Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Eustache Roman Catholic Church, Carillon Bells, War Memorial, and Cemetery (St. Eustache, RM of Cartier)

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.

St. Eustache Roman Catholic Church (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Interior of La Chapelle de Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours (June 2017) Source: George Penner St. Eustache Carillon Bells (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Eustache War Memorial (November 2017) Source: Darryl Toews St. Eustache War Memorial (August 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina St. Eustache Roman Catholic Cemetery (August 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.97459, W97.77985 denoted by symbol on the map above

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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