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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.

At St. Clement's Anglican Church on Jones Avenue, a memorial tablet was unveiled in honour of Lieutenant Alan Gurney Minns, who lost his life in the First World War. The tablet was dedicated to the church by his parents, Walter H. and Anna Minns.

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 June 2, 1918, at St. Clement's Anglican Church on Jones Avenue, a stained glass window was unveiled in the south wall of the building in honour of the memory of Private George Alfred Ratcliffe, who lost his life in the First World War. The ceremony was conducted by Bishop of Toronto, James Fielding Sweeney; the window was dedicated to the church by George’s mother, Florence Ratcliffe.

George was born to Alfred and Florence Ratcliffe in Newcastle-on-the-Tyne on August 23, 1895. He moved to Toronto, Ontario with his parents when he was 12 years old. Before joining the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was employed with T. Eaton Company and was a member of the Governor General’s Body Guard Militia. On November 27, 1914, he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was placed in the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. On June 2, 1916, while engaged at Mount Sorrel, he was killed in action.

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.

At St. Clement's Anglican Church on Jones Avenue, a stained glass window in the south wall of the building was dedicated in memory of brothers Private Stuart Frederick Kerrigan and Lance-Corporal Charles Kerrigan The brothers died in the First World War and the window was dedicated by their father, James Kerrigan.

Charles was born on July 2, 1893, and Stuart was born on March 5, 1894. They grew up in Toronto, Ontario. Charles was a firefighter when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 22, 1914.  He was a lance-corporal in the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders). On April 24, 1915, while engaged in St. Julien at the Second Battle of Ypres he lost his life in a gas attack. Stuart was working as a salesman when he enlisted on October 10, 1916. He arrived in Europe after his brother's death, was a private in the 123rd Pioneer Battalion and died after suffering compound fractures to his arms and legs while at Passchendaele on October 21, 1917.

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 November 6, 1921, at St. Clement's Anglican Church on Jones Avenue, a stained glass window was unveiled by Major-General Victor Williams and dedicated by Bishop William Day Reeve. The windows, dedicated to parishioners who fought in the First World War, was designed and constructed by N.T. Lyon Glass Company of Toronto. It depicts Christ surrounded by eleven of his apostles.

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 June 12, 1922, at St. Chad’s Anglican Church, a bronze memorial tablet was unveiled by Lieutenant-Governor Henry Cockshutt during a ceremony conducted by Bishop William Day Reeve. The tablet, topped with a sculpture of an angel, was dedicated to members of the congregation who lost their lives during the First World War.

At St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, a plaque was dedicated to the memory of Private Emerson William Lackey who lost his life in the First World War.

Emerson was born July 12, 1896 to John G. and Fanny Lackey in Toronto, Ontario. He worked as a driver and was a member of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada militia when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 20, 1915. He was a private in the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles and was killed in action at Passchendaele on October 26, 1917.

At St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, a stained glass window was dedicated to the members of the congregation who died in the First World War.