Remembrance #1 - Beausejour Traditional Cache
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Remembrance #1 - Beausejour
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Many small communities around Manitoba have erected cairns in memory of their sons and daughters who went off to war, giving their lives in the cause, and never returning home to their country, and their families. Each Nov 11th, their names are often read aloud at Remembrance Day ceremonies in tribute, but as years pass by, the memory of who they were begins to fade.
Following World War II, the Manitoba government undertook to commemorate some 4,200 soldier, sailors, and airmen who have died while in the armed forces during that conflict.
By establishing this series of caches, we hope to preserve some of the memories associated with them. Note that caches are never placed on the cairns themselves, but in the general vicinity. Please take a moment to say thanks to the people immortalized there. Out of respect, no trade items are permitted. Bring your own writing tool.
“All gave some. Some gave all.”
The Beausejour memorial marks the sacrifice of:
1914-1918 World War I
I Doig
H Remington
J Kurk
F Gardiner
L Kaatz
C McDonald
W Stickler
D Pitt
C Flett
E Bethel
A Silverstein
R Watson
J Rudolph
JB Barton
1939-1945 World War II
Anton Martini
Peter Kindefora
Henry Rohlof
A Gach
Jack Palmer
Fred Enhinger
Garvis Black
Archie Shelson (Flight Sergeant) – As a member of 97 Squadron, he was killed in action 13 Nov 1942 at the age of only 19, fighting as a wireless air gunner. He is commemorated at the Scampton Churchyard in Licolnshire, England. Lake Shelson was named for him, and is located northeast of Lac du Bonnet.
Kazmir Trojanowski (Rifleman) – Died 22 Feb 1945 in a POW camp in Germany, and is buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in Holland. He was 29 years old. Lake Trojanowski is located west of South Indian Lake in northern Manitoba.
George Leatherwood (Rifleman) – Died 15 August 1944 at the age of 21, and is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France. Leatherwood Lake is located in the most northwest corner of the province.
Lorne Morfoot (Flight Sergeant) – Commemorated in Runnymeade Memorial in Surry, England. He was killed in action, at the age of 19, on 24 July 1944. Lake Morfoot can be found in northern Manitoba, not far from Lake Leatherwood.
Steve Michloski (Trooper) – Died 8 April 1945 at the age of 21, only a month prior to the end of the war. He fought with the Royal Winnipeg Dragoons, and is commemorated in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in Holland. Lake Michloski is located in northwest Manitoba.
Charles Bynski (Private) – Killed in action 27 April 1945 just 2 weeks before the end of the war. Commemorated in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in Holland. Lake Bynski is located in the northwest corner of the province.
Reinhold Reske (Private) – A member of the Royal Regiment of Canada, he died 24 Oct 1944, and is buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery in Antwerp, Belgium. Lake Reske can be found not far from Lake Bynski in northern Manitoba.
William Sprecht (Private) – Was a member of the ill-fated Winnipeg Grenadiers regiment in Hong Kong that was overrun by the Japanese Army in Dec 1941, shortly after Pearl Harbor. He was killed 19 Dec during the fighting. Those who survived the battle spent nearly four years as POWs in Japan. Sprecht Lake in northern Manitoba was named for him.
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