Historic Sites of Manitoba: Christ Church Anglican (Austin, Municipality of North Norfolk)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This Anglican Church at Austin, in the Municipality of North Norfolk, was constructed between 1903 and 1904. It was consecrated by Rev. Samuel Matheson at a service on 6 March 1904.

Inside the church are honour rolls for parishioners who were killed during military service in the First World War and Second World War.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
?-?	D. Currie
?-?	T. E. Gelling
?-?	A. G. Clark
?-?	Rev. Dodds
?-?	Rev. Poston
?-?	Rev. MacDonald
?-?	Rev. Littler
?-?	Rev. Copland
?-?	Rev. Clark
?-?	G. Armstrong
?-?	L. Adams
?-?	L. C. Morgan
?-?	Rev. Millburn
?-?	O. Lamb
?-?	Rev. Patrick
?-?	G. Hicks
?-?	Rev. Fleming
?-?	M. Tipper
?-?	Marjorie Kennon
?-?	J. Talentino
?-?	Wendy Lywood
?-?	Norman Collier

Photos & Coordinates

Christ Church Anglican at Austin (October 2017) Source: George Penner Christ Church Anglican at Austin (October 2024) Source: Rose Kuzina Christ Church Anglican at Austin (October 2024) Source: Rose Kuzina Interior of Christ Church Anglican at Austin (May 2018) Source: George Penner First World War honour roll in Christ Church Anglican at Austin (March 2026) Source: Rev. Tim Moore Second World War honour roll in Christ Church Anglican at Austin (March 2026) Source: Rev. Tim Moore Site Location (lat/long): N49.95016, W98.93154 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Charles Edgar Atheling (Dykes) Bredin DSO [Edrans, Next of Kin, Portage la Prairie, Sidney]	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Major	18 August 1876	18 November 1917
Joseph Ralph Bilton [Austin, MacGregor, Melita, Melita School]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 August 1895	16 November 1917
Garnet Chester Cairns [Austin, MacGregor]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 March 1892	26 October 1917
Lindsay Harvey Wright Cairns [Austin, MacGregor]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 July 1894	27 June 1917
Reginald Frederick Dodwell [Austin, Vimy Ridge]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 December 1897	10 April 1917
Melville Douglas Duncan [Austin]	Farmer	107th Canadian Pioneers	Private	18 October 1895	3 April 1917
Stephen McDermott Fowles [Austin]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 June 1897	19 June 1918
William Isaac Lunn [Austin]	Barber	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	15 October 1890	31 December 1916
John Pell [Austin]	Farmer	15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 January 1886	26 September 1916
Albert Edward Phelps [Next of Kin, Austin, St. Anne's Anglican Church (Winnipeg)]	Farmer, Saddler	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 February 1885	17 February 1917
Gerald Oswald Herbert Prior [Austin]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Corporal	10 March 1883	19 January 1919
John Alexander Smith [Austin, Vimy Ridge Memorial]	Laborer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 August 1898	23 May 1917
Herbert Stanley Swan [Austin, Holy Trinity Church, Next of Kin, St. Philip’s Anglican Church, Winnipeg Electric Railway Company]	Electrician	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 November 1891	25 November 1916
William Julian George Swan [Austin, Gladstone, Holy Trinity Church, Next of Kin, St. Philip’s Anglican Church]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 March 1889	17 October 1916
Elwin Edwin Wheeler	Mechanic	72nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 October 1895	28 June 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
William Ralph Gates [MacGregor, RCAF, St. Pauls Anglican MacGregor]	76 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	2 May 1916	30 December 1941
Charles Albert Kitson [MacGregor, RCAF]	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	18 July 1922	17 September 1942

Sources:

Through Fields and Dreams: A History of the R.M. of North Norfolk and MacGregor, Volume 2, 1998, pages 828-829.

We thank Rose Kuzina and Rev. Tim Moore for providing additional information used here.

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

Page revised: 31 May 2026

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