Historic Sites of Manitoba: Knox Presbyterian Church / Knox United Church (400 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The first Knox Presbyterian Church, built in 1868, was located at the corner of Fort Street and Portage Avenue. The second Knox Presbyterian Church was located at the intersection of Princess Street and Ellice Avenue. The present-day church was constructed at 400 Edmonton Street between 1914 and 1918 on a design by Winnipeg architect John Hamilton Gordon Russell. In 1993, a plaque was erected at the site by the Manitoba Heritage Council. On 28 May 2010, a lightning strike broke off one of the four spires from the church’s tower.

A memorial tablet to members of the congregation killed in the First World War was unveiled on 17 October 1920 by Frederic Beal DuVal, pastor emeritus of the church. DuVal’s son William was killed in the war and his name appears on the tablet.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1874-1881	James Robertson (1839-1902)
1881-1888	?
1888-1916	Frederic Beal DuVal (1847-1928)
1916-1924	Robert Simpson Laidlaw (1877-1949)

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of the second Knox Presbyterian Church (circa 1909) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2015-0054 Postcard view of Knox United Church (1926) Source: Rob McInnes, WP3085 Knox United Church (no date) by Henry Kalen Source: Archives of Manitoba (MHS 1979 Photo Exhibit) Knox United Church (April 2017) Source: George Penner Knox United Church (July 2024) Source: Greg Petzold Aerial view of Knox United Church (September 2024) Source: George Penner Interior of Knox United Church (April 2017) Source: George Penner Interior of Knox United Church (April 2017) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89537, W97.14897 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Minto Torrance Adamson [Next of Kin]	Surveyor	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 July 1885	3 June 1915
Lewis MacKenzie Bean [Canadian Bank of Commerce, Next of Kin]	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 December 1892	23 April 1915
John Scott Cameron [Law Society, Gladstone, Manitoba College]	Barrister at Law (Finkelstein Levinson & Cameron)	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	19 April 1883	8 November 1918
Harold Reid Campbell [Carman, Carman St. Andrew's Presbyterian, Law Society, Next of Kin, Manitoba College]	Student	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 February 1892	25 October 1916
Alfred Charles Carey	Tinsmith	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 April 1899	16 August 1916
Harry Moncrief MacGill Cheyne [Next of Kin]	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	22 January 1893	15 September 1916
Edward William DuVal	Superintendent, CPR	Princess Patrica's Canadian Light Infantry	Lieutenant	5 June 1885	2 July 1918
Thomas Crosbie Dunwoody [Next of Kin]	Office Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	14 September 1894	8 October 1916
John Ogilvie Eggo [Next of Kin]	Agent	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 November 1877	21 September 1916
Thomas Burton Forster	Rancher	2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, British Army	Second Lieutenant	23 July 1886	10 June 1916
Edward Cecil Frank [Assiniboine Lodge No. 114, Next of Kin, Manitoba College]	Real Estate	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 July 1885	9 February 1917
Simon Alexander Fraser MM [Next of Kin]	Farmer	49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	8 December 1890	30 October 1917
John Boyd Gibb [Next of Kin]	Paperhanger	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 December 1895	24 July 1916
Harry Finney Gibson [Broadway Methodist]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 October 1885	30 March 1918
Ronald Joseph Graham	Student	5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	23 December 1898	9 September 1918
John Gray [Next of Kin]	Salesman	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	17 September 1878	9 October 1916
James Hall	Miner	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 September 1883	28 September 1916
Ralph Conklin Henderson [Next of Kin]	Accountant	2nd Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	26 February 1892	6 November 1917
Alexander McLean Houston MBE [Next of Kin]	Insurance Broker	Military H.Q. (Ottawa) (Director of Records)	Lieutenant Colonel	2 October 1890	16 October 1918
Charles Inglis Jameson [Law Society, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Law Student	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	23 February 1892	21 August 1916
Simon Albert Johnston [Next of Kin]	Bridge Builder	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 March 1888	31 October 1916
Angus MacKinven [Transcona, Transcona Memorial United Church]	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 January 1888	20 October 1916
Benjamin McLeod [Next of Kin]	Policeman	4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Sergeant	7 January 1879	2 September 1918
John McLeod	?	?	?	?	?
John Henry McLeod [Great-West Life Assurance, Next of Kin]	Collector	100th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 April 1890	14 March 1917
Wilbert Angus McLeod [City of Winnipeg Employees, Next of Kin, St. Matthew's Anglican Church]	Clerk	1st Battery, Canadian Garrison Artillery	Gunner	17 August 1893	9 August 1917
Ronald James McOnie [Next of Kin]	Chartered Accountant	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 August 1887	23 April 1915
Duncan Michael [Assiniboine Lodge No. 114 , Next of Kin]	Manager	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	12 March 1885	8 October 1916
Alexander Scott Mitchell [HBC]	Bookkeeper	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Private	23 November 1893	8 August 1918
George Mitchell [Next of Kin]	Surveyor	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 July 1884	13 April 1917
Peter Morrison	Chauffeur	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 May 1892	15 October 1918
Lamont Livingstone Paterson [Deloraine, Law Society of Manitoba, Manitoba College, Next of Kin, United Church (Deloraine)]	Law Student	London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)	Second Lieutenant	19 December 1893	1 September 1918
Rupert William Schwitzer [Kelvin Technical School, Next of Kin]	Student	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 December 1897	17 September 1918
Hugh Gault Scott	Boiler Maker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 June 1884	14 June 1916
John A. Scott	?	?	?	?	?
Harry Adolph Sharman [Manitoba Medical College, Next of Kin]	Medical Doctor	Canadian Army Medical Corps	Captain	2 February 1892	28 March 1918
William Wilson Sharman [Brandon Armoury, Next of Kin, UM Engineering Undergraduates]	Surveyor	47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	1 September 1887	29 September 1918
Thomas Otto Stewart	Carpenter	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 December 1889	6 June 1916
Alex Sutherland	?	?	?	?	?
John Sutherland DSO [Next of Kin, Law Society]	Student-at-Law	116th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	30 September 1888	27 August 1918
Kenneth Sutherland	Laborer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 April 1893	26 October 1919
Alexander Taylor	Tailor	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 December 1890	25 July 1919
Thomas Lloyd Thompson [Next of Kin]	Accountant	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 June 1885	17 August 1917
John (Jack) Douglas Verner MC & Bar [City of Winnipeg Employees, Next of Kin, Wesley College]	Student	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	5 May 1894	16 February 1919

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

“Unveil tablet at Knox church to dead heroes,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 18 October 1920, page 3.

Knox United Church, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

“Lightning strike knocks off piece of Knox United tower,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 May 2010.

Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.

We thank Rob McInnes, George Penner, Darryl Toews, and Greg Petzold for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 19 September 2024

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