Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Philip’s Anglican Church and War Memorial / Philips Square (240 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg)

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This Anglican church on Taché Avenue in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg was built in 1904. A monument beside it was designed by local parishioner Leonard W. Meanwell (c1885-1950) and made of Tyndall stone by Arthur Waller. Unveiled at a ceremony on 31 October 1920, presided over by Military District No. 10 Commanding Officer Major-General H. D. B. Ketchen, it commemorates congregants who were killed during service in the First World War.

After the church closed, the building was renovated into six rental apartments on the main and garden levels. In 2024, the project received a Preservation Award from Heritage Winnipeg.

Rectors

Period	Rector
c1911	William John Garton (1856-1937)
c1911-1921	?
1921	Rev. W. Cowans
1922-?	?
?-1995	Arthur Newey Thompson (1929-2004)

Photos & Coordinates

St. Philip’s Anglican Church (April 2017) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Philip’s Anglican Church (April 2017) Source: George Penner St. Philip’s Anglican Church War Memorial (November 2014) Source: James Burns Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87947, W97.12287 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Evan John Baynes	Misc. (Aviator Cadet) Manager	42nd Wing, Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	5 July 1889	26 June 1918
John Thorold Blowers	Taxidermist	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	6 February 1916
Frank Boult [Next of Kin]	Draftsman	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	8 February 1884	9 April 1917
Frederick James Dagg	Brakeman	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	25 October 1916
William H. Flower	Clerk & Machinist	2nd Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Corporal	1892	9 October 1917
Thomas Higgins	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1879	14 June 1916
Oscar Harrold Hollis [Law Society]	Student-at-Law	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	17 May 1893	23 October 1917
James Hollingworth	Paver	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1886	7 July 1916
John Hollingworth [Electric Railway]	Car Repairer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	8 October 1916
George Hugh Walter	Merchant	24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1884	9 April 1917
Cyril Osmonde Juniper [Verona School]	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	9 October 1916
Leslie Webster Page [HBC, Next of Kin]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	30 December 1916
Francis Henry Sydney Richardson [Canadian Fire Insurance]	Insurance Clerk	7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 December 1896	24 April 1915
Herbert Stanley Swan [Austin, Holy Trinity, Electric Railway, Next of Kin]	Electrician	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	25 November 1916
William Julian George Swan	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1889	17 October 1916
Frederick George Wallis	Clerk	6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment	Lieutenant	1891	30 November 1917
Norman George Louis Witt	Fireman or Brakeman	13th Canadian Light Railway Operating Company	Sapper	1891	28 March 1918

Sources:

“General notes [At the morning service at St. Philips Church ...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 October 1920, page 13.

“Monument is erected to memory of St. Philip’s Church dead war heroes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 November 1920, page 6.

“Cenotaph unveiled at St. Philip’s Church,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 November 1920, page 6.

“St. Philip's Norwood observes anniversary,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 February 1921, page 8.

Obituary [Leonard W. Meanwell], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 1950, page 13.

St. Philips Anglican Church, 240 Tache Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

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 James Burns, Darryl Toews, George Penner, Nathan Kramer, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 25 January 2024

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