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Percy Vere Binns

In memory of:

Captain Percy Vere Binns

August 28, 1918

Military Service

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

1st Bde. T.H.Q.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Son of Ellis P. and Amelia Binns, of 18, Dorville Rd., Lee, London, England. Born at Port Antonio, Jamaica, British West Indies. B.Sc., Toronto University.

Commemorated on Page 368 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DAINVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. C. 2.

Location:

Dainville is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the western outskirts of Arras on the road to Doullens (N.25). The DAINVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY lies about one kilometre west of the village at the end of a track running north from the road to Warlus (D.59).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 643 of 652

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    Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War
    Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 643 of 652
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour Roll– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
  • Photo of Percy Vere Binns– This photograph of Capt. Percy Vere Binns accompanied a Toronto Star article dated September 13th, 1918.

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    Photo of Percy Vere Binns
    Photo of Percy Vere Binns – This photograph of Capt. Percy Vere Binns accompanied a Toronto Star article dated September 13th, 1918.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Article

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    Newspaper Clipping – Article
  • Photo of Percy Binns– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Percy Binns
    Photo of Percy Binns – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of Percy Binns– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Percy Binns
    Photo of Percy Binns – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Roll of Honour– ROLL OF HONOUR BOOK

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    Roll of Honour – ROLL OF HONOUR BOOK
  • The Soldiers' Tower– The Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto was built in 1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Their names are carved on the Memorial Screen. Photo: K. Parks.

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    The Soldiers' Tower
    The Soldiers' Tower – The Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto was built in 1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Their names are carved on the Memorial Screen. Photo: K. Parks.
  • Memorial Room– Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Room
    Memorial Room – Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Inscription– Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XXI is dedicated: " 'Extol, ye bell, the virtue of our valorous men.' Alumni Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering". Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XXI is dedicated: " 'Extol, ye bell, the virtue of our valorous men.' Alumni Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering". Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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