Other

City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-371
Type
Other
Address
59 Church Street
Location
St. James Cathedral
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6502765, -79.3745711
Submitted By
Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Inscription

106
HAZARA PIONEERS

In loving memory of
Captain
Elmes Pollock Henderson
of the
106th Hazara Pioneers, Quetta.
Killed in action
on the Indian Frontier, 25th of June. 1916.
Aged 30 years.

"Qui procul hinc," the legend's writ.∼
The frontier ∼ grave is far away ∼
"Qui ante die periit:
Sed miles, sed pro patria."

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Captain Elmes Pollock Henderson Plaque
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Ontario
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Captain Elmes Pollock Henderson was killed in on 25 June 1916 while serving with the Hazara Pioneers. This plaque was engraved by Patterson & Heward, Toronto.

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Toronto
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Canada
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Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11723
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-370
Type
Other
Address
59 Church Street
Location
St. James Cathedral
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6502765, -79.3745711
Submitted By
Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Inscription

RCAF
OBIIT PRO PATRIA

IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY
of
HUGH LOCKHART
GORDON
FLYING OFFICER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
14 AUGUST 1940

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Flying Officer Hugh Lockhart Gordon Plaque
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Ontario
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Flying Officer Hugh Lockhart Gordon was killed in active service with the Royal Canadian Air Force on 14 August 1940. This plaque was engraved by A. J. Carter, 1941.

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Toronto
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Canada
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Plaque
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Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11722
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-369
Type
Other
Address
59 Church Street
Location
St. James Cathedral
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6502765, -79.3745711
Submitted By
Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Inscription

READY AYE READY

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
CAPTAIN
Andrew Maxwell Irving
ADJUTANT ROYAL GRENADIERS
BORN AUGUST 31ST 1860.
DIED JANUARY 11TH 1896.
ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS

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Captain Andrew Maxwell Irving Plaque
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Captain Andrew Maxwell Irving served with the Adjutant Royal Grenadiers. This plaque was erected by his fellow officers and engraved by Rolph, Smith & Co.

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Toronto
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Canada
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Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11721
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-368
Type
Other
Address
59 Church Street
Location
St. James Cathedral
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6502765, -79.3745711
Submitted By
Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Inscription

PERSEVERANDO

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL
GEORGE TAYLOR DENISON - JR
BORN NOVEMBER 12. 1869.
FOR MANY YEARS AN OFFICER OF
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S
BODY GUARD
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
MAY 8. 1917
WHILE ATTACHED TO THE
19TH BATTALION, CANADIAN
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
BURIED IN THE CEMETERY AT
ECOIVRES, NEAR ARRAS
FRANCE.

DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO
PATRIA MORI

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Lieutenant-Colonel George Taylor Denison Plaque
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Lieutenant-Colonel George Taylor Denison - Jr. served many years an officer of the Governor General's Body Guard and was killed in action in France on May 8, 1917, while attached to the 19th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 

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Toronto
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Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11720
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-367
Type
Other
Address
59 Church Street
Location
St. James Cathedral
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6502765, -79.3745711
Submitted By
Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
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ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HENRY VERNON LE MESURIER M.C. (BAR)
LIEUTENANT ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS
BORN AT TORONTO ON THE 4TH DECEMBER 1893
DIED AT ROUEN FRANCE ON 18TH APRIL 1918
OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION AT THE TAKING
OF MOREUIL WOOD ON 30TH MARCH 1918

THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS.

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Lieutenant Vernon LeMesurier MC Plaque
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Lieutenant Vernon LeMesurier MC died on March 30, 1918, while serving with the Royal Canadian Dragoons. This plaque was erected by his parents and engraved by Patterson & Heward, Toronto.

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Toronto
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Diocese of Toronto Anglican Church of Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11719
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-366
Type
Other
Address
129 Waverley Road
Location
Waverly Road Baptist Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6709837, -79.3013998
Submitted By
Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War Project – Department of History – Toronto Metropolitan University
War or Conflict Term
First World War
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Ontario
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A tablet in honour of the 10 parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was unveiled on May 16, 1920.

