Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Luke’s Anglican Church and Columbarium (130 Nassau Street North, Winnipeg)

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This church, a provincially designated historic site, was designed by local architect Charles Saunders Bridgeman and constructed from 1904 to 1905. The attached parish hall, built in 1913-1914, was designed by the firm of Woodman and Carey.

On its interior walls are military Honour Rolls transferred here from the former St. Alban’s Anglican Church, along with those for its own parishioners. A bronze and marble plaque with the names of four officers known as “The Piggery” was unveiled on 8 May 1921 by Canon William Bertal Heeney. Wooden carvings inside the church were designed by architect Cyril William Upton Chivers and artist Leo Mol.

It is a provincially (1997) and municipally (2018) designated historic building.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1897-1899	John Andrew Richardson
1899-1902	Wilfred William Henry Thomas (1875-1953)
1902-1903	Waddington Clarke (1862-1903)
1903-1909	T. W. Savary
1909-1942	William Bertal Heeney (1873-1955)
1942-1952	W. Gerald Burch
1952-1963	Jack Cyril Clough (?-1987)
1963-1967	Frazer Berry
1967-1977	Harold Gould Macdonald (1928-2009)
1977-1984	Gordon S. Light
1985-1990	Richard Condo
1992-2008	Robert L. Brownlie
2008-2010	J. A. “Tony” Harwood-Jones
2010-present	Paul Lampman

Photos & Coordinates

St. Luke’s Anglican Church (February 1958) by John H. Warkentin Source: John Warkentin Fonds, 2009-029/003, ASC16588, York University St. Luke’s Anglican Church (April 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Interior of St. Luke’s Anglican Church (September 2015) Source: George Penner Plaque in St. Luke’s Anglican Church for “The Piggery” (no date) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87690, W97.14828 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties (St. Luke’s Anglican)

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Lewis John Rowley Atterbury	Accountant	4th Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), British Army	Second Lieutenant	15 March 1886	7 October 1916
Albert Ransome Ball [Allan Killam & McKay, Next of Kin]	Insurance Broker	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	21 April 1891	29 April 1915
William Stanley Gordon Barker [Swift Canadian]	Livestock Buyer	205th Training Depot Station, Royal Air Force	Second Lieutenant	15 September 1894	21 June 1918
Richard Stacpool Wynyard Bellhouse [Cypress River, Engineering, Next of Kin]	Building Superintendent	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 October 1891	31 March 1916
Ernest Robert Stuart Brown [Next of Kin]	Accountant	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	27 May 1888	6 November 1917
Ivor John Burgess [Next of Kin]	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	16 April 1892	25 September 1916
Harward Eastman Chaffey [Law Society, Next of Kin]	Banking, Dominion Bank of Canada	42nd Squadron, Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	20 January 1899	27 October 1918
Arthur Edward Cliff [Next of Kin]	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 August 1898	3 May 1917
Ernest Herbert Cox [Next of Kin]	Construction Superintendent	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	15 November 1868	22 May 1918
John Philpot Curran	Student	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	31 March 1894	Not Killed ?
Veysie Curran MC, MiD	Assistant Accountant, Canadian Bank of Commerce	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant Colonel	17 July 1888	30 September 1965
John Galt [Next of Kin]	Merchant	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Lieutenant	1 May 1891	9 December 1915
Frank William Goossens [Next of Kin]	Civil Engineer	78th Battalion Canadian Infantry	Captain	14 September 1885	14 April 1917
Hevre Murray Grant MC [IODE, Next of Kin]	Accountant	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	29 August 1891	28 October 1917
Henry John Alexander Haffner [Next of Kin]	Civil Engineer	8th Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Lieutenant	21 June 1880	30 May 1916
Donald G. Hardwick	?	?	?	?	?
Claude Cecil Harford [Next of Kin]	Book-keeper	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Private	5 March 1892	30 March 1918
Sydney Baker Harris MC	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	8 September 1896	16 December 1923
Francis Martin Hetherington [Law Society]	Barrister-at-Law	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	10 July 1883	18 August 1916
John Elswood Chaffey Hough [Next of Kin]	School	Royal Naval Air Service	Flight Sub Lieutenant	3 August 1898	24 October 1917
E. Howell	?	?	?	?	?
Arthur Cecil King [Next of Kin]	Book-keeper	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Sergeant	2 March 1894	5 July 1917
William Leonard Lanigan [Next of Kin]	Civil Engineer	202nd Training Depot Station, Royal Air Force	Second Lieutenant	12 October 1887	12 July 1918
Harold Augustus Laws [Next of Kin]	Clerk	8th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Lieutenant	25 July 1894	23 February 1918
George William Lawson [Next of Kin]	Broker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	11 November 1880	28 April 1917
Harold Arthur Lindsay	Grain Business	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 October 1896	15 August 1917
J. Lumsden	?	?	?	?	?
George David Lynch [Next of Kin, Osler Hammond & Nanton]	Broker	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	17 July 1882	8 October 1916
Oliver Franklin “Mac” McKnight [Engineering, Kelvin, Next of Kin]	Student	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Private	19 April 1898	30 March 1918
Albert Edward Moore [Next of Kin]	Tinsmith	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 February 1891	25 June 1918
Francis Henry Orde [Kelvin, Next of Kin]	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 December 1897	15 August 1917
Beverley Cunliffe Powys [Kelvin, Next of Kin]	Farmer	4th Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lance Corporal	1 January 1896	2 June 1916
Henry Alexander Robertson [Next of Kin, Portage la Prairie, Vimy Ridge]	Broker	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	7 September 1888	11 May 1917
Struan George Robertson [Next of Kin]	Broker	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	10 July 1887	8 May 1915
Roderick Arthur Ross [John Black Memorial, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]	Financial Agent	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	12 February 1887	2 October 1916
Charles Stanley Sheldon [Next of Kin]	University Student	70th Squadron, Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	15 April 1893	27 June 1917
Lawrence Charles Sinclair [Allan Killam & McKay, Next of Kin]	Cashier	3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 April 1895	23 April 1917
Gordon Crawford Wallace [Bank of Montreal, Kelvin High School, Next of Kin]	Bank Clerk - Bank of Montreal	4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	22 April 1898	29 September 1918
Harold Walter Webb [Next of Kin, St. Albans Anglican]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 November 1897	8 October 1916
Matthew Webb [Next of Kin, Western Canada Fire Underwriters]	Clerk	107th Canadian Pioneers	Sergeant	18 October 1893	26 October 1917
Frank Langley Whyte [Kelvin, Next of Kin, Vimy Ridge]	Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 March 1897	10 April 1917
Joseph Stewart Woods [Trinity Baptist, Next of Kin]	Locomotive Fireman	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 September 1893	26 September 1916
Walter Ralph Woods [Trinity Baptist, Next of Kin]	Clerk, Great West Permanent Loan Company	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	13 January 1897	6 November 1917

