The Honourable Thomas Ridout was the Surveyor General of Upper Canada from 1810 to 1829. His son Thomas Gibbs Ridout served in the War of 1812. Thomas' son George Ridout and grandson George Lawton Ridout both served as Royal Engineers in the First World War. George's son William Lawton Ridout served as a Captain in the 9th Gurkha Rifles and was killed in action on December 13, 1941. This plaque was erected by the Ridout family in their honour.
Toronto, Ontario
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Inscription
AQUILA NON CAPIT MUSCAS
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF
THE HON. THOMAS RIDOUT
1754 - 1829
SURVEYOR GENERAL OF UPPER CANADA 1810-1829.
CHURCH WARDEN OF THIS CHURCH
1808 - 1809 1815 - 1818
AND HIS SON
THOMAS GIBBS RIDOUT
1792 - 1861
SERVED IN THE WAR OF 1812 - 1814
AND HIS SON
GEORGE RIDOUT
1852 - 1920
AND HIS SON
GEORGE LAWTON RIDOUT, M.C.
1887 - 1948
ROYAL ENGINEERS, GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
CHURCH WARDEN OF THIS CHURCH 1939 - 1944
AND HIS SON
WILLIAM LAWTON RIDOUT
1916 - 1941
CAPTAIN 9TH GURKHA RIFLES.
MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES FOR GALLANT AND
DISTINGUISHED SERVICES IN MALAYA.
KILLED IN ACTION DEC. 13TH 1941.
ALL WORSHIPPED IN THIS CHURCH
ERECTED BY THEIR FAMILY 1954
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Location
Ridout Plaque
59 Church Street
Toronto
Ontario
Ridout Plaque
59 Church Street
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6502765
Long. -79.3745711
Lat. 43.6502765
Long. -79.3745711
Ridout Plaque
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