William Moncrieff Ferguson served with the 14th and 35th Battalions during WWI, then returned to Toronto in 1919. In 1924 both Ferguson and Pomphrey submitted an entry in the competition for the War Memorial Cenotaph in Toronto. From the fifty designs submitted, their scheme was awarded First Premium, accompanied by a generous fee and award of $2,500 for architectural services. A watercolour perspective of their design appeared in the R.A.I.C. Journal, ii, Jan.-Feb. 1925, 4. The WW I War Memorial Cenotaph was erected on Queen Street West at Bay Street, 1925-26. This is the main memorial in Toronto for Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Toronto, Ontario
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Inscription
[front/devant]
TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
1939-1945 1914-1918 1950-1953
PEACEKEEPING PEACEKEEPING
[right side/côté droit]
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
ARRAS
[back/arrière]
ZEEBRUGGE
DEDICATED
BY THE CITIZENS
OF TORONTO
TO THE UNDYING
MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918
[left side/côté gauche]
YPRES
SOMME
MOUNT SORREL
VIMY
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Location
War Memorial Cenotaph
50 Queen St W
Toronto
Ontario
War Memorial Cenotaph
50 Queen St W
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6519395
Long. -79.381434
Lat. 43.6519395
Long. -79.381434
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