Other

City/Municipality
Hafford
Memorial Number
47012-008
Type
Address
17 Main Street
Location
R M of Redberry
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
52.7275725, -107.3531703
Inscription

IN MEMORY OF
HAFFORD AND DISTRICT SERVICEMEN
WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES
IN WORLD WARS I & II
1914-1918
CARTER, PTE. BERT
EMM, PTE. C.
GOLDIE, LT. A.L.
WILLIAMS, LT. C.

1939-1945
HERMAN, SGT. JOHN
KINDRACHUCK, RFMN. G.
KLAPOUSCHUK, PTE. M.
LEST WE FORGET
REMEMBRANCE COMMITTEE 1984.

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Photo Credit
Irene Attrux
Caption
front view
Province
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Body Content

The cairn was erected by the Hafford Remembrance Day Committee.

City
Hafford
Country
Type Description
Cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
3245
City/Municipality
MacDowall
Memorial Number
47012-006
Type
Address
Sunset Street
Location
St. Stephen's Anglican Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.01614, -106.0149408
Inscription

[plaque/plaque]

MACDOWALL BRANCH #241
DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

ERECTED IN 1979

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Photo Credit
Marie A. Best
Caption
cairn (front)
1 of 3 images
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Caption
cairn (front details)
1 of 3 images
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Caption
cairn (front)
1 of 3 images
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Body Content

Constructed by stonemason Ernest W. Lapointe for Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 241, this memorial to Canadian veterans was unveiled in 1979.

City
MacDowall
Country
Type Description
fieldstone cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2383
City/Municipality
Duck Lake
Memorial Number
47012-003
Type
Address
Highway 212
Location
Battle of Duck Lake National Historic Site of Canada
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
52.8242359, -106.2742353
Inscription

DUCK LAKE BATTLEFIELD

HERE, ON 26TH MARCH, 1885,
OCCURRED THE FIRST COMBAT
BETWEEN THE CANADIAN GOVERN-
MENT FORCES, UNDER MAJOR L.
N.F. CROZIER, AND THE MÉTIS
AND INDIANS, UNDER GABRIEL
DUMONT.

ICI, LE 26 MARS 1885, EUT
LIEU LE PREMIÉRE RECONTRE
ENTRE LES TROUPES DU GOUVERNE-
MENT DU CANADA. COMMANDÉES
PAR LE MAJOR CROZIER, ET LES
MÉTIS ET INDIENS COMMANDÉS
PAR GABRIEL DUMONT.

 

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Photo Credit
© Parks Canada
Caption
front inscription
1 of 4 images
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surroundings
1 of 4 images
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Caption
Duck Lake Battlefield Cairn
1 of 4 images
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Caption
right side inscription (Cree language)
1 of 4 images
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Body Content

This cairn was erected in 1950 and the Battle of Duck Lake was designated a national historic site by the federal government on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. It is located on the site of the first battle of the Northwest Resistance of 1885, within Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation.

At this place on 26 March 1885, the first in a series of battles took place and was considered an important victory for the Métis, who were grieved by uncertainty over land rights in the wake of Canadian expansion and encroaching settlement. While on the way to confiscate guns and ammunition from Hillyard Mitchell’s store near Duck Lake, a group of North West Mounted Police and civilians encountered a larger group of Métis, led by Gabriel Dumont. After a shot was fired, the North West Mounted Police and civilians retreated. As news of this encounter spread, Superintendent Leif N.F. Crozier gathered 52 North West Mounted Police, as well as 43 civilians, and they made their way along the Carlton Trail toward Duck Lake into Chief Beardy’s reserve. Chief Beardy made it clear that he wanted no part in the upcoming skirmish, and that he did not support Louis Riel. Meanwhile, the group of Métis had grown to include Isidore Dumont, Louis Riel, and Cree allies. The two groups eventually met, and the battle began when a North West Mounted Police interpreter, fearing an ambush, fired and killed Isidore Dumont. After 30 minutes of fighting with casualties suffered on both sides, Crozier ordered a retreat, and Riel ordered his followers not to shoot at them as they left.

