WINNIPEG (OLD KILDONAN) PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY
Manitoba
Canada
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.95247, Longitude: -97.09995
Location Information
Winnipeg (Old Lidonan) Presbyrterian Cemetery is located to the North of the city and the main entrance is in Main street.
Historical Information
The cemetery contains 14 casualties from both world wars.
Identified Casualties from World War One: Canada 3, United Kingdom 2. (Lieutenant McLeod and Charles Cockburn were both Canadian but were in the Royal Air Force)
Identified Casualties from World War Two: Canada 8, United Kingdom 1. (Allan Furness was Canadian but was in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Cemetery pictures used with the permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Winnipeg (Old Lidonan) Presbyrterian Cemetery is located to the North of the city and the main entrance is in Main street.
Historical Information
The cemetery contains 14 casualties from both world wars.
Identified Casualties from World War One: Canada 3, United Kingdom 2. (Lieutenant McLeod and Charles Cockburn were both Canadian but were in the Royal Air Force)
Identified Casualties from World War Two: Canada 8, United Kingdom 1. (Allan Furness was Canadian but was in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Cemetery pictures used with the permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Lieutenant Alan Arnett McLeod, V. C.
Royal Air Force
6th November 1918, aged 19.
Plot 238.
Son of Dr. A. N. McLeod and Margaret Lillian McLeod, of 491, River Avenue, Winnipeg.
Biography by William Bjornstad
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. He is remembered as Canada's youngest Victoria Cross winner and the youngest winner of a Victoria Cross for an Air action. Born in Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada, his father was a doctor. As a young boy he became interested in the military and in 1913 he enrolled in the 34th Fort Garry Horse in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and did odd jobs. After World War I broke out, he tried to enlist in the Canadian Army and then the Royal Flying Corps, but was rejected because he was not 18 years old. In 1917 as soon as he turned 18, he quit school and signed up for the Royal Flying Corps as a pilot-in-training and sent to flying school at Long Branch near Toronto, Ontario, Canada for pilot training, soloing on his 5th day of in-flight instruction. He then proceeded to Camp Borden in Ontario for intermediate training and graduated with his pilot wings and a commission as a 2nd lieutenant with only 50 hours of flying experience. In August 1917 he was sent to Europe and arrived in London, England the following month. He was then sent to France assigned to the No. 2 Squadron near Hesdigneul-Les-Bethune, making first flight over France in November 1917 and engaging in aerial combat with the enemy on several occasions. On March 27, 1918 while flying a mission over Albert, France with his observer Lieutenant Arthur Hammond, he destroyed an enemy triplane but was soon attacked by eight other aircraft, damaging his fuel tank and causing it to burst into flames and crash. Seriously wounded and under heavy enemy fire, he managed to drag his observer to safety. He was sent back to England to recover from his wounds and the following September he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry. He returned to Winnipeg, Manitoba at the end of September and died there from the Spanish Influenza epidemic at the age of 19.
Citation: An extract from the "London Gazette," dated 1st May, 1918, records the following:-"Whilst flying with his observer (Lt. A. W. Hammond, M.C.), attacking hostile formations by bombs and machine-gun fire, he was assailed at a height of 5,000 feet by eight enemy triplanes, which dived at him from all directions, firing from their front guns. By skilful manoeuvring he enabled his observer to fire bursts at each machine in turn, shooting three of them down out of control. By this time Lt. McLeod had received five wounds, and whilst continuing the engagement a bullet penetrated his petrol tank and set the machine on fire. He then climbed out on to the left bottom plane, controlling his machine from the side of the fuselage, and by side-slipping steeply kept the flames to one side, thus enabling the observer to continue firing until the ground was reached. The observer had been wounded six times when the machine crashed in " No Man's Land," and 2nd Lt. McLeod, not withstanding his own wounds, dragged him away from the burning wreckage at great personal risk from heavy machine-gun fire from the enemy's lines. This very gailant pilot was again wounded by a bomb whilst engaged in this act of rescue, but he persevered until he had placed Lt. Hammond in comparative safety, before falling himself from exhaustion and loss of blood."
