Manitoba

This memorial was erected in memory of F.O. Robert Alexander Pildrem, killed in Air Operations over Germany during the Second World War.

Erected by the St. James the Assiniboine Anglican Church, this Honour Roll is dedicated to the men of the Parish who served during the First World War.

Erected by his parents, this memorial is in memory of Dvr. Gordon Shelmerdine, killed in action during the First World War.

Erected by his loving wife, this memorial is in memory of Walter Albert Webb, killed in action during the First World War.

By the 1940s, parishioners turned their attention to beautifying the new church. Reverend Findlay suggested stained glass be installed in the East Window, to honour “the men and women who served, suffered, and died in the service of God, King, and Country.”  He was impressed with windows he had seen in Toronto and invited their creator, Meikle Studios, to submit a design. When the studio representative visited the church, he suggested that stained glass be installed in the 14 aisle windows as well. Conceptual designs were drawn up for them, with the upper and lower panel designs being formalized, and the center panel left for a Biblical scene that would be designed when the window was commissioned.

Fundraising for the East Window began in September of 1944, and the window was unveiled on November 11, 1945; a fitting gift from the congregation. The cost was $1,460.17.

The Cecil H.J. Johnson Window was the first to be installed after the Memorial Altar Window.

Erected by the St. James the Assiniboine Anglican Church, this Second World War plaque is dedicated in honour of those named. See also memorial 46010-068.

Erected by the St. James the Assiniboine Anglican Church, this Second World War plaque is dedicated in honour of those named. See also memorial 46010-069.

The Road to Valour mural commemorates Leo Clarke, Frederick William Hall and Robert Shankland, war heroes who all lived on Pine Street, later renamed Valour Road.

Winnipeg Sun - News - 26th June 2009 - by SUN MEDIA - Best mural honours Valour Road heroes:

A deserving tribute to the heroes of Valour Road was recognized yesterday. Road to Valour, put together by artist Charlie Johnston, was selected as the best mural of 2008 in Winnipeg by 33 judges in a concert organized by the Murals of Winnipeg website. Johnston feels the mural, found on the north side of the Hallmart Building at the corner of Valour Road and Ellice Avenue, provides an inspirational story. "Imagine if you will, just like any of us, three young men going about their life, suddenly rising up to the call and going to a far-off land and making the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good," the 46-year-old said. "So I looked at it from that perspective. "These men were real people." The work tells the tale of three young men --Clarke, Frederick William Hall, and Robert Shankland --leaving their homes on Pine Street (which is now Valour), experiencing the hardships of the First World War, only to find glory with the Victoria Cross medals and respect through the red poppies. Road to Valour took Johnston a few months to paint. He said one of the interesting aspects to its construction was the discovery of a hidden surface on the wall. Old stucco. It helped recreate the old black and white picture feel of some of the images -- adding to the history of the piece. "When we all come to work on the wall, there was wood panelling," he said. "My sons, who are probably nearly as young as these men, helped me remove the old panelling off the wall to reveal the old stucco. That was part of the beauty of it -- finding that stucco and using it to create the real look of the mural. "It made it kind of special." The Murals of Winnipeg website can be found at: themuralsof winnipeg.com

The 93 year old complex now known as the Asper Jewish Community Campus is best remembered as Fort Osborne Barracks, the former center of Manitoba's military activities for nearly 50 years. The original Fort Osborne Barracks, named after Lieutenant-Colonel William Osborne, Commander of Military District Number 10, had been situated on the eastern part of the Legislative Grounds since 1872. When the new Legislative Building was completed in 1920, the barracks were moved to the Tuxedo location and the hospital was transferred to Deer Lodge.

With construction of the new barracks, now known as Kapyong Barracks, at Kenaston Boulevard and Grant Avenue in 1957, followed by integration of the Armed Forces in the mid-sixties, Fort Osborne Barracks became redundant. The site was turned over to the Province of Manitoba in 1968 and was used as office space by various government departments.

On 5 September 1997, two days before the campus was officially opened, a monument commissioned by the Princes Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Heritage Committee to perpetuate the Regiment's occupation of Fort Osborne Barracks was erected in front of the old headquarters building by the Winnipeg firm of Eden Memorials Incorporated. The rough-cut granite slab is approximately four feet high, two and one half feet wide, almost two feet thick, and weighs about 3,800 pounds.

On 10 July 1998, the 55th Anniversary of the Landing in Sicily, members and friends of the Regiment returned to the site to witness an impressive ceremony featuring a Hundred Man Guard of Honour, Colours and Drum Line from Second Battalion. Drums were piled and, following a brief introduction by Rod Middleton, Chairman, Chairman of the Regimental Heritage Committee, the Fort Osborne Monument was unveiled by Major-General Bill Hewson (Ret'd), Colonel of the Regiment, and Doug Bedford, National President of the Princes Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Association. A dedication service was conducted by Second Battalion's Chaplain, Lieutenant (Navy) Steve Merriman.

It must not be forgotten that for half a century encompassing two World Wars and the Korean War, it was an important centre of military activity in the Province of Manitoba. Thousands of young men and women enlisted, trained and left here to fight for peace and freedom in foreign lands. Many did not return. This monument will serve as a memorial to them and perpetuate a significant era in the histories of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba.

This memorial stained glass window is dedicated to the memory of the members of the Second Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who gave their lives in the service of Canada and the United Nations in Korea. This memorial was unveiled on March 28, 1976, in conjunction with the Second Battalion's commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong, by Colonel-in-Chief, Lady Patricia Brabourne. Also in attendance was her father, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and Colonel J.R. Stone, Commanding Officer of 2 PPCLI in Korea. This memorial depicts the Regimental Cap Badge and the United States Presidential Unit Citation.