. LEE
718476 S. LINDER
127211 F. LODGE
829773 W. LANE
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THIS MONUMENT WAS DESIGNED AND ERECTED ON VIMY RIDGE IN THE YEAR 1917 BY THE OFFICERS AND WOS, NCO'S AND MEN OF THE 44TH BATTALION CEF. THE ORIGINAL SITE HAVING BEEN SELECTED FOR THE DOMINION NATIONAL CROSS OF SACRIFICE THIS MEMORIAL WAR REMOVED FROM FRANCE IN 1924 AND RE-ERECTED HERE BY MEMBERS OF THE 44TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION AND THE NEXT OF KIN JUNE 1926.
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44
CANADA
PRIVATES
[left column/colonne de gauche]
474257 G.W. MARSHALL
624460 J.R. MURRAY
292145 T.J. MASON
830273 A.C. MATHESON
234873 T.R. MARSHALL
725544 C. MACDIARMID
292376 D. MCCUAIG
292112 W.H. MCQUEEN
830520 H.C. MCDONALD
829411 D. MCNAB
830469 F.W. MCRAE
234789 T.G. MACDONALD
461466 W. NIXON
461510 K.D. OLIVER
340082 R.T.N. PAGE
291588 E. PETERSON
718427 E. PAGE
234096 W.A. PYBUS
829372 J. PEET
292425 W.H. REMNANT
830587 W.J. REID
235071 P.A. RUTH
723132 T. SHERIDAN
1518? E, SGURES
460616 W. SEED
292024 ?. SIGENER
71??92 J.A. SMITH
234607 G.E. STEPHENSON
830559 V.E. SYKES
830217 T. SALTER
2345?2 F.S. SIM
829624 H. SENORD
821062 N. SRIDANOWCK
560529 J.R. TAYLOR
865085 A.T. TURNER
46145? T. L. WHYTE
540962 C.W. WILCOX
292262 L.L. WARE
671492 R.C. WALKER
461350 W.D. WILLAND
234441 R.J. WHITE
1111119 T.A. WOOD
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292367 A. MATHHEWS
219022 J. MARACLE
821122 J.G. MALONE
234323 I. MARRIOTT
234440 W.S. MOLE
464334 H. MCDONALD
292114 W. MCDERMIT
292148 J.A. MCTAGGART
292293 H.A. MCHARG
234122 A. MCKENZIE
234451 G.L. MCKAY
829787 J.A. MCLELLAN
291107 H.C. NICOL
829685 J. ONHAUSER
126617 H. PEARSON
292033 A. PHILLIPS
292267 J. PAUL
461376 E. PEARSON
291844 D. RIBBANS
830237 J.C. REAL
863430 R. RICHARDSON
622254 W.H. STEPHENSON
220137 A. H. SNIDER
626239 E. SEINNER
2918?4 D. J. STEWART
718225 A.W. SOPP
830211 C.O. STOKES
830021 C.H. SMITH
463557 A.H. SEYS
234936 H. STANNARD
829365 C. SHATTER
8?0796 J.A. STEWART
830227 C.H. TILL
461233 A.J. TOOZE
195001 B. WITHERO
291633 C.L. WIENER
700697 J.T. WEBSTER
234598 T. WALLIS
235?9? F. WATSON
235174 W.L. WATT
292435 W.R. YAYES
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460580 W. MAWSON
830153 M. MAY
629598 H. MUNDAY
702870 P.A. MAY
829300 W.S. MOSS
291937 J. MCCOMBIE
291935 A. MCKENZIE
829678 D.J. MCAULEY
291616 R.P. MCREEVY
829788 H.F. MCLELLAN
234834 W.G. MCGREGOR
830200 J.A. OAKES
449176 J.H. PAGE
829412 C. PEDERSON
234059 J. PANAMAROFF
829621 J. PURVIS
220195 F. QUICK
2914?9 J.P. ROBERTSON
254367 G.F. REED
127633 G.D. SWANCE
474347 A.J. SMITH
292256 W.W. SAMMON
291442 W.H. SEWELL
829423 T. SIGURDSON
460625 F.B. SQUAIR
834390 J. STEPHENSON
115980 J. SHARMAN
830592 G. SADLAR
829877 F.W. SHEPPERD
472284 J.E. TATCHELL
622479 A. VANHORN
127036 J. WYATT
?91531 J.A. WATCHORN
461335 T.J. WHITTLE
?34545 J.E. WEBSTER
219003 W.H. WOOD
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THIS MEMORIAL RESTORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF WINNIPEG. THE HONOURABLE ROGER TEILLET, MINISTER OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, HIS WORSHIP MAYOR STEPHEN JUBA, JUNE 1967.
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44th Infantry Battalion Vimy Ridge Memorial
Portage Avenue
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lat. 49.886351
Long. -97.1662611