Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Luke’s Anglican Church (130 Nassau Street North, Winnipeg)

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This church, a provincially designated historic site, was designed by local architect Charles Saunders Bridgeman and constructed from 1904 to 1905. The attached parish hall, built in 1913-1914, was designed by the firm of Woodman and Carey.

On its interior walls are military Honour Rolls transferred here from the former St. Alban’s Anglican Church, along with those for its own parishioners. A bronze and marble plaque with the names of four officers known as “The Piggery” was unveiled on 8 May 1921 by Canon William Bertal Heeney. Wooden carvings inside the church were designed by architect Cyril William Upton Chivers and artist Leo Mol.

It became a municipally-designated historic building in 2018.

Clerics

Period

Cleric

1897-1899

John Andrew Richardson

1899-1902

Wilfred William Henry Thomas (1875-1953)

1902-1903

Waddington Clarke (1862-1903)

1903-1909

T. W. Savary

1909-1942

William Bertal Heeney (1873-1955)

1942-1952

W. Gerald Burch

1952-1963

Jack Cyril Clough (?-1987)

1963-1967

Frazer Berry

1967-1977

Harold Gould Macdonald (1928-2009)

1977-1984

Gordon S. Light

1985-1990

Richard Condo

1992-2008

Robert L. Brownlie

2008-2010

J. A. “Tony” Harwood-Jones

2010-present

Paul Lampman

Photos & Coordinates

St. Luke's Anglican Church

St. Luke’s Anglican Church (April 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Interior of St. Luke’s Anglican Church

Interior of St. Luke’s Anglican Church (September 2015)
Source: George Penner

Plaque in St. Luke’s Anglican Church for “The Piggery”

Plaque in St. Luke’s Anglican Church for “The Piggery” (no date)
Source: Darryl Toews

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87690, W97.14828
denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties (St. Luke’s Anglican)

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Lewis John Rowley Atterbury

Accountant

4th Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), British Army

Second Lieutenant

15 March 1886

7 October 1916

Albert Ransome Ball
[Allan Killam & McKay, Next of Kin]

Insurance Broker

10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant

21 April 1891

29 April 1915

William Stanley Gordon Barker
[Swift Canadian]

Livestock Buyer

205th Training Depot Station, Royal Air Force

Second Lieutenant

15 September 1894

21 June 1918

Richard Stacpool Wynyard Bellhouse
[Cypress River, Engineering, Next of Kin]

Building Superintendent

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

13 October 1891

31 March 1916

Ernest Robert Stuart Brown
[Next of Kin]

Accountant

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Sergeant

27 May 1888

6 November 1917

Ivor John Burgess
[Next of Kin]

Clerk

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Sergeant

16 April 1892

25 September 1916

Harward Eastman Chaffey
[Law Society, Next of Kin]

Banking, Dominion Bank of Canada

42nd Squadron, Royal Air Force

Lieutenant

20 January 1899

27 October 1918

Arthur Edward Cliff
[Next of Kin]

Clerk

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

14 August 1898

3 May 1917

Ernest Herbert Cox
[Next of Kin]

Construction Superintendent

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant

15 November 1868

22 May 1918

John Philpot Curran

Student

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Major

31 March 1894

Not Killed ?

Veysie Curran MC, MiD

Assistant Accountant, Canadian Bank of Commerce

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant Colonel

17 July 1888

30 September 1965

John Galt
[Next of Kin]

Merchant

Lord Strathcona's Horse

Lieutenant

1 May 1891

9 December 1915

Frank William Goossens
[Next of Kin]

Civil Engineer

78th Battalion Canadian Infantry

Captain

14 September 1885

14 April 1917

Hevre Murray Grant MC
[IODE, Next of Kin]

Accountant

52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Captain

29 August 1891

28 October 1917

Henry John Alexander Haffner
[Next of Kin]

Civil Engineer

8th Field Company, Canadian Engineers

Lieutenant

21 June 1880

30 May 1916

Donald G. Hardwick

?

?

?

?

?

Claude Cecil Harford
[Next of Kin]

Book-keeper

Lord Strathcona's Horse

Private

5 March 1892

30 March 1918

Sydney Baker Harris MC

Clerk

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant

8 September 1896

16 December 1923

Francis Martin Hetherington
[Law Society]

Barrister-at-Law

52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant

10 July 1883

18 August 1916

John Elswood Chaffey Hough
[Next of Kin]

School

Royal Naval Air Service

Flight Sub Lieutenant

3 August 1898

24 October 1917

E. Howell

?

?

?

?

?

Arthur Cecil King
[Next of Kin]

Book-keeper

Lord Strathcona's Horse

Sergeant

2 March 1894

5 July 1917

William Leonard Lanigan
[Next of Kin]

Civil Engineer

202nd Training Depot Station, Royal Air Force

Second Lieutenant

12 October 1887

12 July 1918

Harold Augustus Laws
[Next of Kin]

Clerk

8th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Lieutenant

25 July 1894

23 February 1918

George William Lawson
[Next of Kin]

Broker

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant

11 November 1880

28 April 1917

Harold Arthur Lindsay

Grain Business

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

6 October 1896

15 August 1917

J. Lumsden

?

?

?

?

?

