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On June 19, 1921, at St. Cuthbert’s Church, a brass lectern was dedicated in honour of the parishioners who had lost their lives in the First World War. The lectern was in the shape of an eagle and was constructed at a price of five-hundred dollars.

In 1923, at St. Cuthbert’s Church, a stained glass window was dedicated in memory of Captain Clarence Lea, who served in the First World War. The window was dedicated by his mother, Charlotte G. Lea.

Born in 1892 to Charles W. and Charlotte G. Leain, York County, Ontario, Clarence was working as a farmer on his brother’s farm in Welland, Ontario and was a member of the 2nd Dragoons militia when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on December 3, 1914. He was a captain in the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Soon after arriving in Europe he was stricken with appendicitis, but recovered and returned to duty. He survived the war, sailed to Canada in March of 1919. Soon after returning home, Clarence died on September 23, 1919.

On March 30, 1927, at St. Cuthbert’s Church, a seat was dedicated in memory of Private William Ewart Mawson, who died in the First World War. The seat was dedicated by William’s brother T. R. Mawson.

William was born on October 7, 1885, in St. Bees, Cumberland, England, son of Jane Mawson. He was an accountant in Toronto, Ontario, when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on July 7, 1915, and was placed in the 58th Battalion. On June 10, 1916, he was killed in action at Mount Sorrel. 

A bronze tablet was unveiled at Christ Church, Mimico dedicated to the memory of its parishioners who had been killed in the Second World War. The church was located at 329 Royal York Road until it was destroyed by two fires in 2006. The plaque was saved and moved when a decision was made to amalgamate with the church of St. James, Humber Bay to become Christ Church St. James.

At St. Clement’s Church, a plaque was unveiled to honour Gunner William Howard Widger, who was killed in the First World War. It was hung in the west aisle, next to the transept, and dedicated to the church by his mother, Beatrice Widger.

William was born to Walter and Beatrice Widgerin in Capleton, Quebec on March 26, 1896. He grew up in Sherbrooke, Quebec, worked as a mechanic and was a member of the 53rd Regiment Militia when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on October 5, 1916. He became a gunner with the Canadian Field Artillery unit in the 3rd Brigade and was killed in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on October 26, 1917.

At St. Clement’s Church, an organ was dedicated to parishioners who served in the First World War.

At St. Clement’s Church a bronze tablet was unveiled to perpetuate the memory of parishioners who lost their lives in the First World War. The tablet was hung on the west transept wall.

At St. Clement’s Anglican Church on Jones Avenue, a prayer desk was dedicated to the church in honour of the memory of Lieutenant Alan Gurney Minns, who had lost his life in the First World War.

Alan was born on November 2, 1892 in Toronto, Ontario. Before enlisting with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 22, 1914, he worked as a clerk with the Canada Permanent Loan Company and was a member of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada militia. He became a lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion and was wounded at St. Eloi in April 1916. After recovering in England, he returned to France, where he was killed in action at the Somme on November 6, 1916.

Having outgrown its space for the second time, St. Clement's started a building fund in 1910. A new site on Jones Avenue was purchased in 1911, with the cornerstone for the new building being laid in 1913. The church was disestablished in 2006 and remained abandoned for several years. In 2015, the church was converted into residential space.

On October 31, 1920, at St. Clement's Anglican Church on Jones Avenue, a memorial tablet was unveiled in honour of the 282 parishioners (281 soldiers and one nurse) who enlisted for service in the First World War — 38 of whom laid down their lives. Reverend W. I. Baynes Reed performed the ceremonial unveiling of the tablet on the south wall of the building, which was dedicated to the church by the Red Cross Society and the Anglican Young People’s Association. 

Having outgrown its space for the second time, St. Clement's started a building fund in 1910. A new site on Jones Avenue was purchased in 1911, with the cornerstone for the new building being laid in 1913. The church was disestablished in 2006 and remained abandoned for several years. In 2015, the church was converted into residential space.