Historic Sites of Manitoba: John Black Memorial Presbyterian Church / John Black Memorial United Church (898 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg)
A plaque inside the church commemorates parishioners who were killed during the First World War.
Among the clerics who served at John Black Memorial was Hugh John Robertson (1918-?).
First World War Casualties
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
William Douglas |
Messenger |
Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion |
Private |
1 September 1892 |
24 November 1918 |
Herbert Fletcher |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Charles Franklin Galbraith DFC
[Law Society, Portage] |
Student at law |
5th Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Corporal |
14 May 1893 |
16 September 1918 |
William Hugh Gilchrist
[Vimy Ridge] |
Electrician |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
9 December 1893 |
3 June 1917 |
Alexander Cooper Jackson
[Next of Kin] |
Call Boy |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
2 April 1898 |
8 August 1918 |
Victor Edwin Jackson
[Engineering] |
Student |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
27 April 1893 |
14 July 1919 |
Alexander Muirhead |
Shipper |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
27 September 1888 |
11 June 1916 |
Donald Alexander McIvor
[108 Battalion, Landmark Lodge] |
Student at Law |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lieutenant |
10 March 1894 |
2 September 1917 |
Roderick Arthur Ross
[Manitoba College, Next of Kin, St. Lukes Anglican] |
Financial Agent |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Lieutenant |
12 February 1887 |
2 October 1916 |
Arthur Everett Tingley |
Student |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
26 June 1896 |
28 April 1917 |
Charles Roderick Hugh Vivian |
Farmer |
Lord Strathcona's Horse |
Private |
18 June 1892 |
3 April 1918 |
Edward Williams |
Clerk |
43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
13 October 1897 |
14 November 1917 |
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Black (1818-1882)
Sources:
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 Ross Wedlake for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 11 July 2020
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