11th Canadian Field Ambulance War Memorial

The 11th Canadian Field Ambulance (CFA) was formed by men of the Manitoba Agricultural College, along with those mobilized from other Western Canada universities. The Tyndall-stone pillar stands about four feet tall and features the engraved names of fallen battalion comrades of the First World War who died during their time in the unit or subsequently elsewhere as part of the Great War. The north, east, and south faces bear the faded names, with the western facade adorned only by the Red Cross emblem. The eastern face also features the emblem of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and the memorial was initially capped with a bronze sundial. It was designed by CFA serviceman Christopher Thomas “Chris” Best (1889-1969). The formal unveiling took place on 16 October 1927 along the Avenue of Elms (Chancellor Matheson Road), on the grounds in front of the Administration Building, and across from the Manitoba Agricultural College War Memorial. It was later relocated to a raised plaza between the University Centre and the Faculty of Nursing Building / Helen Glass Centre for Nursing.