Faculty of Forestry First World War Plaque
Municipality/Province: Toronto, ON
Memorial number: 35090-011
Type: Plaque - brass
Address: 33 Willcocks Street
Location: University of Toronto, Department of Forestry at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.6615184 Long: -79.4004233
Submitted by: Derek Pullen. University of Toronto.
The Faculty of Forestry First World War Plaque honours the Graduates and Undergraduates of the Faculty of Forestry who were killed in action. It was erected on January 19, 1926.
Ronald MacKenzie Richards was the first student of the University to fall in the war. When the war was declared he was at home in England and enlisted in the London Scottish. He took part in the first battle of Ypres and was killed a few days later. (Source: University of Toronto Roll of Service 1914-1918).
A composite photo print portraying the men listed on this plaque resides in the University of Toronto Archives.
Inscription found on memorial
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FORESTRY |
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RONALD M. RICHARDS |
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DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI. |
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