Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Margaret’s Anglican Church (160 Ethelbert Street, Winnipeg)

The red brick and stone structure for St. Margaret’s Anglican Church in Winnipeg was designed by local architects David W. F. Nichols and James P. West, built in 1912 by contractor T. Hinds. An honour roll display inside the church commemorates parishioners who served and were killed during the First World War and Second World War. The church continues to serve its congregation.

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church (November 2015) Source: George Penner St. Margaret’s Anglican Church (March 2020) Source: Rose Kuzina Interior of St. Margaret’s Anglican Church (June 2017) Source: George Penner First World War Honour Roll in St. Margaret’s Anglican Church (April 2019) Source: Darryl Toews Second World War Honour Roll in St. Margaret’s Anglican Church (April 2019) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88189, W97.16764 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Ralph Agger [Next of Kin]	Railway Clerk (CPR)	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 July 1895	29 September 1917
Charles Arthur Boyce	Printer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 August 1874	6 December 1917
Donald Patrick Brown MM	Civil Engineer	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)	Lance Corporal	5 May 1892	3 April 1918
John Colin Fingland [Kelvin]	Student	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	13 October 1897	29 September 1918
Herbert W. Hawker	Electrician	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 June 1892	3 October 1916
Reginald Arthur Hughes	Stenographer	3rd Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	20 July 1893	27 January 1915
Willey Kirkpatrick [Next of Kin]	Book-keeper	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 January 1893	9 August 1918
Reginald Alfred Minchinton [Next of Kin]	Stenographer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 October 1894	10 November 1917
Sidford Ruddell [Next of Kin]	Merchant	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	30 December 1877	4 December 1916
Charles Russell Stinson MC [Brandon Armoury, Canadian Club, Next of Kin, St. Matthew's Anglican, UGG]	Grain Salesman	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	25 August 1886	6 November 1917
George Baxby Syddall [Bank of Commerce, Next of Kin]	Banker	Canadian Infantry & 65 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps	Captain	1 October 1887	4 January 1918
Ralph Gurney Vincent [Next of Kin]	Farm Hand	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 August 1894	14 October 1916
Frederick Charles Woodford [Next of Kin]	Lather	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 December 1890	17 February 1917
Thomas Zachary Woods	Veterinary Surgeon	Canadian Army Veterinary Corps	Captain	22 June 1868	9 April 1916
William Chamberlain Perkin	Cabinet Maker	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Private	27 October 1878	18 May 1915

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Douglas Milburne Bain	SS Empire Wave, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Lieutenant	1 March 1912	1 October 1941
Gordon Fred Cyril Brown	Royal Canadian Air Force	Aircraftman 2nd Class	23 February 1921	15 August 1941
Douglas Cowie	?	?	?	?
Frederick Chaffer Howard	HMCS Ottawa, Royal Canadian Navy	Telegraphist	17 February 1923	13 September 1942
Lawerence Beverley Neff	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	20 December 1901	18 March 1943
Ronald George Walters	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	19 July 1920	29 August 1942
William Francis Woolgar	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	10 May 1924	6 September 1944

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: David William Fair Nichols (1881-1951)

Memorable Manitobans: James Pender West (1868-1939)

Sources:

Saint Margaret's Anglican Church, 160 Ethelbert Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.

This page was prepared by George Penner, Darryl Toews, Rose Kuzina, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 November 2021

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