Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Peter’s Anglican Church and Cemetery / Peguis War Memorial (Peguis First Nation)

This wood frame church on the Peguis First Nation was built in 1922. The first burial in its associated cemetery occurred in 1878. A monument on the grounds commemorates local residents who were killed during service in the First World War.

St. Peter’s Anglican Church and Cemetery (December 2015) Source: George Penner War memorial near the St. Peter’s Anglican Church (December 2015) Source: George Penner Site Location (lat/long): N51.31987, W97.54603 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Kenneth McClure Asham [Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 May 1895	28 March 1917
Albert H. Cook [Lac du Bonnet]	Labourer	Lord Strathcona’s Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	7 February 1890	25 May 1915
Reynold Cook [Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Farmer	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 November 1885	15 August 1917
Alfred James Kennedy [Elkhorn, Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Carpenter	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 March 1898	15 April 1917
Robert Edward Kippling [Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 March 1893	9 April 1917
Oswald McCorrister [Selkirk]	Labourer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 July 1897	15 February 1918
William Robert McCorrister [Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Fisherman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 October 1893	26 June 1919
Ralph Morriseau	Labourer	249th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 July 1897	3 November 1918
Thomas Sanderson	Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 January 1886	14 June 1916
Benjamin Smith [Selkirk]	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 October 1884	14 November 1917
James Valentine Snyder [Selkirk]	Fisherman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 December 1889	24 May 1917
William Alfred Snyder [108 Battalion]	Labourer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 November 1887	3 March 1924
George James Stevenson	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 June 1898	8 August 1918
David William Stranger [Elkhorn, Selkirk]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	20 May 1874	29 March 1917
David Thomas [Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 March 1898	26 October 1917
John Thomas [Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Labourer	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 August 1896	15 August 1917
Thomas Alexander Wesley [Selkirk, 108 Battalion]	Labourer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 February 1894	16 August 1917

Sources:

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).

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

Page revised: 23 September 2019

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