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Son of Herbert Thomas Archbold and Margarethe Ragna Archbold, of Duncan, British Columbia; husband of Sheila Margaret Archbold, of Vernon, British Columbia.
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Lieutenant Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold
Lt. Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold obit Montreal Gazette Oct 2 1943 Courtesy of McGill University Archives
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Lieutenant Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold
The Soldiers' Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower's base. In total, almost 1,200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers' Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold
The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers' Tower in 1949. The name of "Lt. G.T.A.S. ARCHBOLD R.C.N.V.R." is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold
University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Edited by H. E. Brown, published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 2 reads: "Lt Godfrey Thomas Alfred Sissener ARCHBOLD RCNVR. Former student in Trinity College, 1931-34. Missing at sea in the sinking of HMS Itchen, September 1943. Name inscribed on the Halifax Memorial, Halifax, Nova Scotia."
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Lieutenant Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold
This stone stele is located in the chapel at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. "AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE. TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO GREAT WARS." The name of "G.T.A.S. Archbold" is among those inscribed.
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Lieutenant Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold
This framed illuminated scroll, written in calligraphy, is entitled "Men and Women of Trinity College on Active Service. Met'Agona Stephanos". It hangs in the hallway outside the narthex of the chapel at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. The scroll shows icons to indicate men and women who are fallen, decorated, and prisoner of war. The list of names includes: '35 Archbold, G. T. A. S. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lt. Godfrey Thomas Alfred Archbold obit Montreal Gazette Oct 2 1943 Courtesy of McGill University Archives
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The Soldiers' Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower's base. In total, almost 1,200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers' Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
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The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers' Tower in 1949. The name of "Lt. G.T.A.S. ARCHBOLD R.C.N.V.R." is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Edited by H. E. Brown, published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 2 reads: "Lt Godfrey Thomas Alfred Sissener ARCHBOLD RCNVR. Former student in Trinity College, 1931-34. Missing at sea in the sinking of HMS Itchen, September 1943. Name inscribed on the Halifax Memorial, Halifax, Nova Scotia."
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This stone stele is located in the chapel at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. "AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE. TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO GREAT WARS." The name of "G.T.A.S. Archbold" is among those inscribed.
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This framed illuminated scroll, written in calligraphy, is entitled "Men and Women of Trinity College on Active Service. Met'Agona Stephanos". It hangs in the hallway outside the narthex of the chapel at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. The scroll shows icons to indicate men and women who are fallen, decorated, and prisoner of war. The list of names includes: '35 Archbold, G. T. A. S. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 132 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HALIFAX MEMORIAL Nova Scotia, Canada
The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives.
This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs.
The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea.
The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.
On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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