Other

City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-533
Type
Address
277 Royal York Road
Location
St. Leo's Parish
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6141996, -79.4975037
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

A First World War Memorial was erected at St. Leo’s Roman Catholic Church, 258 Royal York Road (then Church Street).

City
Toronto
Country
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11972
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-532
Type
Address
1272 Weston Road
Location
Mount Dennis Baptist Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6888436, -79.4946814
Inscription

"In Flander's fields,
Where poppies grow."

*H. COLLETT
*T. PAGE
L. FORDHAM
L. FORDHAM JR.
G.T. GANDY
T. GANDY JR.
H. HUTCHINSON
T.A. JOHNSON
W. KENDALL
A. LEE
R. MARSH
C. MARSH
F. NOON
A. OFFREDA
F. OFFREDA
R. OFFREDA
S. OFFREDA
W. PETRIE
W.T. RIGGLESWORTH
R. ROBINSON
R. THORNTON
W. WHITEHEAD
H. WILSON
A. WISEMAN
G. WORRALL

War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

The First World War Honour Roll was unveiled in a small room in the north-west corner of the church. This space was set apart at the suggestion of Dr. Devine and others, “in special memory of our brave boys who left our shores to fight for their King and Country and their God.”

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Honour Roll
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11971
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-531
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Inscription

These gave up their lives to preserve our freedom

1914-1918
George Abbey
Austin Caroline
Thomas Chadwick
Ivan Collins
Harry Hyde
John Kennedy
Norman Robertson
Charles Thomas
Matthew Todd
Walter Turner
Thomas Wilkinson

1939-1945
John Grant
Robert McGregor
Robert Nixon
John Vince

War or Conflict Term
Province
Body Content

A World Wars Honour Roll was erected at Dufferin Street Baptist Church in memory of those from the congregation who gave their lives in the wars. The building at 1219 Dufferin Street is nos Igreja Assembleia de Deus Ministério de Toronto and it is not known what happened to the Honour Roll.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Honour Roll
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11970
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35090-530
Type
Address
1 Vimy Place
Location
Canadian War Museum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.4165523, -75.7169213
Inscription

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH
WHO DIED FOR CANADA IN THE FIRST AND
SECOND WORLD WAR

1914-18 R. CAVILL   F. MELLOR   L. JONES
A. BRIDGE   J. TAYLOR   N. HAMMETT
A. SCOTT

1939-45 A. DUNN   D. PRIOR   G. BROWN

Image
Caption
Back of First World War Memorial Roll
1 of 2 images
Image
Photo Credit
Canadian War Museum
Caption
World Wars Memorial Roll
1 of 2 images
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

A memorial roll created by Owen Staples in honour of Danforth Avenue Baptist Church parishioners who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars was donated by Mrs. F.L. Halford and unveiled in 1919 during a dedication service led by Reverend Dr. John McNeil. It hung in the church sanctuary at 60 Bowden Street, Toronto until 2022 when the church donated the memorial to the Canadian War Museum.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Honour Roll
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11969
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-529
Type
Address
1585 Yonge Street
Location
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6903054, -79.3948877
Inscription

“In memory of the following members of this church and congregation who in the great war, 1914-1915, left all that was dear to them, endured hardship, faced danger, and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice, giving up their lives that others might live in freedom.”

James Russell Chamberlain
Allan MacNab Denovan
Cecil Harry Foxlee
John Buchan Freeland
Gordon Stephen Gilbert
William Norman Jones
Walter Allison Kirckconnell
Albert W. Lansdell
William Edward Lloyd
Clarence MacKenzie
Archibald Webb Palmer
Harry Roy Smith
Bernard Freeman Trotter
Frank Beddow
John W. Carter
Wilfrid Arthur
W. Cook
Charles Walter Davis
Ernest Herbert Davis
Charles George Gibson
William Robertson Goodall
Geoffrey Heighington
Robert Inman
John Boyd Lewis
John Arthur
Robert Martin
Stanley Martin
William James Metivier
Frederick L. Miller
Herbert James Ness
Roy Harold Robinson
Clarence Everton Thompson

War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

A tablet in honour of Bloor Street Baptist Church parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was unveiled on June 20, 1920, by Brigadier General Gunn during a service led by Reverend W.A. Cameron. The church on Bloor Street was sold on October 15, 1925 and the congregation moved to Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Tablet
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11968
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-528
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
War or Conflict Term
Province
Body Content

A memorial was erected in honour of Sunday school members who fought in the First World War. It is not known what happened to the Sunday School memorial at 288 Humberside Avenue, St. John's Anglican Church.

City
Toronto
Country
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11967
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-527
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Province
Body Content

A pyx for the sacristy was dedicated to the memory of Lance-sergeant William George Arthur Fell who lost his life in the First World War. He was born on October 26, 1883, to Elizabeth Osbourn and Henry Fell in Montreal, Quebec. Fell was well known in West Toronto as a master painter and for his decorating business. He enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on March 10, 1916. On April 1, 1917 he was promoted to Lance-Sergeant in the 116th Battalion. On July 23, 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres, he was reported missing and presumed to have been killed in action.

It is not known what happened to the pyx at 288 Humberside Avenue, St. John's Anglican Church.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Pyx
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11966
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-526
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Inscription

The book contained the following names:
A. Abnett
G.E. Bushey
H.W. Bagnall
R.E. Birch
H. Bridgett
A. Bennett
P. Coe
E. Cokes
W. Chalmers
N. Cliff
C.B. Dixon
E.E.R. Douglas
H.H. Evans
W.G. Fell
R. Gage
J. Gill
C.W. Hackshaw
H. Holmes
A. Harrison
G.K.B Hibbert
H. Hunt
A, Holloway
R. Keech
E. Lingarde
F.W. Longstaff
E. D. Morris
J.E.A. Moore
F.C. Peppiatt
A.S.C. Rogers
S. Rogers
A. Rawlinson
F. Shrubshall
L.W. Sharpe
W.W. Sharp
W.W. Sheppard
C.M. Thompson
L.F. Walker

War or Conflict Term
Province
Body Content

A Book of Remembrance was dedicated in memory of the members of the congregation who lost their lives in the First World War. It is not known what happened to the First World War Book of Remembrance at 288 Humberside Avenue, St. John's Anglican Church.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Books of Remembrance
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11965
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-525
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
War or Conflict Term
Province
Body Content

An oak shield was dedicated to six members of Miss May's Bula Matadi class who served overseas in the First World War. It is not known what happened to the First World War Shield at 288 Humberside Avenue, St. John's Anglican Church.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Shield
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11964
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-524
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Province
Body Content

A credence table was dedicated to the memory of Private Cyril M. Thompson, who was the first member of the church’s congregation to die in the First World War. It is not known what happened to the credence table at 288 Humberside Avenue, St. John's Anglican Church.

Cyril was born September 8, 1889, to Fred W. and Ida Thompson, in Toronto, Ontario. He attended the Upper Canada College, was a member of his local militia, and was working as a clerk when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 22, 1914. He served in the 3rd Battalion. On May 28, 1915 he died of wounds received during the Second Battle of Ypres.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Credence table
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11963