Each year around Remembrance Day I try to feature a person, place or event from Winnipeg's war past. Sadly, with Afghanistan, the 'past' is not very long ago.
On my Downtown Places blog this week I feature the Winnipeg Soldier's Relatives' Memorial at Broadway and Osborne. (You can also see my Free Press column about it here.) It's an often overlooked memorial but was once the focal point for Remembrance in Winnipeg, especially for smaller, personal ceremonies.
Remarkably, it carries the name of every Winnipegger killed in World War I, a list that took a couple of years of public campaigning and research to compile.
Some of my past Remembrance posts:
Some of my past Remembrance posts:
- Manitoba Remembers Vimy Ridge, John Babcock Apr 2010
- The Life and Death Of William Harvey May 2008 (95 yrs ago !)
- Victoria Crosses at Shilo Feb 2009
- R.I.P Harry Patch Aug 2009
- Winnipeg Soldier's Relatives' Memorial Nov 2010
Tomorrow
Photos: Manitoba War Memorials
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