Manitoba memorial lakes
Introduction In 1945 the Geographical Names Board of Canada began a program to name previously unofficially named features after casualties from all three branches of the Canadian armed forces. With around 100,000 lakes, most without names, Manitoba has been an enthusiastic adopter of the program. In 1995 the project to commemorate the 4,000 Manitoba casualties from the Second World War by naming lakes, islands and bays after them was completed.The province has had a full-time toponymist since 1971 to manage the naming of its geography. Locations are researched to ensure that names with long-standing local use take precedence and only then given a commemorative name randomly. Since 1995 the province has been commemorating casualties from World War I, the Korean War, Afghanistan and U.N. peacekeeping missions.
Early names In July 1947, the province of Manitoba, Canada, named 25 lakes after 26 men who lost their lives on active service in the Second World War.These were:#Mackie Lake, named after FO. A. M. Mackie of Winnipeg.#McMillan Lake, named after  FO. L. McMillan.#Vandekerckhove Lake, named after  PO. G. P. C. Vandekerckchove, of Stony Mountain.#Arbour Lake, named after  WO. Abram Arbour.#Tenklei Lake, named after  Sgt. Edward Stanley Tenklei.#Suttie Lake, named after  Capt. James M. Suttie.#Craig Lake, named after  FO. J. Craig, of Winnipeg.#Chepil Lake, named after  WO. M. Chepil, of Winnipeg.#Dunphy Lake, named after  FL. R. J. Dunphy, of Winnipeg.#Wilmot Lake, named after  SL. B. E. Wilmot.#Counsell Lake, named after  Major R. R. Counsell.#Story Lake, named after  Lance-Cpl. Rupert R. Story.#Two Tod Lake, named after twin brothers  Douglas Tod and  WO. Ernest Tod.#Eager Lake, named after  FO. W. H. Eager.#McGavock Lake, named after  FO. J. J. McGavock, of Winnipeg.#Hunter Lake, named after  Pte. Jack Hunter, of Neepewa.#Finch Lake, named after  SL. G. H. Finch, of Birtle.#Matheson Lake, named after  Lieut. Donald John Matheson.#Kadeniuk Lake, named after  Pte. Walter Kadeniuk, of Winnipeg.#Dobbyn Lake, named after  FO. J. L. Dobbyn, of Dand. #Watt Lake, named after  FO. R. H. Watt, of Winnipeg.#Runner Lake, named after  PO. J. M. Runner, of Treherne.#McCallum Lake, named after  Major Douglas H. McCallum.#Reid Lake, named after  Lieut. Edward James Reid, of Souris.#Van Hende Lake, named after  Sgt. Marcel O. Van Hende.There are more than 4,200 lakes, islands, bays and other geographical features named after Manitoba's war dead.
External links * Copy of Winnipeg Free Press article from 14 July 1947 listing the names of the 25 Manitoba Memorial Lakes* A Place of Honour - Lists the 4,200 lakes, islands, bays and other geographical features named after Manitoba's war dead. * The Perplexing Problem of Manitoba’s Nameless Lakes* Where the lakes have no names