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
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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: Russell 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: 24 March 2023
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