123rd and 208th Battalions and Royal Air Force First World War Plaque

Toronto, Ontario
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Other

Shaw Street School was home for the 123rd and 208th Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and of the Royal Air Force during the First World War. It is not known when the Board of Education of the city of Toronto erected this plaque.

Shaw Street School was built in 1914 and closed by the Toronto District School Board in 2000-2001. Artscape Youngplace opened in this building in 2013.

Inscription

THE GREAT
WAR
1914 - 1918

THIS SCHOOL BUILDING
WAS THE CANADIAN HOME
OF THE
123RD AND 208TH BATTALIONS
OF THE
CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
AND OF THE
ROYAL AIR FORCE

FROM WITHIN THESE WALLS OVER TWO THOUSAND
MEN WENT TO BATTLE OVERSEAS, THAT
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE MIGHT PREVAIL.

ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
THE CITY OF TORONTO.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

Visitor information

Location
123rd and 208th Battalions and Royal Air Force First World War Plaque

180 Shaw Street
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6469823
Long. -79.4171965
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