A First World War Memorial was erected at St. Leo’s Roman Catholic Church, 258 Royal York Road (then Church Street).
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First World War Honour Roll
"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
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.”
World Wars Honour Roll
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
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.
World Wars Memorial Roll
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
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.
First World War Tablet
“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
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.
Sunday School First World War Memorial
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.
Lance-Sergeant William George Arthur Fell Pyx
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.
First World War Book of Remembrance
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
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.
First World War Shield
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.
Private Cyril M. Thompson Credence Table
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.