Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church and Cemetery (RM of St. Andrews)

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Built between 1845 and 1849, the building was designed by Archdeacon William Cockran to serve the local community of retired Hudson’s Bay Company personnel and English mixed bloods. Cockran was instrumental in the establishment of the Anglican Church in Manitoba. Much of the stonework was done by Duncan McRae, a mason responsible for the construction of many of the best stone buildings from this early settlement period.

The church’s history and architecture have been recognized both by the Dominion of Canada and by the Province of Manitoba. In 1970 the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada concluded that “St. Andrew’s Church is of national architectural and historical importance” and a plaque was unveiled at a special service in 1974.

The adjacent cemetery is the final resting place of many HBC officers and a number of the early settlers in the area, including Captain William Kennedy. Some of the older burials are located to the south-east of the church. A stone arch near the church lists the names of those killed during military service during the First World War. It was dedicated at a ceremony on 12 November 1922. Among the other noteworthy people buried in the cemetery are William Cockran, Isaac Cowie, E. H. G. G. Hay, and William Kennedy.

Rectors

Period

Rector

1891-1894

John William Matheson (1864-1947)

Photos & Coordinates

St. Andrew's-on-the-Red Anglican Church

St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church (July 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

St. Andrew's-on-the-Red Anglican Church

St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church (January 2018)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Aerial view of St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church

Aerial view of St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church (June 2021)
Source: George Penner

Aerial view of St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church

Aerial view of St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church (June 2021)
Source: George Penner

Interior of St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church

Interior of St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church (August 2015)
Source: George Penner

Military commemorative arch at the St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church

Military commemorative arch at the St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red Anglican Church (July 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.06666, W96.97618
denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

David Anderson

Farmer

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

Private

1893

15 September 1916

James Anderson

Farmer

Canadian Infantry

Private

1896

8 December 1918

Alexander Atkinson
[Portage, St. Mark’s, Selkirk]

Farmer

28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

21 April 1873

6 June 1916

Sidney David Atkinson
[Portage, St. Mark’s, Selkirk]

Carpenter

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

1895

5 June 1916

Hugh Ballantyne

Labourer

27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1894

3 May 1917

Walter L. L. Ballantine
[Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Labourer

108th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

17 May 1882

21 May 1916

Alex Birston
[Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Labourer

107th Canadian Pioneer Battalion

Corporal

6 September 1886

15 August 1917

Joseph Brown

?

?

?

?

?

Harry Cosbey Clarke
[Next of Kin, Little Britain, Selkirk]

Salesman

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

30 December 1888

26 September 1916

William George Corrigal
[Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Labourer

108th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1 May 1894

1 April 1916

William Calder Cumming
[Little Britain, Selkirk]

Student

4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders

2nd Lieutenant

10 June 1894

24 April 1922

Thomas James Davis
[Little Britain, Selkirk]

Farm Hand

1st Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Private

13 November 1896

9 April 1917

George Donald
[Little Britain, Selkirk]

Teamster

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

3 February 1897

8 September 1916

Edwin Fidler
[Little Britain, Selkirk]

Farmer

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

28 August 1892

12 August 1916

James Flett

Farmer

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1894

8 October 1916

Alfred Flett

Teamster

1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Sergeant

1887

1 October 1918

Charles Flett

Farmer

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1883

27 September 1918

William Gilchrest

?

?

?

?

?

Allan Hodgson

?

?

?

?

?

Jacob Martin Johnston
[Little Britain, Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Scholar

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Corporal

28 October 1897

27 December 1917

Reginald Joseph Winfield Johnston

Homesteader

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

10 August 1895

15 August 1917

James Bernard Kett

Lumberman

5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1886

15 September 1916

Alexander Lambert
[Elm Creek, Selkirk]

Labourer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

24 October 1880

9 April 1917

Radford Shuter Lane MM
[Engineering, Kelvin, Next of Kin, Selkirk]

Student

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

17 August 1897

30 September 1918

Wellington Mcdonald Lane

Clerk

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1895

11 August 1918

William Linklater

Teamster

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1888

14 April 1917

Wilfred Leblanc

Farmer

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1898

9 April 1918

Stanley Loutit

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1897

11 August 1918

William Luprt
[Selkirk]

Labourer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

12 November 1897

9 April 1917

Edwin Percy Lyon

Farmer

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

7 October 1896

16 February 1917

John Norquay McAllister
[Next of Kin, St. Johns, Selkirk]

?

Royal Naval Air Service

Flight Sub Lieutenant

1896

23 June 1917

Angus Colin McDonald
[Little Britain, Selkirk]

Farmer

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

4 August 1895

28 September 1918

Dugald MacDougall DFC

Railway Mail Clerk

Royal Air Force

Captain

1896

25 August 1919

William Hunter Miller
[Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

22 October 1885

9 April 1917

Frederick Mitchell

Carpenter

Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)

Trooper

1893

9 August 1918

Thomas Mowat
[Little Britain, Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Labourer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

4 March 1887

9 April 1917

Reginald Munroe
[Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Labourer

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

14 February 1894

8 August 1918

Harry Gordon Park

Farmer

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Lance Corporal

1898

8 August 1918

Oliver Reginald Pruden

Clerk

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lance Corporal

1897

3 June 1917

Herbert Pruden
[Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Labourer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

25 March 1890

30 October 1917

Alexander Bert Setter

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1897

9 April 1917

James Stewart Swain
[Armoury, Little Britain, Selkirk]

Labourer

29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Lance Corporal

15 May 1890

13 August 1918

Victor Henry Truthwaite
[Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Homesteader

16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1 May 1898

8 August 1918

William Hector Vezena

Farmer

4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1896

30 August 1918

Louis Vizena
[Next of Kin, Selkirk, 108 Battalion]

Farmer

43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

22 December 1897

22 October 1918

Spencer Edward Waugh
[Next of Kin, Osler Hammond & Nanton, St. Johns, Selkirk]

Fireman

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

1891

25 October 1916

Second World War

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Edward Granville Bayer

Royal Canadian Air Force

Flying Officer

20 January 1923

7 March 1944

Hilliard John Henry Birston

Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Rifleman

22 May 1921

8 June 1944

Robert Roy Drummey

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Sergeant

1 October 1919

1 October 1944

Douglas Hawkes

Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

10 April 1918

20 September 1942

Robert Linden Jensen

Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Rifleman

11 July 1922

16 February 1945

Martin Moore

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Private

20 December 1904

19 August 1942

Ralph McGowan Reid

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Private

22 January 1914

11 June 1944

Walter John Sandison

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Private

26 October 1918

20 October 1944

Korean War

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Murray Andrew Truthwaite

Royal Canadian Artillery

Gunner

1933

3 May 1953

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Andrew’s Rectory (RM of St. Andrews)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. John’s Cathedral and Cemetery (135 Anderson Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Paul’s Anglican Church (Middlechurch, RM of West St. Paul)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Captain William Kennedy House (417 River Road, RM of St. Andrews)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Plaques for Persons, Events and Sites of National Historic Significance

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites

The Road to the Rapids by Robert Coutts. University of Calgary Press, Calgary, 2000.

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).

“Sir James will unveil memorial at church,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 November 1922, page 2.

We thank Tim Worth, George Penner, and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 5 November 2023

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