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Sts. Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Parish First World War Window

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  • stained glass window
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    stained glass window

    Photo credit: Paul Varady

  • Vincent Defoe inscription

    Vincent Defoe inscription

    Photo credit: Paul Varady

  • Window located in the old church choir loft.

    Window located in the old church choir loft.

    Photo credit: Sts. Cyril and Methodioius Church/Église paroissiale catholique romaine de Saints Cyrille et Méthode

  • Window located in the old church choir loft.

    Window located in the old church choir loft.

    Photo credit: Sts. Cyril and Methodioius Church/Église paroissiale catholique romaine de Saints Cyrille et Méthode

Municipality/Province: Mississauga, ON

Memorial number: 35048-009

Type: Stained Glass Window

Address: 5255 Thornwood Drive

Location: Sts. Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Parish

GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.6123496   Long: -79.6534021

Submitted by: Victoria Edwards

The Sts. Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Parish First World War Window is dedicated to Privates Vincent L. Defoe, William Augustus Defoe and Paul McLaughlin. The window was originally located in the choir loft at St. Basil's Church, Claremont Street, Toronto in 1941 before it was moved to Mississauga in 1995.

Inscription found on memorial

I.N.R.I.

CONSUMMATUM EST

IN LOVING MEMORY OF 

PTE. VINCENT L. DEFOE SEPT. 17 1916.

PTE. W. AUGUSTUS DEFOE JUNE 2ND. 1916.

PTE. PAUL MCLAUGHLIN JUNE 2ND. 1916.

 

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