Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Francis Anglican Church (253 Burrin Avenue, Winnipeg)

A plaque from St. Barnabas Anglican Church, a former Anglican church on McPhillips Avenue near Burrows in Winnipeg, commemorates parishioners who died during military service in the First World War. The plaque was unveiled on 17 March 1920 by Major-General Huntley Douglas Brodie Ketchen. It is now contained in St. Francis Anglican Church.

St. Francis Anglican Church (March 2024) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Barnabas Anglican Church commemorative plaque (January 2024) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.94023, W97.11880 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Donald MacLeod Cameron [Next of Kin]	Hotel Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 December 1892	22 April 1915
Thomas Nelson Card	Carpenter	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 November 1876	6 November 1917
John Marsh Chislett	Fireman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	31 January 1897	2 June 1916
Verdon Davis	Railroad Man	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 September 1884	30 September 1916
Walter Douglas Frend [Next of Kin]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 April 1896	8 August 1918
George Gateson [Hamiota, Next of Kin]	Shoemaker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 May 1875	31 August 1918
Alfred John Christopher Langridge	Fitter	Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	20 March 1892	12 November 1918
Harry Little [City Hall, Next of Kin, Winnipeg Hydro]	Clerk [City of Winnipeg Light & Power]	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 October 1897	6 April 1918
Oliver William Ridley	Moulder	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 August 1897	6 November 1917
David William Theodore Shipman [Next of Kin]	Carpenter	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Private	27 January 1895	25 May 1915
Lewis Shipman [Next of Kin]	Boiler Maker	Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship), Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	13 December 1897	27 June 1918
Frank Sutton [Next of Kin]	Electrician's Helper	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 January 1891	9 April 1917
Walter John Wenham [Next of Kin]	Fitters Helper and Labourer	Canadian Railway Troops	Sapper	18 January 1884	7 November 1918

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This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 6 March 2024

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