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City of Winnipeg
surroundings
City of Winnipeg
surroundings
City of WinnipegWinnipeg (Transcona), Manitoba
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The National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials is a public, crowd-sourced registry that helps Canadians learn about memorials in their communities. Inclusion in the Inventory does not imply VAC ownership or authority. Responsibility for the care, management, and any changes to a memorial rests with its owning or governing organization.
Pilot Officer Wilfred Lawrence Warner enlisted with the Royal Air Force in 1935. He died during a demonstration exercise near Methwold, England on 27 April 1937. Warner is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
A plaque in the Yale Avenue West Park was unveiled by Warner’s parents in 1948. Warner played in this area during his childhood.
ERECTED BY
MR. & MRS. A.P. WARNER
IN MEMORY OF THEIR SON
P/O WILFRED LAWRENCE WARNER
WHO WAS KILLED APRIL 29 1937 IN AN AEROPLANCE CRASH
OVER METHWOLD ENGLAND WHILST SERVING
WITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
HE SPENT MANY HAPPY DAYS
PLAYING IN THIS AREA