City
Duck Lake
Country
Type Description
Cairn
Photo Credit
© Parks Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11570
City/Municipality
Leask
Memorial Number
47012-001
Type
Address
231 1 Ave
Location
On the corner
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.0204778, -106.7430901
Inscription

[front/devant]

ERECTED TO]
THE MEMORY OF]
THOSE HEROES]
MEN OF THIS]
DISTRICT, WHO SO]
NOBLY SACRIFICED]
THEIR LIVES
IN DEFENCE OF
THEIR COUNTRY IN
THE GREAT WAR OF

1914-1918

we are the dead, short days ago
we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow
loved and were loved and now we lie
in flanders field

WORLD WAR II

1939-1945

PRIVATE H.L. DICUS
SAPPER L. SMITH
RIFLEMAN L. RENAUD
WARRANT OFFICER W.W. DUNCAN
SERGEANT H. DREAVER
SERGEANT L.E. LALONDE

[right side/côté droit]

LEADING SEAMAN

A. SMYTHE

PRIVATES

J. BOURASSA
W. BOURASSA
W. MORROW
W. NUTTER
H. STANNARD
A. CHAMBERS

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obelisk (front and right side)
1 of 3 images
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obelisk (front)
1 of 3 images
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1 of 3 images
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Body Content

This memorial was erected in honour of the local war dead of the First World War. A wooden plaque and further inscriptions were added after the Second World War to record the local fallen of that conflict.

City
Leask
Country
Type Description
Concrete obelisk
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1978
City/Municipality
Moosomin
Memorial Number
47011-117
Type
Address
710 Main Street
Location
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 81
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.1437642, -101.6673153
Image
Caption
Guy Chestnut Plaque
1 of 3 images
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Caption
Metal art plaques.
1 of 3 images
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Caption
Walls of Remembrance
1 of 3 images
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Body Content

Moosomin Royal Canadian Legion Branch 81 memorialized all 85 of the soldiers listed on the Moosomin Cenotaph by commissioning metal art plaques. Each plaque hung in the legion includes a photo, or a copy of the attestation papers if a photo was not available, and biography of the soldier. There are 26 plaques with soldiers that had ties to the Moosomin area but are not listed on the cenotaph, for a total 111 plaques.

The Legion got started on this project after the Moosomin town council was contacted by Canadian Fallen Heroes, the organization that researches, writes biographies and locates photos of the fallen heroes. The Legion unveiled the first eight plaques on Remembrance Day 2018 and the final plaques were completed for Remembrance Day 2019.

This project would not have been possible to be complete in such a short time period without the support of the business in the town of Moosomin and district.

City
Moosomin
Country
Type Description
Display
Photo Credit
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 81
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10093
City/Municipality
Frobisher
Memorial Number
47011-116
Type
Address
Location
Frobisher Legion Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Image
Photo Credit
Frobisher tourism
Caption
Frobisher sign
Province
Body Content

On December 3, 1947, the Frobisher Branch was formed. Some years later the BESL part of the title was dropped and it became The Royal Canadian Legion, Frobisher Branch 343. 

Over the years, there was always a November 11th service held, followed by a pot-luck meal and a time of singing and fellowship. This continued until 1997, when dwindling numbers in membership made it difficult to organize, so the Legion voted to attend and take part in the services at the school who very ably have been conducting a community service. In 1987, the Legion undertook a Remembrance project of putting up a photo gallery of all past Veterans and also made Honour Rolls to be placed in certain locations throughout the town. In 1990, a cenotaph was built in front of the Frobisher Legion hall to recognize the fallen soldiers of the great wars. In 1986, the Branch and Auxiliary held their 60th Anniversary celebration, which included a tulip planting campaign. After the Branch and Auxiliary closef in 2002, the property was turned over to the town and some of the members transferred to the Alameda Branch.

