First World War Plaque

Toronto, Ontario
Type
Other

On September 9, 1923, a plaque was dedicated by Reverend Dr. G.H. Williams to the 20 members of the church who died in the First World War. It was unveiled by Lieutenant-Colonel A.H. Borden, DSO.

Metropolitan Methodist Church, known as the "Cathedral of Methodism" in Toronto, traces its roots to 1818. In 1925, it entered the United Church of Canada as Metropolitan United Church. 

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THE MEMBERS OF
METROPOLITAN METHODIST CHURCH
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

  • BOYD, THOMAS RILEY
  • BROWN, ALWAY
  • COWBURN, ANDREW
  • CARR, C. CLIFTON
  • DAVIS, DAVID J.
  • HEAD, CHARLES
  • KENNEDY, H.C.
  • LALOR, P.E.
  • LOGAN, WILLIAM
  • MOSSMAN, LIEUT. H.A.
  • MACGORMAN, ALBERT FRANCIS
  • MCMULLEN, CHARLES
  • PHILIP, R.
  • POULTON, CAPT. R,
  • PRIOR, A.C.
  • ROWE, BERNARD JOHN
  • RYCKMAN, LIEUT. E.G.
  • SPANNER, CAPT. HERBERT
  • WIMAN, E.L.
  • WINNIFRETH, CAPT. GORDON S.

“I will give them an everlasting name.”
Isaiah 56:5

Visitor information

Location
First World War Plaque

56 Queen Street East
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6536967
Long. -79.3765483
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