George Townsend Raynor Plaque
Municipality/Province: Ottawa, ON
Memorial number: 35059-006
Type: Bronze plaque
Address: 507 Bank Street
Location: Centretown United Church (inside wall of the church)
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.4101698 Long: -75.6924817
Submitted by: Dr. Gordon Gross & Deborah Rosenlund
This memorial is dedicated to George Townsend Raynor, a member of the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, killed in action near Ypres, Belgium, on 2 June 1916.
In 1961, the McLeod United and Stewarton United churches amalgamated to become McLeod-Stewarton United Church (MSUC). In 2008 the Bell Street United Church joined McLeod-Stewarton United becoming Centretown United Church.
Other memorials located here:
McLeod Street Methodist Church First World War Honour Roll
McLeod Street Methodist Church Sunday School First World War Plaque
Stewarton Church First World War First World Plaque
McLeod-Stewarton United Church Second World War Plaque
Stewarton United Church Second World War Plaque
McLeod Street United Church Second World War Honour Roll
Harold Juan Sawyer Plaque
Russell Cleveland Budreo Plaque
Inscription found on memorial
[front/devant]
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GEORGE TOWNSEND RAYNOR
4TH CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES
C.E.F.
KILLED IN ACTION NEAR YPRES, BELGIUM
JUNE 2ND 1916
AGED 22
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" John 15-13
Street view
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