Historic Sites of Manitoba: Christ Church Anglican (138 Memorial Avenue North, Russell, Municipality of Russell-Binscarth)

This Anglican church at Russell, in the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth, was built in 1963 to replace a building dating from 1889.

A grey marble memorial tablet containing the names of twenty-six members of the congregation who fell during the First World War was unveiled at a ceremony on the afternoon of 27 April 1919. It is stored inside the church.

Among the clerics of Christ Church Anglican was Nelson C. Smith.

Interior of the original Christ Church Anglican at Russell (December 1918) Source: David Houston Christ Church Anglican at Russell (February 2020) Source: George Penner First World War memorial tablet in Christ Church Anglican at Russell (February 2020) Source: V. Beelaert Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.78017, W101.28447 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Sidney Edwin Allen [Russell]	Farmer	1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	18 October 1894	14 August 1918
Charles Albert Ballard [Russell]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	4 December 1894	5 June 1916
James Pickard Bell [Russell]	Tailor	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 July 1888	8 October 1916
Russell Heath Boulton [Brandon Armoury, Law Society, Russell]	Barrister-at-Law	3rd Battalion, Canadian Engineers	Lieutenant	24 February 1884	14 August 1918
Ernest Bray [Russell]	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 May 1891	15 August 1917
George Brown [Russell]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 January 1881	26 October 1917
Herbert Brumage [Russell]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 July 1892	1 October 1918
Leonard Burley [Russell]	Grain Buyer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lance Corporal	2 May 1882	2 June 1916
Lionel Charles [Russell]	Farm Laborer	45th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 August 1894	22 February 1917
Anthony Dennis Cope [Russell]	Student	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	21 March 1897	28 September 1918
Harry Cope [Russell]	Printer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 May 1895	12 September 1915
Robert Devlin [Russell]	Butcher	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	8 July 1895	29 August 1918
Harold Douglas [Russell]	Laborer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 February 1892	21 August 1917
Albert Edward Eardley [Brandon Armoury, Russell, Salvation Army]	Contractor	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 June 1878	8 October 1916
George Richard Elliott [Moline, Neepawa]	Railroader	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 May 1896	24 October 1917
John Albert Hall [Russell]	Cook & Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 May 1883	2 September 1918
Charles Lloyd Lee [Russell]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	14 December 1896	2 June 1916
Spencer Herbert Lewis [Russell, Selkirk, Union Bank]	Bank Manager - Union Bank of Canada	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Captain	4 August 1885	5 June 1916
John William McAndrew [Russell]	Section Man	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 January 1891	9 October 1916
David Nixon [Russell]	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 April 1888	10 April 1917
Edward Allen Seeback [Russell]	Laborer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 November 1883	26 August 1918
Albert Thickett [Russell]	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	30 June 1895	10 April 1917
Henry Lawrence Wadland [Russell]	Laborer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 March 1884	10 November 1917
James Miller Wallace [Russell]	High School Teacher	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	5 June 1888	27 August 1918
David Williams [Russell]	Laborer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 January 1885	21 August 1917
William Woods [Rossburn, Russell]	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 January 1883	21 May 1918

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Christ Church Anglican Rectory (128 Memorial Avenue North, Russell, Municipality of Russell-Binscarth)

Sources:

“Memorial Tablet at Christ Church,” Russell Banner, 1 May 1919, page 7.

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 V. Beelaert and David Houston for providing additional information used here.

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

Page revised: 13 February 2025

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