Other World War One Roll of Honour
Lieutenant Colonel
Frederick James Dingwall
60th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Died of pneumonia on 13th February 1918, aged 40.
Plot 225.
Son of Annie T. Dingwall, of 52, Roslyn Rd., Winnipeg, and the late Ronald Ross Dingwall; husband of Marie C. Dingwall, of Lenore St., Winnipeg, Man.
Frederick James Dingwall
60th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Died of pneumonia on 13th February 1918, aged 40.
Plot 225.
Son of Annie T. Dingwall, of 52, Roslyn Rd., Winnipeg, and the late Ronald Ross Dingwall; husband of Marie C. Dingwall, of Lenore St., Winnipeg, Man.
700150 Lance Corporal
William Ledingham
101st Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th December 1917, aged 35.
Plot 211.
Son of William and Janet Ledingham, of 316, Dubuc St., Winnipeg; husband of Kathleen Ledingham, of 526, Camden Place, Winnipeg, Man.
A building superintendent by trade and residing on Banning Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the CEF on 8 Dec 1915 in Winnipeg.
William Ledingham
101st Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th December 1917, aged 35.
Plot 211.
Son of William and Janet Ledingham, of 316, Dubuc St., Winnipeg; husband of Kathleen Ledingham, of 526, Camden Place, Winnipeg, Man.
A building superintendent by trade and residing on Banning Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the CEF on 8 Dec 1915 in Winnipeg.
Other World War One Burials
270332 Air Mechanic 2nd Class, Charles Robinson Cockburn, Royal Air Force, died of influenza on 12th October 1918, aged 29. Plot 204. Son of John Wesley Cockburn and Jennie Cockburn, of 13, Ellesmere Apartments, 74, Carlton St., Winnipeg, Man.
Lieutenant James Henry Richardson Sutherland, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Air Force Cross, Royal Air Force, died 11th February 1920, aged 24. Son of Jane Eleanor Sutherland, of 8, Debary Apartments, Wardlow Avenue, Winnipeg, Man., and the late William Robert Sutherland.
270332 Air Mechanic 2nd Class, Charles Robinson Cockburn, Royal Air Force, died of influenza on 12th October 1918, aged 29. Plot 204. Son of John Wesley Cockburn and Jennie Cockburn, of 13, Ellesmere Apartments, 74, Carlton St., Winnipeg, Man.
Lieutenant James Henry Richardson Sutherland, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Air Force Cross, Royal Air Force, died 11th February 1920, aged 24. Son of Jane Eleanor Sutherland, of 8, Debary Apartments, Wardlow Avenue, Winnipeg, Man., and the late William Robert Sutherland.
World War Two Roll of Honour
J/29597 Flying Officer
Lloyd George Falconer Royal Canadian Air Force died 17th August 1944, aged 27. Plot 104 Sec. C. Son of Charles C. Falconer and Lena Mary Falconer, of Winnipeg; husband of Margaret A. Falconer, of West Kildonan. |
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H/40225 Private
Ernest Edward Lee
Veterans Guard of Canada
11th March 1943, aged 53.
Plot 145 Sec. C.
Husband of Jessie M. Lee, of West Kildonan.
(Picture taken during World War One)
Ernest Edward Lee
Veterans Guard of Canada
11th March 1943, aged 53.
Plot 145 Sec. C.
Husband of Jessie M. Lee, of West Kildonan.
(Picture taken during World War One)
R/110966 Leading Aircraftman
Kenneth Keith McLaughlin Royal Canadian Air Force 29th December 1941, aged 24. Plot 231 Sec. C. Son of Ray George and Alice H. McLaughlin, of Winnipeg. |
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J/42806 Flying Officer
Albert Thomas Phillips
Royal Canadian Air Force
9th March 1945, aged 28.
Plot 10. Sec. B.
Son of Albert George and Florence M. Phillips, of Winnipeg; husband of Isabel J. Phillips, of Winnipeg.
