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Gregory Thomas Maher

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Gregory Thomas Maher

November 29, 1939

Military Service


Service Number:

C/976

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information


Son of William Roy Maher and Francis Mary (nee O'Reilly), of North Bay. Brother of Eleanor Winnifred, Dermott and Vincent.

Commemorated on Page 8 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

NORTH BAY (ST. MARY'S) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Block E, Plot 100.. Grave 1.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star November 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the North Bay Nugget. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Gregory Maher– Photograph of Maher from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1939
  • Group Photo– Photograph from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1939, shows the members of Kappa Rho Tau Fraternity. Maher is in the first row.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa  Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. 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
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • 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 carved 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– 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 “P/O G. T. MAHER 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 40 reads: “P/O Gregory Thomas MAHER  RCAF. BASc 1939. Killed in a flying accident near Trenton, Ontario, 29 November 1939. Buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, North Bay, Ontario.”

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