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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Berbank Memorial Church (Municipality of Grassland)
In 1919, the school districts of Bertha and Riverbank united to build a church as a memorial to four men who gave their lives in the First World War. The church, in what is now the Municipality of Grassland, served as a place of worship and creation until it closed in 1966. In 1944, the people of the Berbank district dedicated a plaque in front of the church to local pioneers and those who served in the First World War, Second World War, Korean War, and peacekeeping. The congregation united with one at Nesbitt in June 1966, forming the Nesbitt-Berbank United Church, and the former church building was used as a community centre.
Berbank Memorial Church (August 2010)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.53274, W99.91336
denoted by symbol on the map above
First World War Fatalities
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
John Thompson “Jack” Fisher
[Nesbitt, Next of Kin, Norwood Methodist, Wawanesa, Wawanesa, Wesley College]Student
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lieutenant
25 December 1890
30 August 1917
Farmer
5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
Acting Bombardier
14 October 1893
13 April 1917
Farmer
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
25 April 1890
22 November 1918
Farmer
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
6 July 1895
28 August 1918
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Nesbitt-Berbank United Church (Nesbitt, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oakland Commemorative Monument (Nesbitt, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Riverbank School No. 384 (Municipality of Grassland)
Sources:
Oakland Echoes, 1879-1970 by J. B. Rome, 1970, page 21.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 19 November 2022
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