The McGill University Faculty of Arts Great War Honour Roll was unveiled on 8 May 1949. In April 1915, two graduates of McGill University, George C. McDonald and Percival Molson, suggested to the Minister of Militia and Defence to recruit an infantry company from university men and their friends. During the First World War, McGill University faculty and student body were the source for raising replacement companies for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). Students were recruited from universities across the country for service with the PPCLI and assembled in Montreal before deployment overseas.
Montreal,
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1914 1918
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE FACULTY
OF ARTS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
ONTO EACH MAN HIS HANDIWORK ONTO EACH HIS CROWN
THE JUST FATE GIVES
WHO TAKES THE WORLD'S LIFE ON HIM AND HIS GUN LAYS DOWN
HE, DYING SO LIVES
ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF
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McGill University Faculty of Arts Great War Honour Roll
853 Sherbrooke O. Street
Montreal
McGill University Faculty of Arts Great War Honour Roll
853 Sherbrooke O. Street
Montreal
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Lat. 45.5057233
Long. -73.5772948
Lat. 45.5057233
Long. -73.5772948
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