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Son of John and Bertie Cole, of Toronto, Ontario.
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Lieutenant Curtis Mclam Cole
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Lieutenant Curtis Mclam Cole
Curtis McLam Cole
b. Sep 18, 1915
Acton, Ontario
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Lieutenant Curtis Mclam Cole
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 1200 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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Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant Curtis Mclam Cole
This outdoor plaque is located at Victoria College, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. “They were valiant in life and triumphant in death. [Victoria University Crest - Abeunt studia in mores]. Erected to the memory of the students of this college who gave their lives in the Great War 1939-1945. This tablet was erected by the Board of Regents and Dedicated October 13th, 1953”. Among the 79 names inscribed is that of: “Curtis McLam Cole”. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of 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 C. M. COLE C.A.C.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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From the Toronto Star April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Curtis Mclam Cole
From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Curtis Mclam Cole
From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Curtis Mclam Cole
From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Curtis McLam Cole b. Sep 18, 1915 Acton, Ontario
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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 1200 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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Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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This outdoor plaque is located at Victoria College, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. “They were valiant in life and triumphant in death. [Victoria University Crest - Abeunt studia in mores]. Erected to the memory of the students of this college who gave their lives in the Great War 1939-1945. This tablet was erected by the Board of Regents and Dedicated October 13th, 1953”. Among the 79 names inscribed is that of: “Curtis McLam Cole”. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of 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 C. M. COLE C.A.C.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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From the Toronto Star April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 276 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.
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