Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Winston Alexander McCatty

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Winston Alexander McCatty

October 25, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/182040

Age:

37

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Dr. Alexander J. McCatty and Alice F. McCatty, of Toronto; husband of Elizabeth Shirley McCatty, of Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 189 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PROSPECT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Naval and Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 535.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Photo of WINSTON ALEXANDER MCCATTY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of WINSTON ALEXANDER MCCATTY
    Photo of WINSTON ALEXANDER MCCATTY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WINSTON ALEXANDER MCCATTY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of WINSTON ALEXANDER MCCATTY
    Photo of WINSTON ALEXANDER MCCATTY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook for 1935, lists McCatty's interests and activities. McCatty graduated from Trinity College.

    Details

    Biography
    Biography – Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook for 1935, lists McCatty's interests and activities. McCatty graduated from Trinity College.
  • Team Photo– McCatty was an accomplished student athlete. This group photo shows him in front row of intercollegiate champion swimmers. From Torontonensis yearbook 1935.

    Details

    Team Photo
    Team Photo – McCatty was an accomplished student athlete. This group photo shows him in front row of intercollegiate champion swimmers. From Torontonensis yearbook 1935.
  • Team Photo– Group photo of water polo team shows McCatty second from front. From Torontonensis yearbook 1935.

    Details

    Team Photo
    Team Photo – Group photo of water polo team shows McCatty second from front. From Torontonensis yearbook 1935.
  • University athletic directorate members– Composite photo of University athletic directorate members shows McCatty at top left. From Torontonensis yearbook 1936.

    Details

    University athletic directorate members
    University athletic directorate members – Composite photo of University athletic directorate members shows McCatty at top left. From Torontonensis yearbook 1936.
  • Team Photo– McCatty (back row, left) as Coach of the intercollegiate champion swimmers. From Torontonensis yearbook 1939.

    Details

    Team Photo
    Team Photo – McCatty (back row, left) as Coach of the intercollegiate champion swimmers. From Torontonensis yearbook 1939.
  • Team Photo– McCatty (back row, left) as Coach of the Intercollegiate Water Polo Team. From Torontonensis yearbook 1939.

    Details

    Team Photo
    Team Photo – McCatty (back row, left) as Coach of the Intercollegiate Water Polo Team. From Torontonensis yearbook 1939.
  • Cemetery– View of McCatty's grave (in foreground) in armed forces area at Toronto Prospect Cemetery. Photo: G. Gervais.

    Details

    Cemetery
    Cemetery – View of McCatty's grave (in foreground) in armed forces area at Toronto Prospect Cemetery. Photo: G. Gervais.
  • Cemetery– Group headstone for armed forces section where McCatty lies at Toronto Prospect Cemetery. Photo: G. Gervais.

    Details

    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Group headstone for armed forces section where McCatty lies at Toronto Prospect Cemetery. Photo: G. Gervais.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– This stone stele is located in the chapel of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. “AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE”, “TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO GREAT WARS”. Photo: Mana Sadeghipour, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – This stone stele is located in the chapel of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. “AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE”, “TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO GREAT WARS”. Photo: Mana Sadeghipour, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: