Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Mark’s Anglican Church, War Memorial, and Cemetery (RM of Portage la Prairie)

This church in the community of St. Mark’s in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie was built in 1892. The sacristy was added in the 1920s. On the grounds near the church building is a war memorial commemorating people from the local area killed during military service.

St. Mark’s Anglican Church with war memorial in front (July 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Mark’s Anglican Church with war memorial in front (November 2023) Source: Rose Kuzina St. Mark’s Anglican Church (November 2019) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Mark’s Anglican Church (July 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Interior of St. Mark’s Anglican Church (November 2019) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Mark’s Anglican Church (November 2023) Source: Rose Kuzina St. Mark’s Anglican Cemetery (November 2023) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.20369, W98.05666 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Alexander Atkinson [Portage, St. Andrews, Selkirk]	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 April 1873	5 June 1916
George Atkinson	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 December 1887	29 December 1921
Sidney David Atkinson [Portage, St. Andrews, Selkirk]	Carpenter	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	13 September 1895	4 June 1916
Harry James Flett	Fisherman	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 March 1895	1 September 1918
Walter Flett	Labourer	226th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 January 1896	11 April 1919
Albert Stanley Forbister	Fisherman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	21 January 1895	11 February 1921
John Henry Graham [Portage]	Engineer	1st Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Private	12 May 1893	11 June 1925
Esbrant Hiebert	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 March 1897	10 August 1917
John Alexander McLeod [Portage]	Rancher	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	4 February 1892	15 September 1916
Roger Victor Richard [St. Eustache]	Farm Hand	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 December 1890	3 October 1918
Roy Smith [Portage]	Farmer	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 January 1895	2 May 1919
Maxime Joseph Albert St. Godard [Portage, 108 Battalion]	Fisherman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 March 1889	25 October 1918

Sources:

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.

We thank Darryl Toews, George Penner, and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 January 2024

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