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Gordon Stevenson Winnifrith

In memory of:

Captain Gordon Stevenson Winnifrith

September 27, 1918

Military Service


Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

15th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information


Son of Harold and Eliza Winnifrith, of 77, Westminster Avenue, Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 524 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

QUARRY CEMETERY (MARQUION)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

D. 9.

Location:

Marquion is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai. QUARRY CEMETERY (MARQUION) is about 1 kilometre south east of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour roll– This tablet is in honour of 
those members of the staff
of National Trust Company Limited
who from its several offices at
Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Edmonton
Saskatoon and Regina enlisted for 
service in the defence of the empire
1914 X 1918
James Rodger Buik
Francis Cyprian Crummey
Michael Flynn
Gordon Budd Irving
Percival Molson
William Dickson Robertson
Herbert Boyd Symonds
Wilfrid Burton Tait
James Wilson
Gordon Stevenson Winnifrith
  • Newspaper Article
  • WWI War Memorial Windows– WWI War Memorial Windows at the Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, Ontario.
  • Commemorative Plaque– WWI Memorial Plaque located in the Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East, Toronto, Ontario.  The current building was dedicated in 1872 as the Metropolitan Wesleyan Methodist Church
  • Badge– 15th Bn cap badge. Photo  BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.
 
DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Shoulder patch– Shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.
 
DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Grave Marker– Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.

 DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Memorial– "The Canal du Nord memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Marquion, was unveiled and dedicated on 24 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, during the Canadian assault on the Canal du Nord on 27 September 1918 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits alongside the existing Canal du Nord, inside the town of Marquion, which the Battalion captured during the battle."

Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.

Dileas Gu Brath
  • Photo of Gordon Stevenson Winnifrith– Captain GS Winnifrith MC, Intelligence Officer, Bn HQ, 15th Battalion CEF. Photograph extracted from a group photograph of the 15th Battalion's Officers taken just prior to the battle of Hill 70 in August 1917 at Noeux-les-Mines, France.
Submitted by BGen G Young, 15th Battalion Memorial Project.
Dileas Gu Brath.
  • Group Photo– Officers 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) taken at Noeux-les-Mines in August 1917 prior to the Battle of Hill 70.   Capt Winnifrith is seated 2nd from left.  Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial  Project Team.  DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Memorial– 15th Bn Memorial for Battle of Amiens located in Warvillers Chruchyard.  Actions taken by Capt Winnifrith leading a charge into the village of Rouvroy are mentioned on this memorial.  submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project.  DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Plaque– 15th Bn Memorial (close up) for Battle of Amiens located in Warvillers Chruchyard.  Actions taken by Capt Winnifrith leading a charge into the village of Rouvroy are mentioned on this memorial.  submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project.  DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Plaque– 15th Bn Memorial (close up) for Battle of Amiens located in Warvillers Chruchyard.  Actions taken by Capt Winnifrith leading a charge into the village of Rouvroy are mentioned on this memorial.  submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project.  DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Memorial– Winnifrith family headstone in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto listing Captain GS Winnifrith MC KIA 27 Sept 1918.

Submitted by the 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project.

Dileas Gu Brath
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper article reporting the death of Captain GS Winnifrith MC.

Submitted by the 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project. BGen G Young

Dileas Gu Brath

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