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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
This church at Manitou, originally of the Presbyterian faith and, as of July 1924, a United church, was designed by James McDiarmid and built in 1901 by contractor George Ullyot. It is a municipally designated historic building (2010). Inside the church is a stone plaque listing parishioners who served in the First World War, including ones who were killed.
Clerics
Period |
Cleric |
1881-1889 |
J. A. Townsend |
1889-1897 |
William Caven |
1897-1907 |
Thomas Beveridge (1865-1932) |
1907-1912 |
Peter Scott |
1912-1915 |
J. O. Talston |
1916-1918 |
William Stott |
1918-1920 |
A. McMillan |
1920-1924 |
R. Smalley |
1924-1928 |
A. C. Strachan |
1928-1934 |
W. S. Atchinson |
1934-1940 |
G. F. Dyker |
1940-1946 |
C. J. W. Cruikshank |
1946-1951 |
C. J. King |
1951-1958 |
J. A. Ross |
1958-1965 |
J. W. Bray |
1966 |
H. Smith |
1966-1970 |
F. Muldew |
1970-? |
Doris Archibald |
Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (no date) Source: Archibald Museum

St. Andrew’s United Church (July 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough

St. Andrew’s United Church (May 2021)
Source: George Penner

Interior of St. Andrew’s United Church (August 2018) Source: George Penner

First World War commemorative plaque inside St. Andrew’s United Church (December 2019)
Source: Darryl Toews
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.24219, W98.53969 denoted by symbol on the map above
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First World War Casualties
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Thomas Alexander Dickson
[Manitou] |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
21 November 1896 |
10 April 1917 |
Robert Dixon
[Manitou] |
Farmer |
Canadian Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron |
Private |
1 July 1892 |
30 October 1918 |
Hallgrimur Jonsson MC
[Manitou, 108 Battalion, First Lutheran] |
High School Teacher |
12th Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Lieutenant |
19 March 1885 |
3 September 1918 |
Alexander McNab
[Manitou] |
Farmer |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
4 March 1894 |
8 October 1916 |
Harry Milne
[Manitou] |
Blacksmith |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
28 August 1894 |
11 November 1916 |
Cecil E. C. Owens
[Manitou] |
Fur Trader |
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
17 March 1880 |
26 April 1915 |
Kenneth Fraser Perry
[Lakeside, Manitou] |
Bank Clerk, Union Bank of Canada |
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
22 February 1897 |
15 August 1917 |
Andrew Petrie
[Manitou] |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
27 June 1889 |
9 April 1917 |
John Shelton
[Manitou, Odd Fellows] |
Farmer |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
8 March 1889 |
5 June 1917 |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Sources:
Manitou, Step Back in Time by Manitou Pembina Municipal Heritage Committee, no date.
Pembina, Manitou: 100th Anniversary and Reunion, July 2-8, 1979 by Pembina-Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979, page 168.
We thank Pat Miles, George Penner, and Judy Bradley for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 April 2022
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