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Digital gallery of Private Bernard Henry Smyth
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Private Bernard Henry Smyth
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
Inscription - Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Bernard Henry Smyth
1914 - 1918 Memorial Plaque for High Park Methodist Church, 260 High Park
Ave., Toronto, Ontario. The Memorial Plaque was unveiled in 1924 by
Nursing Sister Pat Tuckett, and a Memorial Organ was presented by the
Women's Association. Those who died (38 names) are listed on the centre
panel with the names of those who served on the side panels. The first
services at this location were held in October 1908. The church became
High Park Avenue United Church in 1925, and High Park-Alhambra in 1970.
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Private Bernard Henry Smyth
Cap Badge 15th Bn CEF submitted by Capt V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project
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Private Bernard Henry Smyth
Shoulder Patches 15th Bn CEF submitted by Capt V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project
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Private Bernard Henry Smyth
Cap Badge 37th Bn CEF. Private Smyth was originally a member of the 37th Bn before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Private Bernard Henry Smyth
Record of Service Card (Front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Private Bernard Henry Smyth
Record of Service Card (Reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Private Bernard Henry Smyth
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Bernard Henry Smyth
From the Toronto Telegram February 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Inscription - Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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1914 - 1918 Memorial Plaque for High Park Methodist Church, 260 High Park Ave., Toronto, Ontario. The Memorial Plaque was unveiled in 1924 by Nursing Sister Pat Tuckett, and a Memorial Organ was presented by the Women's Association. Those who died (38 names) are listed on the centre panel with the names of those who served on the side panels. The first services at this location were held in October 1908. The church became High Park Avenue United Church in 1925, and High Park-Alhambra in 1970.
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Cap Badge 15th Bn CEF submitted by Capt V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project
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Shoulder Patches 15th Bn CEF submitted by Capt V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project
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Cap Badge 37th Bn CEF. Private Smyth was originally a member of the 37th Bn before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (Front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (Reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram February 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
VIMY MEMORIAL Pas de Calais, France
Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Vimy Memorial, which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about eight kilometres northeast of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. The Memorial is signposted from this road to the left, just before you enter the village of Vimy from the south. The memorial itself is someway inside the memorial park, but again it is well signposted. At the base of the memorial, these words appear in French and in English:
Inscribed on the ramparts of the Vimy Memorial are the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as 'missing, presumed dead' in France.
A plaque at the entrance to the memorial states that the land for the battlefield park, 91.18 hectares in extent, was 'the free gift in perpetuity of the French nation to the people of Canada'. Construction of the massive work began in 1925, and 11 years later, on July 26, 1936, the monument was unveiled by King Edward VIII.
The park surrounding the Vimy Memorial was created by horticultural experts. Canadian trees and shrubs were planted in great masses to resemble the woods and forests of Canada. Wooded parklands surround the grassy slopes of the approaches around the Vimy Memorial. Trenches and tunnels have been restored and preserved and the visitor can picture the magnitude of the task that faced the Canadian Corps on that distant dawn when history was made.
On April 3, 2003, the Government of Canada designated April 9th of each year as a national day of remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
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