Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

Photo of Stanley Lorne Crowther – From "The War Book of Upper Canada College", edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.

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Memorial Tablet – Second Lieutenant Stanley Lorne Crowther is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.

World War I memorial tablet – World War One memorial tablet set in the chancel screen at St. Paul's (Anglican), Toronto, Ontario. The screen is in three sections, with the two outside sections displaying the tablets. The chancel screen includes statues of twelve historic figures including Admiral Earl Beatty, King George V, Earl Kitchener, Marshal Foch, Earl Haig, and Lord Byng of Vimy. The screen was the work of Messrs. J. Wippell & Co., of Exeter, England. The great chancel war memorial windows are located above. These are inscribed: "To the Greater Glory of God and in Everlasting Remembrance of the Men of St. Paul's Parish who gave their lives in Defence of Justice, Liberty and Truth, A.D. 1914-1919." They were unveiled in 1921 by the Governor-General of Canada, Baron Byng of Vimy. Another World War One memorial window in honour of the men named on the tablets is located on the east wall of the Nave. The panels include fragments of glass from 70 buildings in the war zones. It was unveiled by Baron Byng of Vimy in 1922. Both windows were manufactured by Robert McCausland Ltd. of Toronto

Inscription – World War One memorial tablet, St. Paul's (Anglican), Bloor St. East, Toronto, Ontario. One of two memorial tablets set within a spectacular carved alabaster chancel screen. Erected in memory of the men of St. Paul's who died during the first World War and unveiled in March 1926. Each alabaster tablet incorporates mosaic work depicting kneeling angels holding a laurel wreath and a torch. Seventy-six names in total were listed by date of death. Inscribed: 'IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE', and from The Very Reverend Cyril Alington: 'And us they trusted. We the task inherit / The unfinished task for which their lives were spent / But leaving us a portion of their spirit / They gave their witness and they died content.'

Grave marker – The Crowther family monument is located at St. James Cemetery, Parliament Street (near Bloor), Toronto. Brothers Stanley Lorne and William Beverley Crowther are remembered on this monument. The monument overlooks a shallow valley towards the back of the cemetery.

Grave marker inscription – Detail of the memorial inscription for brothers Stanley Lorne and William Beverley Crowther.

Cemetery Entrance – Entrance … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Cemetery – Cemetery … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Grave Marker – Grave marker … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens