At Grace Church on-the-Hill, a stained glass window was dedicated in 1943 to the memory of Second Lieutenant Maurice Irving Machell who had died in the First World War. The five-light window was designed by Robert McCausland Limited and depicts Christ enthroned, surrounded by angels. A figure on the bottom right holds a stone and is dressed in a dalmatic, symbolizing St. Stephen, first martyr of the Church, who was stoned to death. The figure at the top of the window, on the left, holding a set of scales and dressed in armour. This is St. Michael the Archangel, and the scales allude to the Last Judgment.
Maurice Irving Machell was born 6 May 1891 to Dr. and Mrs. H.T. Machell in in Toronto, Ontario. Maurice was a student at the General Theological Seminary in New York when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 10 November 1914. Originally placed in the 19th Battalion, he was later discharged in order to become a second lieutenant in the 5th Battalion. On 15 September 1916 he was killed in action while engaged in operations at the Somme.