 

 

 

 

City
Frobisher
Country
Type Description
Cairn
Photo Credit
Victoria Edwards
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10087
City/Municipality
Yellow Grass
Memorial Number
47011-115
Type
Address
Scott RM # 98
Location
Yellow Grass Cemetery, Field of the Vanquished, south side of the town of Yellow Grass
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.800409, -104.1660283
Image
Photo Credit
Royal Canadian Legion
Caption
White iron crosses in Yellow Grass cemetery, Field of the Vanquished 1971
Province
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Body Content

The town was founded as an unincorporated village and named after the yellow prairie grass that surrounds the area. Yellow Grass has a primary agrarian economy, with many residents working as farmers, or providing services to farmers. At the end of WW I, returned men gathered at each other's homes for social evenings. They were also very active with sales of Victory Bonds and organizing sports days, memorial services and other projects in the community. On November 17, 1945, they became a Branch of the Canadian Legion British Empire Service League #266 (now Yellow Grass Branch 266). Decoration Day has been observed at the Yellow Grass cemetery on a Sunday in June or July for many years. As a homecoming project in 1971, the Legion erected white iron crosses in a sacred place at the cemetery known as the Field of the Vanquished. The crosses bear the names of the service personnel who lost their lives and are buried overseas. Such crosses are also erected for all Veterans buried in the Yellow Grass Cemetery. A dedication cairn was later placed in this plot.

They no longer go to the Cenotaph in Allan Park, instead, they have a Cenotaph in the hall and a large cross where Legion members place poppies for the honored dead as their names are read aloud. The congregation then files forward to lay their poppies on the field of green.

 

 

 

 

City
Yellow Grass
Country
Type Description
Cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10084
City/Municipality
Wawota
Memorial Number
47011-114
Type
Address
308 Railway Ave
Location
Town Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.903451026525, -102.02498326405
Inscription

[wording/inscription]

Wawota Branch# 113 R.C.L.
Remembers the Peacekeepers

[left side/côté gauche]

Harold Lawrence Burke
4th. Canadian Guards
Korea 1953

Scott Thomas MCClay Haines
P.P.C.L.I. Cyprus 1996

[right side/côté droite]

Israel Pius LeBlanc
R.C.E.M.E. Egypt 1960

Jason Ling
Reservist Royal Regina Rifles
1st.Bn.P.P.C.L.I. Croatia 1994

Terrance Burns Hamilton
R.C.N.& R.C.E.
Golan Heights 1990

Image
Photo Credit
Kenneth N. Colborn
Caption
front
Province
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Body Content

This framed pictorial tribute is dedicated to the Peacekeepers from the Wawota Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 113, by the Wawota Legion, December 2005.

City
Wawota
Country
Type Description
Framed photographs
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7947
City/Municipality
Wawota
Memorial Number
47011-113
Type
Address
308 Railway Ave
Location
Town Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.90350712464, -102.02510638785
Inscription

[left frame/cadre gauche]

Wall of Remembrance

This wall is dedicated to those who made the
Supreme Sacrifice in World War Two from
Wawota and surrounding districts.
The dedication service was held jointly with
the families concerned and the Wawota
Branch #113 of the Royal Canadian Legion
on the eleventh of November in the year 2003
and shall remain as a Wall of Remembrance
Forever

[right frame/cadre droit]

Woodland Aerial Photography
Doug Chisholm
Pilot/Photographer
Box 846 La Ronge, Sask. S0J 1L0

The Names Live On
During the Second World War, over 91000 men and women from Saskatchewan
enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces, and served in the army , air force and navy. In active service for their country, 3800 servicemen from Saskatchewan lost their lives. During the 1950's and 1960's the province of Saskatchewan, named geographic features in memory of these individuals, who made the supreme
sacrifice.

The 3800 northern lakes, islands and bays named after the men who gave their
lives in the war are a perpetual sign of our indebtedness to those who gave their lives in defence of democratic ideals.

As a bush pilot in northern Saskatchewan, Doug Chisholm has long been
intrigued by the many lakes and islands, which were named in memory of the
Saskatchewan servicemen who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Doug has now recorded aerial photos of over 1000 of the geo-memorial locations.

