Hello George in England, In my book, "Winnipeg 100, Winnipeg Free Press, 100 Year Pictorial History of Winnipeg" compiled by Edith Paterson on page 91 it says, "The cenotaph on Memorial Boulevard honors members of the Armed Forces who lost who lost their lives in the First World War, but the contest for the best memorial design almost started a war in Winnipeg. Winner of the first contest in 1926 was Emmanuel Hahn, but indignant groups of citizens vehemently protested because he had been born in Germany. A second contest was won by a Canadain-born woman sculptor, Elizabeth Wood of Toronto. But she happened to be the wife of Emmanuel Hahn and citizens rejected her work too. Mr. and Mrs. Hahn each received their $500 prizes and English-born Gilbert Parfitt of Winnipeg was commissioned to design the cenotaph that stands today. He later became Manitoba's provincial architect. The memorial was unveiled Nov. 7, 1928." Good luck, Karen >From: "george jones" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Gilbert Parfitt >Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:55:01 -0000 > >Hi > >I'm new to the list and would like to find more information on Gilbert C >Parfitt. He came to Winnipeg from England in 1912 and remained until his >death in 1966. After service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WW1 >he became a leading Winnipeg Architect, noted for many buildings including >the Winnipeg Cenotaph. I would be most grateful for any information >relating to Gilbert Parfitt. > >Many thanks >George Jones >Cambridge, England > > >==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >Visit the Canada GenWeb Project >http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ >See the Resources and Projects _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Karen Thanks for the information. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen S" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Gilbert Parfitt > Hello George in England, > In my book, "Winnipeg 100, Winnipeg Free Press, 100 Year Pictorial History > of Winnipeg" compiled by Edith Paterson on page 91 it says, > > "The cenotaph on Memorial Boulevard honors members of the Armed Forces who > lost who lost their lives in the First World War, but the contest for the > best memorial design almost started a war in Winnipeg. Winner of the first > contest in 1926 was Emmanuel Hahn, but indignant groups of citizens > vehemently protested because he had been born in Germany. A second contest > was won by a Canadain-born woman sculptor, Elizabeth Wood of Toronto. But > she happened to be the wife of Emmanuel Hahn and citizens rejected her work > too. Mr. and Mrs. Hahn each received their $500 prizes and English-born > Gilbert Parfitt of Winnipeg was commissioned to design the cenotaph that > stands today. He later became Manitoba's provincial architect. The > memorial was unveiled Nov. 7, 1928." > > Good luck, > Karen