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Walter Gordon Coutts

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Walter Gordon Coutts

December 2, 1917

Military Service

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Flying Corps

Division:

28th Training Squadron

Additional Information

Native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Charles and Sarah J. Coutts of 65 Gothic Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 576 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PARK LAWN) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. G. Tier 10. Lot 26

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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

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

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Artifacts– British War Medal. Funeral penny, World War Memorial Cross, various uniform metal pips, Medical Cap Badge and shoulder flashes

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    Artifacts
    Artifacts – British War Medal. Funeral penny, World War Memorial Cross, various uniform metal pips, Medical Cap Badge and shoulder flashes
  • Photo of Walter Coutts– 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.

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    Photo of Walter Coutts
    Photo of Walter Coutts – 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.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Roll of Service– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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    Roll of Service
    Roll of Service – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
  • Honour Roll– WWI Roll of Service includes names of all the members of the Victoria-Royce Presbyterian Church who served in the war. 55 men died as a result of their war service.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – WWI Roll of Service includes names of all the members of the Victoria-Royce Presbyterian Church who served in the war. 55 men died as a result of their war service.
  • Commemorative Plaque– WWI Memorial Plaque located in the Victoria-Royce Presbyterian Church (est. 1885), 190 Medland St., Toronto, ON.

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    Commemorative Plaque – WWI Memorial Plaque located in the Victoria-Royce Presbyterian Church (est. 1885), 190 Medland St., Toronto, ON.
  • Commemorative Plaque– Humberside Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario.

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    Commemorative Plaque
    Commemorative Plaque – Humberside Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario.
  • 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. The names of the fallen were carved on the Memorial Screen seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks

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    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. The names of the fallen were carved on the Memorial Screen seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks
  • Memorial– Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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

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