Flying Officer Phillips was killed in the crash of his Anson (#FP 879) aircraft; the aircraft went down eight miles south of Rivers, Manitoba
Albert Thomas Phillips
Royal Canadian Air Force
9th March 1945, aged 28.
Plot 10. Sec. B.
Son of Albert George and Florence M. Phillips, of Winnipeg; husband of Isabel J. Phillips, of Winnipeg.
Flying Officer Phillips was killed in the crash of his Anson (#FP 879) aircraft; the aircraft went down eight miles south of Rivers, Manitoba
R/253044 Leading Aircraftman
Hugh Duncan Polson
Royal Canadian Air Force
14th June 1946, aged 22.
Plot 332. Sec. A.
Son of James and Rebecca Jane Polson, of Winnipeg.
Hugh Duncan Polson
Royal Canadian Air Force
14th June 1946, aged 22.
Plot 332. Sec. A.
Son of James and Rebecca Jane Polson, of Winnipeg.
Other World War Two Burials
H/59832 Private James Chalmers Donald, Canadian Forestry Corps, died 12th December 1943, aged 39. Plot 213 Sec. B. Son of Thomas Donald and the late Margaret S. (née Adams) Donald of West Kildonan, Manitoba, Canada [both parents born in Scotland]; brother of Frank Donald and Thomas Harry Donald; half-brother of Ina Ann Donald. A farmer by trade, residing on Semple Avenue in Kildonan, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 1 Mar 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He served in Canada and in the United Kingdom. He died in the Swan River Hospital of injuries he'd sustained in an automobile accident.
1564511 Sergeant Allan Thomas Furness, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th June 1945, aged 27. Plot 356 Sec. B. Son of Allan Scott Furness and Kathleen Furness, of Winnipeg.
R/59619 Leading Aircraftman William Milton McDonald, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 16th June 1941, aged 36. Plot 486 Sec. A. Son of Hettie Elizabeth (née Brigham) McDonald of West Kildonan, Manitoba, and son of the late Jeremiah Robert McDonald. An accountant (C. A.) by trade, residing on 15th Street in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada [Winnipeg was his permanent address] he enlisted in the RCAF on 2 Aug 1940 in Winnipeg. William died on active service at RCAF Station in Gander in the Dominion of Newfoundland.
H/23638 Private Gerald David Roberts, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, died 24th March 1945, aged 19. Plot 77. Sec. C. Grave 2. Son of Edgar and Jessie Roberts, of Winnipeg.
H/59832 Private James Chalmers Donald, Canadian Forestry Corps, died 12th December 1943, aged 39. Plot 213 Sec. B. Son of Thomas Donald and the late Margaret S. (née Adams) Donald of West Kildonan, Manitoba, Canada [both parents born in Scotland]; brother of Frank Donald and Thomas Harry Donald; half-brother of Ina Ann Donald. A farmer by trade, residing on Semple Avenue in Kildonan, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 1 Mar 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He served in Canada and in the United Kingdom. He died in the Swan River Hospital of injuries he'd sustained in an automobile accident.
1564511 Sergeant Allan Thomas Furness, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th June 1945, aged 27. Plot 356 Sec. B. Son of Allan Scott Furness and Kathleen Furness, of Winnipeg.
R/59619 Leading Aircraftman William Milton McDonald, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 16th June 1941, aged 36. Plot 486 Sec. A. Son of Hettie Elizabeth (née Brigham) McDonald of West Kildonan, Manitoba, and son of the late Jeremiah Robert McDonald. An accountant (C. A.) by trade, residing on 15th Street in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada [Winnipeg was his permanent address] he enlisted in the RCAF on 2 Aug 1940 in Winnipeg. William died on active service at RCAF Station in Gander in the Dominion of Newfoundland.
H/23638 Private Gerald David Roberts, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, died 24th March 1945, aged 19. Plot 77. Sec. C. Grave 2. Son of Edgar and Jessie Roberts, of Winnipeg.