Doug is continuing to research the names of these servicemen, establishing an
extensive database regarding home communities, military service, and burial
locations and remaining family.

For some families, with supporting text Doug has prepared framed tributes
utilizing an aerial photo of the geographical feature, and a service photo of the
individual.

The naming of the islands and lakes was a fine tribute by our province, in
memory of Sask. servicemen who made the supreme sacrifice for our country.

Image
Photo Credit
Kenneth N. Colborn
Caption
display
1 of 4 images
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Caption
left frame (Wall of Remembrance)
1 of 4 images
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Caption
right frame (The Names Live On)
1 of 4 images
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Caption
close up of tribute to James Bryan Hewitt
1 of 4 images
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Body Content

The 20 pictorial tributes are displayed on the Wawota Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 113's Wall of Honour. Each picture tribute has a photo of the serviceman, the feature in Northern Saskatchewan that is named in his honour, the name and location of the feature, the serviceman's name, unit, service number, date of death and burial location. There are two additional frames, one describing the "Wall of Remembrance", the second, "The Names Live On". This display was erected in November 2003 by the members of the Wawota Legion, dedicated to the men from Wawota and area who gave their lives during the Second World War.

City
Wawota
Country
Type Description
Framed photographs
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7946
City/Municipality
Estevan
Memorial Number
47011-111
Type
Address
1102 4 St
Location
Estevan City Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.139548758536, -102.99334368956
Inscription

NO. 38 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL

NO. 38 S.F.T.S. WAS BASED AT ESTEVAN DURING 1942 TO 1944 OPERATING
UNDER THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN. AIRCREW TRAINED
HERE WERE PART OF THE 131,500 AIRCREW TRAINED IN CANADA FOR THE FIGHT
AGAINST TYRANNY, SOME 40,000 OF WHOM GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE OF
FREEDOM.

THIS PLAQUE RECOGNIZES THOSE WHO TRAINED AND SERVED HERE DURING
WORLD WAR II.

DEDICATED BY 600 (CITY OF REGINA) WING
AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
MAY 2001

38e ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DE FORMATION
DES FORCES AÉRIENNES

CETTE UNITÉ ÉTAIT BASÉE À ESTEVAN DE 1942 DANS LE CADRE DU
PROGRAMME D'ENTRAINEMENT DES FORCES AÉRIENNES DU COMMONWEALTH.

PARMI LES 131,500 MILITAIRES QUI ONT ÉTÉ FORMÉS AU CANADA MÊME POUR
COMBATTRE L'ENNEMI, 40,000 ONT PERDU LEUR VIE AN NOM DE LA LIBERTÉ.

CETTE PLAQUE COMMÉMORATIVE REND HOMMAGE À TOUS CEUX QUI
ONT ÉTÉ FORMÉS ICI ET QUI ONT SERVI PENDANT LA DEUXIÉME GUERRE
MONDIALE.

OFFERT PAR 600 DIVISION (VILLE DE REGINA)
DE L'ASSOCIATION DES FORCES AÉRIENNES DU CANADA
MAI 2001

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Photo Credit
R. Weldon Moffatt
Caption
plaque
Province
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Body Content

This memorial is dedicated to the airmen who trained at No. 38 Service Flying Training School and those who served during the Second World War. It was erected by the 600 (City of Regina) Wing of the Air Force Association of Canada in May 2001. No 38 Service Flying Training School was located 4 miles south of the City of Estevan on the west side of Highway 47. The area is now the site of a coal mine and the main runway is the only visible portion of the old airport. This memorial was dedicated on June 12, 2001 by Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Her Honour Dr. Lynda Haverstock. Ceremony Chairman Howard Leyton-Brown had been an instructor at No. 38 S.F.T.S. Fifteen members of No. 600 Wing traveled to Estevan and were joined by members of the Royal Canadian Legion and Royal Canadian Air Cadets from Estevan for a street parade and dinner.

City
Estevan
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5795