George David Lynch
[Next of Kin, Osler Hammond & Nanton]

Broker

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Major

17 July 1882

8 October 1916

Oliver Franklin “Mac” McKnight
[Engineering, Kelvin, Next of Kin]

Student

Lord Strathcona's Horse

Private

19 April 1898

30 March 1918

Albert Edward Moore
[Next of Kin]

Tinsmith

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

7 February 1891

25 June 1918

Francis Henry Orde
[Kelvin, Next of Kin]

Clerk

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

16 December 1897

15 August 1917

Beverley Cunliffe Powys
[Kelvin, Next of Kin]

Farmer

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles

Lance Corporal

1 January 1896

2 June 1916

Henry Alexander Robertson
[Next of Kin, Portage la Prairie, Vimy Ridge]

Broker

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant

7 September 1888

11 May 1917

Struan George Robertson
[Next of Kin]

Broker

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

Private

10 July 1887

8 May 1915

Roderick Arthur Ross
[John Black Memorial, Manitoba College, Next of Kin]

Financial Agent

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant

12 February 1887

2 October 1916

Charles Stanley Sheldon
[Next of Kin]

University Student

70th Squadron, Royal Air Force

Lieutenant

15 April 1893

27 June 1917

Lawrence Charles Sinclair
[Allan Killam & McKay, Next of Kin]

Cashier

3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

29 April 1895

23 April 1917

Gordon Crawford Wallace
[Bank of Montreal, Kelvin High School, Next of Kin]

Bank Clerk - Bank of Montreal

4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner

22 April 1898

29 September 1918

Harold Walter Webb
[Next of Kin, St. Albans Anglican]

Farmer

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

2 November 1897

8 October 1916

Matthew Webb
[Next of Kin, Western Canada Fire Underwriters]

Clerk

107th Canadian Pioneers

Sergeant

18 October 1893

26 October 1917

Frank Langley Whyte
[Kelvin, Next of Kin, Vimy Ridge]

Clerk

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

22 March 1897

10 April 1917

Joseph Stewart Woods
[Trinity Baptist, Next of Kin]

Locomotive Fireman

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

21 September 1893

26 September 1916

Walter Ralph Woods
[Trinity Baptist, Next of Kin]

Clerk, Great West Permanent Loan Company

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lance Corporal

13 January 1897

6 November 1917

First World War Casualties (St. Alban’s Anglican)

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Clarence David Briggs

Clerk & Telephone Mechanic

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

23 July 1889

9 October 1916

Harry Caswell

Plumber

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

24 December 1887

27 November 1916

Samuel Callis Chambers
[Eatons, Next of Kin]

Butcher

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

16 September 1877

30 March 1918

Wilfred Chambers
[Next of Kin]

Clerk

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

15 December 1897

6 November 1917

Charles Henry Townsend Cripps
[Manitou]

Telegraph Linesman

1st Division, Canadian Engineers

Sergeant

26 January 1886

13 September 1916

William Ernest Dent
[Next of Kin]

Clerk

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

9 March 1899

11 August 1918

Reginald Leonard Foster
[Next of Kin]

News Dealer

10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

25 May 1886

23 April 1916

J. Hollingworth

?

?

?

?

?

Thomas William Power

Teamster

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

7 January 1896

21 May 1915

George Andrew Swindells

Clerk

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

13 March 1887

26 September 1916

Walter Ernest Thornton
[Next of Kin]

Clerk

15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1 January 1895

3 June 1916

William Walkling DCM
[Electric Railway, Next of Kin]

Engineer Fitter

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

2 November 1894

28 August 1918

Harold Walter Webb
[Next of Kin, St. Lukes Anglican]

Farmer

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

2 November 1897

8 October 1916

Fred Whiteley

Pipe Fitter

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

22 January 1881

18 August 1917

Second World War (St. Luke’s Anglican)

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

William Robert Dawson

Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Company Quarter Master Sergeant

12 February 1915

16 August 1944

Stanley Edward Duddles

HMCS Windflower, Royal Canadian Navy Reserve

Engine Room Artificer

15 April 1914

7 December 1941

Gordon Dudley Gilmour

Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

11 November 1911

14 October 1941

Ernest Heuft

Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

29 March 1913

23 December 1943

Allan Fenwick Hicks

40 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Observer

5 July 1917

3 June 1941

Frederick William Layton

432 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

12 January 1924

8 June 1944

Arthur Francis Le Maistre

210 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Pilot Officer

22 January 1914

9 April 1940

William Geoffrey Monkhouse

Royal Canadian Air Force

Flying Officer

16 August 1905

12 December 1941

Michael Paynter Reece

80 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Flight Sergeant

2 June 1922

10 August 1942

Walter Howard Rogers

Perth Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

2 February 1918

20 December 1944

W. H. Winant

?

?

?

?

First World War Casualties (The Piggery)

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Charles Thurston Bowring
[Canadian Club, Next of Kin]

Grain Merchant

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lieutenant

2 September 1881

29 December 1916

John Geddes
[Canadian Club, Next of Kin]

Agent

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Captain

6 November 1878

24 April 1915

Gordon Ruthven Heron
[Canadian Club, Dominion Bank, Next of Kin]

Banker

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Major

13 September 1883

9 April 1917

John Scatcherd Laycock

Sales Manager

15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Captain

6 December 1879

11 June 1917

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Saunders Bridgman (1876-1965)

Memorable Manitobans: Cyril William Upton Chivers (1879-1969)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Alban’s Anglican Church (468 Rathgar Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“The death of Rev. W. Clarke,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 February 1903, page 1.

St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 130 Nassau Street North, Winnipeg, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

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 George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 2 February 2024

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