Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dunston United Church (RM of Thompson)

Inside this small church in the Rural Municipality of Thompson, built in 1895, is a plaque honouring those from the local community killed while serving in the military during the Second World War.

Dunston United Church (May 1977) by Lawrence Stuckey Source: Stuckey Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University, 1-2002.3.3.BSE[365b] Dunston United Church (October 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Dunston United Church (October 2018) Source: Rose Kuzina Dunston United Church (January 2021) Source: George Penner Interior of Dunston United Church (October 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Dunston United Church war memorial (October 2023) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.26975, W98.18263 denoted by symbol on the map above

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Wilbert Roy Boulton [Miami]	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	20 December 1917	23 July 1943
Henry Doerksen [Miami]	Royal Regiment of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	26 September 1919	3 March 1945
Oscar Anthony Dorval [Morden]	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	16 May 1914	3 July 1943
Russel Lloyd George Hosea DFC [Miami]	115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	14 May 1916	8 March 1942
Ralph Ernest Spencer [Morden]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	10 December 1920	6 June 1944

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dunston Community Hall (RM of Thompson)

Sources:

Lawrence Stuckey Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

We thank Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 November 2023

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