First World War Casualties (St. Alban’s Anglican)

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Clarence David Briggs	Clerk & Telephone Mechanic	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 July 1889	9 October 1916
Harry Caswell	Plumber	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 December 1887	27 November 1916
Samuel Callis Chambers [Eatons, Next of Kin]	Butcher	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 September 1877	30 March 1918
Wilfred Chambers [Next of Kin]	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 December 1897	6 November 1917
Charles Henry Townsend Cripps [Manitou]	Telegraph Linesman	1st Division, Canadian Engineers	Sergeant	26 January 1886	13 September 1916
William Ernest Dent [Next of Kin]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 March 1899	11 August 1918
Reginald Leonard Foster [Next of Kin]	News Dealer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 May 1886	23 April 1916
J. Hollingworth	?	?	?	?	?
Thomas William Power	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 January 1896	21 May 1915
George Andrew Swindells	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 March 1887	26 September 1916
Walter Ernest Thornton [Next of Kin]	Clerk	15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 January 1895	3 June 1916
William Walkling DCM [Electric Railway, Next of Kin]	Engineer Fitter	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 November 1894	28 August 1918
Harold Walter Webb [Next of Kin, St. Lukes Anglican]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 November 1897	8 October 1916
Fred Whiteley	Pipe Fitter	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 January 1881	18 August 1917

Second World War (St. Luke’s Anglican)

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
William Robert Dawson	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Company Quarter Master Sergeant	12 February 1915	16 August 1944
Stanley Edward Duddles	HMCS Windflower, Royal Canadian Navy Reserve	Engine Room Artificer	15 April 1914	7 December 1941
Gordon Dudley Gilmour	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	11 November 1911	14 October 1941
Ernest Heuft	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	29 March 1913	23 December 1943
Allan Fenwick Hicks	40 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Observer	5 July 1917	3 June 1941
Frederick William Layton	432 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	12 January 1924	8 June 1944
Arthur Francis Le Maistre	210 Squadron, Royal Air Force	Pilot Officer	22 January 1914	9 April 1940
William Geoffrey Monkhouse	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	16 August 1905	12 December 1941
Michael Paynter Reece	80 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	2 June 1922	10 August 1942
Walter Howard Rogers	Perth Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	2 February 1918	20 December 1944
W. H. Winant	?	?	?	?

First World War Casualties (The Piggery)

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Charles Thurston Bowring [Canadian Club, Next of Kin]	Grain Merchant	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	2 September 1881	29 December 1916
John Geddes [Canadian Club, Next of Kin]	Agent	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	6 November 1878	24 April 1915
Gordon Ruthven Heron [Canadian Club, Dominion Bank, Next of Kin]	Banker	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	13 September 1883	9 April 1917
John Scatcherd Laycock	Sales Manager	15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	6 December 1879	11 June 1917

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Saunders Bridgman (1876-1965)

Memorable Manitobans: Cyril William Upton Chivers (1879-1969)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Alban’s Anglican Church (468 Rathgar Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“The death of Rev. W. Clarke,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 February 1903, page 1.

St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 130 Nassau Street North, Winnipeg, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).

Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).

We thank George Penner and Rick Dondo for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 26 September 2024

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