First World War Plaque

Thunder Bay, Ontario
Type
Other

In addition to the monument at its head office in Toronto, the Canadian Bank of Commerce honoured employees from each branch who served in the First World War. This plaque was commissioned shortly after the war and dedicated to the bank's 1701 employees who served in the war, 321 laid down their lives. The names of seven employees of the Fort William Canadian Bank of Commerce who served in the war are listed on the plaque.

The plaque features the caduceus logo of the bank - two snakes winding around a winged staff at the upper left, and two poppies intertwined with a symbolic olive branch at the lower right. The Canadian Bank of Commerce went to great lengths to commemorate its staff that served in the war including a two-volume book of staff profiles and accounts of their war experiences.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF 1701 MEN OF THE CANADIAN
BANK OF COMMERCE WHO SERVED IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

L/CPL. J.C.M. POWLER
1ST A.M. R.W. KIDDbr


FORT WILLIAM
BRANCH

Location
First World War Plaque

425 Donald Street East
Thunder Bay
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 48.3824682
Long. -89.2446545

Canadian Bank of Commerce Fort William Branch First World War Plaque

Nicole Hinton
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