Beausejour War Memorial - Beausejour MB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 50° 03.233 W 096° 30.154
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This Veteran Memorial is beside the Legion Cenotaph across from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch at 300 Veterans Lane just south of James Avenue in Beausejour, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMMRW7
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/31/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The monument is likely a 'Tyndall Stone' cairn with two large 'Manitoba Mahogany' plaques similar to a nearby Community Commemoration monument (visit link) It was erected in September 1981 (visit link)
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I World War II


In Honor Of: servicemen who made the extreme sacrifice

Marker Text:
World War I servicemen who made the extreme sacrifice 1914 - 1918 Beausejour & district J.B. Barton J. Doig J. Kurk W. Stickler L. Kaatz H, Silverstein C. Flett J. Randolph H. Bennington F. Gardiner D. Pitt C. McDonald R. Watson E. Bethel World War II servicemen who made the extreme sacrifice 1939 - 1945 Beausejour & district Archie Shelson Anton Martini John Waddell Kazmir Trojanowski Lorne Morfoot Peter Michloski Henry Rohlof George B. Leathwood Fred Ehinger John Warkentin William Specht A. Gack Garvis Black Reinhold Reske Jack H, Palmer Charles Bynski


Date of dedication: Sept. 1981

Who Put it Here?: Town of Beausejour and the RM of Brokenhead

Description of Memorial:
It's on a small patch of grass beside a large parking lot. I found it when waymarking the Legion Cenotaph.


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