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A set of three memorial windows designed by Peter Haworth, a Toronto stained glass artist, were dedicated in St. Paul's United Church (formerly St. Paul's Presbyterian Church)  on Sunday, October 10, 1948. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The windows were destroyed in the fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

The right window depicts the Angel of Hope who accompanied the ascended Christ to Heaven and the doves of peace. It was donated in memory of Ross Stevens. The whereabouts of this bronze plaque, and whether or not it survived the fire, is not known.

The center window was donated by the congregation in memory of the nine men from the church who died while serving in the Second World War. The left window was donated in memory of Flying Officer Wallace “Wally” Lang. 

A set of three memorial windows designed by Peter Haworth, a Toronto stained glass artist, were dedicated in St. Paul's United Church (formerly St. Paul's Presbyterian Church) on Sunday, October 10, 1948. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The windows were destroyed in the fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

The left window depicts the Angel of Faith who accompanied the ascended Christ to Heaven and the music of heavenly harps. It was donated in memory of Wallace “Wally” Lang. After the fire, his brother, Don Lang, searched through the rubble in the area where the chancel had been and was able to locate the bronze plaque that was mounted on the wall underneath this window donated in memory of his brother. This plaque is still in possession of the Lang family.

The center window was donated by the congregation in memory of the nine men from the church who died while serving in the Second World War. The right window was donated in memory of Oiler Ross Edward Stevens.

An organ was installed in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The organ was destroyed in the fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

A set of three memorial windows designed by Peter Haworth, a Toronto stained glass artist, were dedicated in St. Paul's United Church (formerly St. Paul's Presbyterian Church) on Sunday, October 10, 1948. The window set was donated with funds raised by the congregation in memory of the nine men from the church who died while serving in the Second World War. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The windows were destroyed in a fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

The center window depicts the ascension of Jesus Christ and his embodiment as love. The theme of the set, Faith, Hope and Charity, was inspired by 1 Corinthians, Chapter 13, verse 13. Christ, who embodies the supreme Christian virtue of Charity, or Love, the one power that will win the world for peace so that wars may finally end. The window is a tribute to the nine men who fulfilled Christ's words: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John, Chapter 15, verse 13).

The left window depicts the Angel of Faith and was donated in memory of Flying Officer Wallace “Wally” Lang. After the fire, his brother, Don Lang, searched through the rubble and located the bronze plaque that was mounted on the wall underneath this window donated in memory of his brother. This plaque is still in possession of the Lang family. 

The right window depicts the Angel of Hope and was donated in memory of Oiler Ross Edward Stevens.

Three Second World War plaques were located below the stained glass windows. Two of the three plaques were recovered in the rubble of the burned out remains of the church after a fire on Sunday, August 11, 1963. The Second World War Window Plaque and the Second World War Chancel Plaque are located at the Lambton Heritage Museum in Grand Bend.

Artist Peter Haworth was born in 1889 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. During the First World War he served in the Royal Flying Corps and won the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, he studied at the Royal College of Art in London and specialized in stained glass at an early stage in his career. In 1923, the Haworths immigrated to Canada, where Peter was appointed Director of Art at the Central Technical School in Toronto. While teaching Peter Haworth also accepted commissions to undertake stained glass work. After the outbreak of the Second World War he was commissioned by the Government of Canada to record the activities of the armed forces on the coast of British Columbia.

In 1919, a plaque with the names of all the men from St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church who served in the First World War was dedicated and installed in the northwest corner of the church sanctuary. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The plaque was destroyed in the fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

The Memorial Hall at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church was constructed with volunteer labour from the congregation in 1922 to honour members of the congregation that served in the First World War. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church.

St. Paul's United Church closed on June 26, 2022. The building awaits demolition by its new owner.

Edgar Watt McKegney served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from 1915 to March 1918. He was a prisoner of war for eight months.

This Honour Roll was erected in memory of All Saints' Anglican Church parishioners who served in the First and Second World Wars.

In addition to the monument at its head office in Toronto, the Canadian Bank of Commerce honoured employees from each branch who served in the First World War. This plaque was commissioned shortly after the war and dedicated to the bank's 1701 employees who served in the war, 321 laid down their lives. The names of seven employees of the Sarnia Canadian Bank of Commerce who served in the war are listed on the plaque.

The plaque features the caduceus logo of the bank - two snakes winding around a winged staff at the upper left, and two poppies intertwined with a symbolic olive branch at the lower right. It originally hung in the Sarnia branch located downtown at Front and Lochiel Streets. In 1961, the bank merged with the Imperial Bank of Canada to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). The plaque was moved to the local legion in 2018 when the CIBC downtown branch closed and merged into the CIBC London Road Banking Center.

The Canadian Bank of Commerce went to great lengths to commemorate its staff that served in the war including a two-volume book of staff profiles and accounts of their war experiences.

On December 10, 2017, the CCGS (Canadian Coast Guard Ship) Private Robertson V.C. was the recipient of a large plaque sponsored by Canadian Pacific Railway. Singing Pete - as he was known - joined the Canadian Pacific Railway where he worked his way up to engineer and earned his nickname for his cheerful singing and whistling whether in the cab or at a roundhouse. In 1915, he joined the 13th Canadian mounted rifles and later, while in England, transferred to the 27th Battalion. The bravery that earned him the VC made him a legend among locomotive engineers the world over.

Private James Peter Robertson earned the Victoria Cross during the final assault on Passchendaele, Belgium, 6 November 1917 with the 27th Infantry Battalion.