Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Mary’s Road United Church (613 St. Mary’s Road, Winnipeg)

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The St. Mary’s Road United Church in Winnipeg, with its distinctive 92-foot spire, was built in 1958 on a design by local architect Norman Campbell Hall Russell. Plaques in its lobby list those killed in the First World War and Second World War who were parishioners of Norwood Presbyterian Church, Norwood Methodist Church, St. Vital United Church, and Norwood United Church.

On 29 February 1920, a memorial tablet honouring members of the Norwood Methodist Church who died during the First World War was unveiled by Premier Tobias Crawford Norris and Major-General Huntley Douglas Brodie Ketchen.

Photos & Coordinates

St. Mary’s Road United Church (September 2018) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Mary’s Road United Church (September 2018) Source: George Penner First World War commemorative plaque for Norwood Methodist Church (February 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough First World War commemorative plaque for Norwood Presbyterian Church (February 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough First World War honour roll for St. Vital United Church (February 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Second World War commemorative plaque for Norwood United Church (February 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Second World War commemorative plaque for Regents Park United Church (no date) Source: Glen Toews Second World War commemorative plaque for St. Vital United Church (no date) Source: Glen Toews Second World War commemorative plaque for Norwood United Church (no date) Source: Glen Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86268, W97.11094 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties (Norwood Methodist Church)

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George Gilbert Beatson [Next of Kin]	Assistant Purchasing Agent	Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Private	12 August 1889	2 June 1916
James Edgar Coyne [Foxwarren]	Farmer	Lord Strathcona’s Horse	Private	29 March 1896	30 March 1918
Roy Eaves	Waiter	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 January 1899	28 September 1918
John Thompson Fisher [Berbank Church, Next of Kin, Wawanesa, Wawanesa, Wesley College]	Student	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	25 December 1890	30 August 1917
Hamilton Carruthers Graham [Next of Kin]	Student	London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)	Second Lieutenant	29 January 1897	26 August 1918
Alfred Edward Griffiths [Next of Kin]	Farm Laborer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Corporal	27 September 1897	3 October 1918
Abraham Harris [Next of Kin]	Wood Machinist	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 August 1882	5 May 1917
Frederic John Keeler [Next of Kin]	Musician	107th Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Private	25 June 1886	11 November 1917
Jared Carl Mitchell [Next of Kin, Engineering, Wesley College]	Bookkeeper	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	16 May 1894	16 September 1917
Herbert Edward Simpson	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 June 1893	31 December 1918
James Alexander Thompson	Clerk	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Sergeant	6 September 1892	17 April 1918
Reuben James Underhill [Moline, Next of Kin, Rapid City]	Student	Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	18 August 1890	22 February 1919

First World War Casualties (St. Vital United Church)

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Joseph Alexander Brown [Next of Kin]	Accountant's Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	13 August 1881	30 October 1917
Jack Stephenson [Next of Kin, Vimy Ridge]	Sheet Metal Worker	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 August 1897	3 June 1917

Second World War Casualties (St. Vital United Church)

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Arthur Stanley Emerson	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	8 April 1921	23 August 1943
Donald Hector Folster	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	3 April 1920	19 December 1941
Herbert Thomas Folster	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	25 September 1916	19 December 1941
Archibald Paterson	12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lieutenant	15 May 1899	12 February 1943
Raymond Frederick Thoresen [Eatons]	7th Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s)	Lieutenant	2 July 1920	14 January 1945
Richard Douglas Tod	75 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	19 February 1920	23 June 1943
Robert Ernest Tod DFM	75 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	19 February 1920	23 June 1943

Second World War Casualties (Regents Park United Church)

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Jack Montgomery Bissett DFM [Manitoba Power Commission, Pilot Mound]	427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Squadron Leader	10 August 1920	31 March 1944
Charles Robert Sayre Blenkhorn  T. [Eatons]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1921	4 May 1943
Alexander Fotheringham Dawson [Eatons]	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lieutenant	9 September 1903	19 August 1942
Cyril Dockery	?	?	?	?
George Frederick Fargher	102 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	14 January 1918	10 September 1942
Austin Gordon Gamsby [Memorial Park Circle, Transcona Memorial United Church]	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	10 December 1913	16 June 1944
Earle Vincent Garman	208 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	10 April 1918	29 September 1942
Clifford Hindle Greenwood	HMCS Trillium, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Ordinary Telegraphist	7 April 1922	12 April 1941
William Harold Howarth	1 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Captain	7 March 1915	1 September 1944
Arthur Jelly	27th Armoured Regiment, Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	4 November 1911	20 July 1944
John Frederick Vincent Karlenzig	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	3 February 1920	3 June 1941
Douglas Ewing McAuley	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	31 January 1920	28 November 1941
Raymond Herbert McAuley	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	6 March 1921	23 May 1944
William Hugh McPherson	434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	16 May 1921	15 February 1944
George Richard Nowell MiD	21 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	21 April 1924	23 April 1945
Robert Stewart	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	22 April 1920	31 August 1943
Lawrence Thomas Edwin Sweet [Springfield]	427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	19 February 1920	30 March 1943
Richard Wood [Eatons]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	28 October 1911	15 December 1941

Second World War Casualties (Norwood United Church)

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Thomas Robert Brownfield [Norwood Grove]	219 (RAF) Squadron. Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	12 October 1920	17 November 1942
John Scoular	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Sergeant	24 February 1921	17 August 1944

Sources:

“Unveil tablets commemorating Norwood heroes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 March 1920, page 2.

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 Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.

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

Page revised: 29 March 2023

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