Historic Sites of Manitoba: Parkview Methodist Church / St. James Methodist Church / St. James United Church (234 Parkview Street, Winnipeg)

This brick and masonry church on Parkview Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect John Nelson Semmens and built in 1920 at a cost of about $100,000. Initially a Methodist church, it became St. James United Church in 1925. An addition made in 1956 was designed by Semmens and Allison and built by Arlington Builders Limited. Stained glass windows installed in 1958 were the work of artist Leo Mol.

Among the clerics who served at St. James was Francis Walker “Frank” Armstrong (1951-?).

Honour rolls listing parishioners who served and died in Canadian military forces during the First World War and Second World War are displayed at the St. James Legion.

St. James United Church

St. James United Church (January 2020)
Source: George Penner

First World War honour roll for St. James Methodist Church

First World War honour roll for St. James Methodist Church (September 2021)
Source: Darryl Toews

Second World War honour roll for St. James United Church

Second World War honour roll for St. James United Church (September 2021)
Source: Darryl Toews

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88051, W97.21528
denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

George Osborne Bethell
[Assiniboia]

Student

203rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Sergeant

26 July 1897

21 August 1916

Peter Wesley Convery
[Assiniboia, Next of Kin]

Carpenter

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

12 November 1875

16 August 1916

Daniel Bertram Ollivier (Olliver)

Trainman, CPR

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Corporal

24 February 1892

21 August 1917

William Stanley Charles Richards
[Next of Kin]

Farming

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

26 November 1894

8 September 1916

Ivan Wells Tuttle

Clerk

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

10 May 1893

27 September 1916

Second World War Casualties

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Frank Cyril Belfie 

West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Sergeant

10 September 1918

17 December 1943

Thomas Stuart Carnegie
[Eatons]

138 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flying Officer

14 July 1922

1 June 1944

Douglas George Cowie
[St. James School]

Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

12 December 1919

7 August 1942

James William Gray 

Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Corporal

28 October 1916

2 March 1945

Albert Raymond Green 

Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Corporal

2 May 1911

24 February 1942

Cecil Charles David Hinks
[St. James School, United College]

Royal Canadian Air Force

Warrant Officer Class II

16 January 1915

29 July 1942

Eric Houlden 

50 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Sergeant

17 May 1925

4 May 1944

Thomas McLennan Miller Hunter
[St. James School]

10 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Sergeant

29 October 1909

1 October 1942

Frank Taylor Leithead
[St. James School]

408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flying Officer

6 April 1915

5 January 1945

Alexander Morton Mackie DFC

424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flying Officer

4 January 1916

12 January 1945

Bernard Eric McKinney
[St. James School]

1 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery

Gunner

13 November 1922

13 October 1944

Graham Alexander McLeod 

405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Sergeant

28 December 1919

8 November 1941

Donald Howard Peters
[St. James School]

419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

13 December 1919

6 June 1942

Leonard James Richardson 

2nd Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, British Army

Lieutenant

24 January 1921

9 July 1944

William Cross Russell 

1 Division Petrol Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Private

15 April 1920

4 December 1942

Hermann John Taylor 

61 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Sergeant

20 May 1912

19 August 1942

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John Nelson Semmens (1879-1960)

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).

St. James United Church and Hall, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.

We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.

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

Page revised: 13 November 2022

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