Memorial Circle Park - Winnipeg MB
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N 49° 53.856 W 096° 59.882
14U E 643774 N 5529167
This Multi-War Memorial is in Memorial Circle Park in the Transcona area of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMFW3Y
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 12/06/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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A street called Park Circle surrounds this 120 meter diameter park. In the centre of the park is this tall war memorial. Prior to merging into the City of Winnipeg in 1972, Transcona was a separate city so, although mentioned on the plaques, these are likely all Transcona servicemen.
West Side Plaque
In Remembrance of those
who made the Great Sacrifice
1914 - 1918
Aird, JackGibb, AlexanderMcPherson, Michael
Andrews, HaroldGordon, AlanzoMickleburg, Ethelbert
Annis, AlfredGreen, WilfredMilligan, William
Austin, GeorgeGunn, AngusMunro, Donald
Barugh, WalterHarvey, JamesParazenskl, Mike
Bashford, CharlesHeron, WilliamPoirier, Joseph
Beattie, ThomasHerrick, J.Poirier, Phileas
Beken, HoraceHiggins, HerbertQuinlan, Francis
Berry, JohnHines, ThomasRankine, Donald
Bower, WilliamHolland, WalterRees, Harold
Bradley, EdmundHynes, EdwardRoberts,Thomas
Brooks, GeorgeHyslop, JamesRoberts,William
Brown, GeorgeJenkins, HarryRobson, John
Buck, HaroldJohnson, FrankRyan, George
Buckley, EdmundJones, PierceSchafer, Edward
Buntain, JohnKeens, AustinSmith, Frank
Campbell, DavidKing, ErnestSwithenbank, H.
Carroll,VincentKipping, SamuelTatton, Norman
Cooper, JohnLaw, WilliamTrenham, Edward
Dyer, RoyceLinklater, DavidWalter, Reginald
Edwards, JohnLisoway, WilliamWebster, Daniel
Elliott, AlexanderLouden, AlfredWhite, Oscar
Ellis, JamesMarsh, SamuelWillacy, John
Esselmont, GeorgeMcAllister, CyrilWilliams, Richard
Farquharson, DonaldMcGillivray, PatrickWilkinson, Scott
Ferg, EdwardMcKay, GeorgeYoungson, Alexander
Fessey, WilliamMcKinven, Angus
Give Peace in our Time O Lord
North Side Plaque
In Remembrance of those
who made the Supreme Sacrifice
1939 - 1945
Andrews, JohnLarch, JosephRobinson, George
Atwood, BertramLopuck, AntoniSavage, James
Bate, ArthurMacMillan, DuncanStammers, Ernest
Belanger, JosephMagas, HarrySutherland, Joseph
Blackwell, HenryMarcotte, JosephSwanton, Elliot
Dillabough, LawsonMaxwell, RalphTetrault, Joseph
Firman, RogerMcCann, WilliamTurcotte, George
Gamsby, AustinMcDougall, GeorgeTurner, Alan
Greengrass, RoyMoroz, HrykoryValde, Victor
Haigh, AllenMuir, JohnWalters, Stuart
Hurst, LesliePhillips, RonaldWidlake, Tom
Johnston, JosephRegimbal, LeoWylie, Albert
Kirby, Alfred
Give Peace in our Time O Lord
East Side Plaque
Dedicated
Oct. 1931
Rededicated
June 2001
North Side Plaques
Korea
19580 - 1953
The Peacekeepers
We will remember them
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
1914-1918 (World War I) 1939-1945 (World War II) Korea 1950-1953 Peacekeepers


In Honor Of: Those who made the great sacrifice

Marker Text:
See long description


Date of dedication: Oct 1931 / rededicated June 2001

Who Put it Here?: Likely The Royal Canadian Legion

Description of Memorial:
The memorial has a 4-foot square stone base (12" high) with another 3-foot stone base (10" high) on top of it. Above that is a 2-foot square stone about 3 feet tall. On the west side is the World War I plaque; on the north side is the World War II; on the east side is the small dedication plaque and on the south side are two plaques for Korea & Peacekeepers. On top of everything is a tall stone obelisk. Total height is about 12 feet.


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