It became the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) after a 1961 merger with the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
Some employees of the company who were killed during service in the First World War were commemorated at a 61st Battalion concert held at the Walker Theatre on 13-14 December 1915.
Branch
Address
Period
Brandon
?
?
Gimli
?
?
Portage la Prairie
?
?
Riverton
?
?
Winnipeg
441 Main Street
?-?
Winnipeg
964 Main Street
1904-?
Winnipeg
461 Portage Avenue
1912-?
869 Westminster Avenue
1920-?
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Trevor S. Bell
[Kelvin, Next of Kin]Customs Broker
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lieutenant
14 February 1895
15 September 1916
Thomas Oswald Nesbit
Clerk
10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Company Sergeant Major
17 May 1881
22 April 1915
William Bartley
Bank Clerk
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Sergeant
2 February 1893
16 October 1918
See also:
Manitoba Business: Canadian Bank of Commerce
“Annual Report 1919,” Imperial Bank of Canada, pages 7-9.
“New Year’s Eve Invitation with Honour Roll,” Imperial Bank of Canada, 1 January 1919.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Monuments to Finance, Vol. II: Early Bank Architecture in Winnipeg by David Spector, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, August 1982.
We thank Lindsay Osmun (Archivist, CIBC) for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 12 December 2023
