Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Black, of 228, Dufferin St., Toronto.
Digital gallery of Driver Frederick Samuel Black
Digital gallery of
Driver Frederick Samuel Black
Picture of Longueau (FRANCE 80) cemetery - BLACK's grave
Digital gallery of
Driver Frederick Samuel Black
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 339 of 734
Digital gallery of
Driver Frederick Samuel Black
Digital gallery of
Driver Frederick Samuel Black
This bronze memorial was designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton's company who died as a result of service in the First World War. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada. The Toronto memorial is located today in the Eaton Centre at Yonge & Dundas and is accompanied by a WWII memorial. Driver Frederick Samuel Black's name is included on the WWI Memorial Plaque.
Digital gallery of
Driver Frederick Samuel Black
In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Driver Frederick Samuel Black
From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Driver Frederick Samuel Black
From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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Picture of Longueau (FRANCE 80) cemetery - BLACK's grave
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 339 of 734
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This bronze memorial was designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton's company who died as a result of service in the First World War. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada. The Toronto memorial is located today in the Eaton Centre at Yonge & Dundas and is accompanied by a WWII memorial. Driver Frederick Samuel Black's name is included on the WWI Memorial Plaque.
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In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 369 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LONGUEAU BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
The town of Longueau is situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Amiens and the LONGUEAU BRITISH CEMETERY is on the eastern side of the town.
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