Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Soldiers' Tower Memorial – The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were placed in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.

Memorial Arch West – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “W/C C. F. BURT R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Memorial Room – Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Memorial Book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 9 reads: W/C Charles Frederick BURT RCAF, 4 Trg Comd. MB 1926. Killed in an aircraft accident at Calgary, Alberta, 23 November 1944. Buried in the Brantford (Farringdon) Burial Ground, Brantford, Ontario.

Photo of Charles Frederick Burt – Photograph of Burt from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1926

Fraternity List – Membership list for Chi chapter of Nu Sigma Nu Fraternity, showing Charles Frederick Burt as member. From Torontonensis yearbook 1926.

Fraternity Photo – Fraternity member photo collection shows Burt in bottom row, 2nd from photo right. From Torontonensis yearbook 1926.

Photo of Frederick Charles Burt – Detail from fraternity photo collection, showing Burt. From Torontonensis yearbook 1926.

Photo of CHARLES FREDERICK BURT – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Personal evaluations as Medical Officer.

Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me