Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Family Photo – William Munn Menary, seated at right, holds his son "Bud" as he poses with his father, William James Menary (standing rear) and his grandfather, Isaac Menary, who was nearly 100 when this photo was taken outside the family home on 105 Victoria Avenue in Galt, ON. Isaac, born May 7, 1817 in Belmafed, Tyrone, Ireland, would outlive his grandson, dying July 28, 1921 in Peel County. William had a young daughter, Esther, in addition to Bud. At the time of this photo, William and his wife Emma and their two young children lived across the street in a small one-storey house at 104 Victoria Avenue. It is of note that William's father, William James, at the age of 50, enlisted in the Canadian army shortly afterward, one of the oldest enlistees in the Dominion, explaining that "Any army good enough for my son is good enough for me."

Family Photo – Private William Munn Menary, standing at right, about to leave for war in Europe, with his children and wife Emma.

Photo of WILLIAM MUNN MENARY – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Galt War Memorial – The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville. Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953."

Close-up of Galt War Memorial – Detail of the Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial.

Photo of William Munn Menary – In memory of the men and women who went to war from the Waterloo area and did not return. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir - Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 - 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

Waterloo Memorial Booklet – In memory of the men and women who went to war from the Waterloo area and did not return. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir - Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 - 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

Photo of William Munn Menary – Private William M. Menary was born and raised in Galt, Ontario, the son of Mr. William Menary, 105 Victoria Avenue, Galt. Private Menary went overseas with a special service corps of the 34th Battalion. He died at the Somme on 18 September 1916 from wounds inflicted. Menary was survived by a wife and two daughters. Pte. William M. Menary, 34th Batt. [Symbol of cross] Somme (died of wounds), Sept. 18, 1916.