A Methodist Church was built in Deloraine, in what is now the Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester, in 1897. Its congregation united with that of a nearby Presbyterian Church and services were held here. Destroyed by fire in 1951, a new church was built within the walls of the older building in 1952. A bronze plaque listing parishioners killed during military service in the First World War, unveiled on 23 May 1920, was saved from the fire and is displayed in the present church.
Methodist ministers between 1884 and 1915 were Andrew Stewart, William Elliott, T. Ferrier, Wellington Bridgman (1892-?), Chancellor Teeter, Thomas Lawson, T. J. Johnston, J. Holmes Toole, William P. McHaffie, Francis J. Price, and W. McKim Young. The United Church ministers were W. Stanley Owen (1918-1919), J. lrvine Walker (1919-1921), Percy Victor Samson (1921-1926), J. Norrie Anderson (1926-1928), W. Westcott (1928-1929), A. W. Guild (1929-1933), Harry R. C. Avison (1933-1937), Dr. P. E. Scott (1937-1939), John W. Ridd (1939-1940), Tom D. Barnett (1940-1941), Duncan A. MacLean (1941-1949), Ian J. Harvey (1949-1956), D. Douglas Young (1956-1957), Alexander Sllitters (1957-1961), Robert L. Naglls (1961-1969), Stirling H. Brown (1969-1970), G. Lloyd Lovering (1970-1977), and Allan Saunders (1977-?).

Deloraine United Church (July 2018)
Source: George Penner

Deloraine United Church commemorative plaque for First World War casualities (November 2021)
Source: Pat Whiteside
Site Location (lat/long): N49.19218, W100.49560 denoted by symbol on the map above |
First World War Casualties
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
George Herbert Burns MM & Bar
[Deloraine] |
Drug Clerk |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lieutenant |
13 August 1892 |
28 August 1918 |
Richard James Cummings |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
17 April 1899 |
16 August 1918 |
Alexander McDonald Ferguson
[Deloraine, Vimy Ridge] |
Farmer |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
22 May 1897 |
18 May 1917 |
Henry James Gutteridge
[Deloraine] |
Farmer |
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
3 October 1896 |
13 May 1917 |
Ernest Hermon Hawthorne
[Deloraine, Agricultural College] |
Civil Servant |
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
Private |
1 August 1884 |
2 June 1916 |
Edgar Reginald Hames
[Deloraine, Hamiota, Lakeside] |
Bank Accountant, Union Bank of Canada |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
30 November 1890 |
18 August 1917 |
William Stanley Maynard
[Deloraine] |
Farmer |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
10 January 1888 |
15 September 1916 |
Lamont Livingstone Paterson
[Deloraine, Law Society, Manitoba College, Next of Kin] |
Law Student |
London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) |
Second Lieutenant |
19 December 1893 |
1 September 1918 |
William Plant
[Deloraine] |
Labourer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
6 June 1886 |
4 October 1916 |
George Gilbert Rankin
[Deloraine, Agricultural College] |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
11 February 1896 |
10 November 1917 |
Ernest Thornton Steele
[Deloraine] |
Student |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
10 December 1897 |
17 December 1917 |
William Wilson Urie
[Deloraine] |
Clerk |
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Sergeant |
16 February 1889 |
11 September 1916 |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deloraine Presbyterian Church (Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)
Sources:
“Impressive Memorial Service at Deloraine,” Manitoba Free Press, 29 May 1920, page 36.
Deloraine Scans a Century: A History of Deloraine and District: 1880-1980 by Deloraine History Book Committee, 1980, page 51.
We thank Pat Whiteside for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Darryl Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 February 2023
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