Saskatchewan

The Sergeant Raphael Louis Zengel Plaque was erected by the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation, Government of Saskatchewan in 1995.

Raphael Louis Zengel was born on 11 November 1894 in Faribault, United States. While he was still very young, he and his mother moved from the United States to a homestead in Saskatchewan. Zengel enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in December 1914. He served overseas with the 5th Infantry Battalion, CEF, taking part in several raids on German trenches. For his role in one of these raids, near Passchendaele in Belgium in 1917, Zengel received the Military Medal.

On 9 August 1918, Sergeant Zengel was leading his platoon forward during the second day of the massive Allied offensive against the German lines around Amiens, in France. When he noticed a gap on the flank of his platoon and an enemy machine gun firing on the advancing Canadians at close range, he quickly decided to deal with the machine gun position himself. Rushing 200 metres ahead of his platoon, Zengel charged the German emplacement, killing two of the machine gun’s crew and compelling the rest to flee. Later that day, when the progress of the 5th Battalion was blocked by heavy machine gun fire, he demonstrated great tactical skill in directing the fire of his platoon to eliminate the enemy resistance. Sergeant Zengel’s courage, leadership and disregard for his own safety inspired his men, and were important factors in enabling the advance to continue. For his conduct on this day, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Zengel died in Vancouver, British Columbia on 27 February 1977.

This memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the memory of the Korean War.

This memorial, which is marked by a concrete arch, was constructed in 1922 in memory of the losses of the First World War.

Erected in 1968, this memorial is dedicated to the men and women who died in military service.

This memorial was erected around 1922 and is constructed of stones from the surrounding countryside fasted by cement with marble plaques. On the east side are listed the ten young men from Divisions 1 and 4 of the First World War who made the supreme sacrifice. The west side remembers the five who died in the Second World War. It was constructed due to the initiative of First World War veterans, and spearheaded by Jack Harrington and J.B. Stohr. Memorial services have been held at the site very November 11th since its construction. In the early years there was a full military service with Mr. George Currell, bugler, playing Taps and Reveille. As time passed the service became one of prayer and the laying of wreaths. Now the service broadcast by the CBC is viewed and the laying of wreaths on behalf of the Community, the Village and the Recreation Board are conducted. Even though the community is small, there are still at least twenty people in attendance at the services.

This memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the veterans of the Korean War.

This monument was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 240 in 1961 in memory of departed comrades of the First and Second World Wars.

The Watrous Memorial Park includes, besides the park, two stone columns and a stone crypt with a metal plaque inside. Four benches have also been donated by various people and organizations. The park was a project of the Watrous Rotary Club #5050, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 174 and the town of Watrous, and was dedicated in 1996.

This memorial, erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 358, is dedicated to fallen comrades of the First and Second World Wars.

This memorial was erected through the efforts of several local organizations and was unveiled in June 1922 by the mother of a local soldier lost in the First World War, Mrs. Curror. It is dedicated to local dead of the First and Second World Wars.