Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Paul’s United Church (Graysville, RM of Dufferin)

This United church at Graysville in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin was constructed in 1912. An Honour Roll and plaque inside the building identify parishioners who served and were killed during military service in the Second World War.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1912-1915	John Smith
1915-1918	John W. Fulton
1919-1924	Charles Finnemore
1924-1928	Walter Royle (c1887-1955)
1928-1930	J. F. Douglas
1930-1934	Andrew Moffat (1866-1939)
1934-1941	William Reid
1941	Rev. Welch
1941	James Lionel “Jim” Fargey (1903-1991)
1942	Don Bennett
1943	Ralph Brookson
?-1951	John Henry Shemilt (1881-1969)

Photos & Coordinates

St. Paul’s United Church at Graysville (April 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Date stone of St. Paul’s United Church at Graysville (June 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Paul’s United Church at Graysville (May 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.50889, W98.15854 denoted by symbol on the map above

Parishioners Killed in the Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Herbert Allan Baker [Carman, Graysville School]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	30 November 1917	29 January 1944
Frederick Colin “Fred” Duncan [Carman, Graysville School]	49 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	1 October 1917	28 February 1943
Joseph William “Joe” Fuller [Carman, Graysville School]	Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	16 January 1917	9 June 1944
Harold John Glenn [Carman, Graysville School]	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	19 October 1920	19 August 1942
Wilfred Hodgson [Carman]	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	7 July 1910	5 August 1944
Robert James “Jim” Kee [Carman, Graysville School]	61 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	27 March 1921	3 January 1943
Glen Mathew Kennedy [Carman, Graysville School]	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	3 May 1922	29 July 1944
Cecil Fox Lavarie (Lavery) [Carman]	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	26 August 1914	13 February 1943
Robert James “Bob” McIntyre [Carman, Graysville School]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	22 July 1923	15 September 1946

Sources:

Obituary [John Henry Shemilt], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 December 1969, page 32.

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 for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 6 June 2023

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