Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (Municipality of Pembina)

Built in 1905, this well-maintained rural church in the Municipality of Pembina is immediately adjacent to New Haven Cemetery. A tablet built into the pulpit inside the church commemorates men of the congregation who died in the First World War. It was unveiled on 6 June 1920 by Edward Sanders (1882-1974), a veteran of the war and a friend of men named on the tablet. The pulpit was built by Robert E. Topham (1860-1922) of Manitou.

St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (April 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (August 2016) Source: Desiree Rolfe St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (July 2019) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (August 2016) Source: Desiree Rolfe Interior of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (October 2021) Source: Rose Kuzina Interior of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (October 2021) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.31029, W98.47659 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
George Cobley [Manitou]	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 March 1890	10 April 1917
Daniel Crozier [Manitou]	Jeweler	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 December 1894	9 April 1917
William Crozier [Manitou, St. John the Baptist Anglican Church (Manitou)]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 May 1889	15 August 1915
Clifford Crampton Hughes [Altamont, Manitou]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 July 1891	10 February 1918
Arthur Neill [Manitou]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	15 August 1889	10 November 1917
John Owens [Manitou]	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 May 1889	25 September 1918
George Sadler [Manitou, Vimy Ridge Memorial]	Barber	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 June 1895	11 May 1917
Albert Edwin Savage [Manitou]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 December 1885	1 October 1918
John Weller [Manitou]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	28 January 1890	17 November 1916

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: New Haven Cemetery (Municipality of Pembina)

Sources:

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

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 February 2026

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