Historic Sites of Manitoba: Knox Presbyterian Church / Rivers United Church (Fourth Avenue, Rivers, Municipality of Riverdale)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

In 1920, a local Union Church at Rivers, in what is now the Municipality of Riverdale, was formed by the amalgamation of Rivers Methodist Church and Knox Presbyterian Church, with the latter’s building being used for services. It became the Rivers United Church following formal church union in 1925.

Honour rolls inside the church lists parishioners of Rivers Methodist Church, Knox Presbyterian Church, and Pettapiece United Church who were killed during military service in the First World War and Second World War.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1926-?	Walter Lewis Thomas Patteson (1886-1962)
?-?	?
?-1944	Wallace Ross Donogh (1887-1968)
1944-1948	Frederick William Lee (1880-1974)
1948-?	?
?-?	Hartley Johnson Harland (1903-1990)
?-1990	?
1990-1995	Alistair A. Riddell (1930-2021)

Photos & Coordinates

Rivers United Church (June 2019) Source: George Penner War memorial plaque for Knox Presbyterian Church (January 2020) Source: Dianne Kowalchuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.03224, W100.23706 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties (Knox Presbyterian Church)

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Norman Ferguson	Locomotive Stationary Engineer	Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Corporal	12 November 1877	2 June 1916
Herbert “Harry” Higgins	Locomotive Fireman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	10 November 1889	5 June 1916

First World War Casualties (Rivers Methodist Church)

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Robert Percival Bowman [Armoury, Rivers]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	3 March 1896	15 September 1916
Lyman Leslie Brooks MM [Rivers]	Hardware Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	23 June 1893	1 May 1917
Robert William Brown [Rivers]	Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 September 1888	29 April 1918
Henry Fowler [Rivers]	Boiler Maker	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 March 1887	4 June 1916
Hubert Frederick Kann [Rivers]	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	9 February 1893	15 September 1916
George Nelson Porteous [Cypress River, Rivers]	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 April 1896	13 October 1918
John Rix [Armoury, Rivers]	Farm Hand	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	28 February 1895	22 August 1917
Thomas William Roberts [Rivers, Transcona]	Carpenter’s Apprentice	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 January 1898	28 October 1917
Robert Chester Sargent [Minitonas, Rivers]	Farmer & Teacher	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	15 November 1895	16 September 1916
Martin Wareham [Rivers]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	27 October 1890	4 June 1916

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pettapiece Cemetery / Robertson Presbyterian Church / Pettapiece United Church (RM of Oakview)

Sources:

“Local and general,” Rapid City Reporter, 1 June 1944, page 5.

We thank Dianne Kowalchuk for providing information used here.

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

Page revised: 10 December 2024

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