In front of this church, built in 1903 in St. Eustache in the Rural Municipality of Cartier, is a collection of carillon bells. The bells were purchased in 1928 from the French firm of La Compagnie Paccard. Named “Jesus”, “Marie”, “Joseph” and “Therese”, the four bells ring the notes fa-sol-la and do. In 1988, these bells were removed from the deteriorated church steeple and, two years later, a bell tower was built and erected by Sperling Welding. The electrification was done by Marc Goudreau of Quebec in 1994.
On 11 November 2017, a war memorial on the grounds of the church, funded by the Manitoba Metis Federation, was dedicated. It contains the names of local residents killed during service in the First World War and Second World War.
First World War
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
James Brown |
Butcher |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
28 March 1881 |
9 April 1917 |
Arthur George Deschambeault |
Farmer
|
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
|
Private
|
17 November 1891
|
20 May 1920
|
William Douglas Heatley |
Farmer
|
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
|
Private
|
23 December 1883
|
23 September 1916
|
Harry Holmes MM
[Woodlands] |
Rancher
|
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
|
Corporal
|
2 July 1882
|
30 March 1918
|
Ernest Page
[Vimy] |
Laborer
|
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
|
Private
|
25 November 1880
|
11 May 1917
|
Joseph Paul |
Laborer
|
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
|
Private
|
15 February 1891
|
4 September 1916
|
Roger Victor Richard
[St. Marks] |
Farm Hand
|
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
|
Private
|
17 December 1890
|
4 October 1918
|
Colin Smith
[Portage, Wesley College] |
Minister
|
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
|
Private
|
29 February 1880
|
15 August 1917
|
Second World War
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Paul Allard
[Holland] |
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
14 January 1924 |
29 July 1944 |
Charles Edward Anderson |
298 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Flying Officer |
26 August 1921 |
5 August 1944 |
William Blair |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Warrant Officer Class II |
18 January 1914 |
28 May 1944 |
Kenneth Owen Broten |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Sergeant |
11 January 1923 |
16 February 1945 |
Fréderic Carriere |
Essex Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
21 March 1924 |
26 October 1944 |
Albert Andre Coulombe |
14th Armoured Regiment, Calgary Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
Trooper |
9 November 1922 |
12 May 1944 |
Alfred Houle |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Rifleman |
14 August 1917 |
6 June 1944 |
Edwin Edward Larkin
[Woodlands] |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Private |
18 April 1920 |
20 October 1944 |
William John Martin
[Woodlands] |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Lance Corporal |
14 August 1919 |
6 June 1944 |
Louis Amy Walter Monette
[Woodlands] |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Leading Aircraftman |
11 January 1916 |
4 December 1943 |
Marcel Ernest Joseph Robidoux |
Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Private |
15 January 1913 |
7 October 1942 |
Philippe Zastre |
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
Rifleman |
19 April 1921 |
6 June 1944 |
Sources:
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
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 and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 8 November 2020
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