Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Roll of Service – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star for 2 March 1918, page 2.

Photo of Ralph Jarvis – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

Photo of Ralph Jarvis – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

Memorial Room – Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.

The Soldiers' Tower – The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Funds were raised by the Alumni Federation, now called the University of Toronto Alumni Association. The name of "Capt R. H. JARVIS M.C. R.F.C." is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.

Inscription – Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed and dedicated in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated the funds for specific bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. The dedication for bell XXI reads: 'Extol, ye bell, the virtue of our valorous men. Alumni Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering".