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This memorial, erected in 1985 by the Pipestone Committee, is dedicated to the memory of those who served during the First and Second World Wars and Korea.

An unusual “homemade” monument was put up in Treesbank even as the war still raged, dedicated to the men “who have fought, are fighting and will fight for King and Country, for freedom and for civilization”(Manitoba Free Press, March 10, 1917). Completed eighteen months before the Armistice, the painted wooden “Treesbank War Shrine” (since replaced by a stone cairn) was about three metres in height, with painted inscriptions that suffered badly from weathering despite the shingled overhang protecting them. A Union Jack once fluttered from the flagpole at its peak.

The monument at Forrest is a popular gravemarker type that was, oddly, used for only a handful of war memorials – the simple and evocative column. This example gains additional dignity through its elevation on a broad stepped base. The use of an urn shape at the apex of the column was also a common design feature for this type of memorial. Texts are inscribed on the column shaft, and include nine names from the First World War and two from the Second World War.

Erected by the Forrest Community, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice and served during the First and Second World Wars.

There are several Canadian geographical names that honour the ‘sapper’

The Cenotaph was erected in Victoria Park, in commemoration of people from the local area who served and died during military service. The tall stone pillar has a landscaped surround, and flagpole. The column has a cross carved on one side above the years of the First War, 1918, 1917, 1916, 1915, 1914. In front, embedded in stone, is a real sword. On the flat surface in front of that, YPRES to MONS.

This memorial is dedicated to Uffz Thomas Koppen. It was erected by the German Army Training Establishment Shilo.

This memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars. The broad bulk of the main soft grey granite form, set on several steps for greater height, is capped with a dentilled cornice, as well as various decorative relief sculptures – a maple leaf, a sword and a wreath. The names of 22 lost local men and boys are engraved on the front of the monument, while a plaque on the back adds 15 names from Second World War.

Erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 60, this memorial is dedicated to local war dead and veterans.

This memorial, an honour roll, is dedicated to the local veterans of the First World War. It was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 26.