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Toronto
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
11716
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-365
Type
Other
Address
129 Waverley Road
Location
Waverly Road Baptist Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6709837, -79.3013998
Submitted By
Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War Project – Department of History – Toronto Metropolitan University
Inscription

1914 1918

ERECTED BY THE WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE OF THEIR NUMBER
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR

CHARLES BARNES
ROBERT G. BROOKS
JOHN L. DASHWOOD
FORBES E. DEFRIEZ
FRANK E. FROST
WILFRED J. JONES
CHARLES MARTIN
VERNON D. THOMPSON
PHILIP WHITLOCK
CHARLES E. WOOLIDGE
DURWARD A. DEFRIEZ

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

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Waverly Road Baptist Church First World War Memorial
War or Conflict Term
First World War
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Ontario
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A granite monument in honour of the 10 parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was unveiled on May 16, 1920.

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Toronto
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Canada
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Slab - granite
Photo Credit
Jim Lewis
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11715
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-364
Type
Other
Address
188 Lowther Avenue
Location
Walmer Road Baptist Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6684887, -79.4064716
Submitted By
Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War Project – Department of History – Toronto Metropolitan University
War or Conflict Term
First World War
Province
Ontario
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An Honor Roll in memory of Walmer Road Baptist Church parishioners who served in the First World War was unveiled on April 11, 1920. It was unveiled by Dr. F. Tracy, Chairman of the Honor Roll Committee. One hundred and seventy-eight members of the congregation enlisted for active service.

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Toronto
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Honour Roll
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11714
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-363
Type
Other
Address
188 Lowther Avenue
Location
Walmer Road Baptist Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6684887, -79.4064716
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Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War Project – Department of History – Toronto Metropolitan University
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IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO WENT
FROM THIS CONGREGATION
TO SERVE IN THE GREAT WAR,
AND IN GRATEFULE MEMORY OF THOSE AMONG THEM
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES.
1914 - 1918.

OUR HONOURED DEAD

  • ALFRED T. ALLPORT
  • W. KAY ANDERSON
  • CLIFFORD E. ARMSTRONG
  • SIDNEY H. ARMSTRONG
  • LEWIS J. BATEMAN
  • FREDERICK CARTER
  • DR. HUBERT A. CULHAM
  • FRANK W. CURTIS
  • GILBERT DUTHIE
  • ALEXANDER DUTHIE
  • JOHN H. FAIRCHILD
  • JAMES LARKIN
  •  
  • GEORGE M. LING
  • EDWARD T. LYNGE
  • HENRY MANDERS
  • HAROLD GRAHAM MCCONNELL
  • W. EARL MCKISSOCK
  • DR. DUGALD B. MCLEAN
  • SIDNEY MOODY
  • EDGAR PATTEN
  • CLIFFORD E. RIDER
  • EARL ROBERTSHAW
  • JAMES H. SMITH
  • GEORGE T. YATES
  • NURSING SISTER LENA A. DAVIS

ERECTED BY WALMER ROAD CHURCH.

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Seventy-Five Years in Walmer Road 1889-1964. Toronto: Board of Deacons of Walmer Road Baptist Church, 1964, pg. 36.
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Details of names on the Walmer Road Baptist Church First World War Plaque.
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Walmer Road Baptist Church
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First World War Plaque
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War or Conflict Term
First World War
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Ontario
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A bronze plaque in honour of parishioners who gave their lives in the first World War was unveiled in the sanctuary of Walmer Road Baptist Church on April 11, 1920. It was unveiled by Major J.B. Grinshaw who was the first member of the congregation to enlist and the first Baptist Chaplain to serve with the Canadian Forces. One hundred and seventy-eight members of the congregation enlisted for active service.

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Toronto
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Canada
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
11713
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-362
Type
Other
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Submitted By
Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War Project – Department of History – Toronto Metropolitan University
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1914 1918

HONOUR
AND GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
TO THE
MEMBERS OF
THIS CONGREGATION
WHO SERVED IN
THE GREAT WAR.

ERECTED BY
PARKDALE BAPTIST CHURCH

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Canadian Baptist Archives
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Parkdale Baptist Church First World War Plaque, service bulletin, April 20, 1930.
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Canadian Baptist Archives
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Details of the dedication ceremony of the plaque, service bulletin, April 20, 1930.
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Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec
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First World War Plaque
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War or Conflict Term
First World War
Province
Ontario
Body Content

The Parkdale Baptist Church First World War Plaque was dedicated to the parishioners who served in the First World War and unveiled on April 20, 1930. The church at Queen Street W and Callander Street was demolished in 1985. There are no records of what happened to the plaque.

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Toronto
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Plaque - bronze
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11712
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