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    Sons of England War Memorial

    Photo credit: Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials

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    inscription

    Photo credit: Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials

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    statue

    Photo credit: Tamra Thomson, Great War 100 Reads

  • statue

    statue

    Photo credit: Tamra Thomson, Great War 100 Reads

  • lion sculpture

    lion sculpture

    Photo credit: Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials

Municipality/Province: Toronto, ON

Memorial number: 35090-010

Type: Shaft - stone, statue - bronze, sculptures

Address: University Avenue and Elm Street

GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.6562997   Long: -79.388921

Submitted by: Sandra Lougheed. Victoria Edwards.

The Sons of England War Memorial is comprised of a bronze statue of a lone soldier atop a granite pedestal which is flanked by three lions. It was erected by members of the Toronto Districts Sons of England Benefit Society in memory of those who fell in the First World War. The memorial was created by sculptor Charles Adamson and dedicated in December 1923 at University and College Avenues. It was moved to University Avenue at Elm Street some time later.

Charles Adamson was one of only two Canadian cenotaph artists who were First World War Veterans. He produced only one war memorial design, but it was used three times—Sons of England War Memorial in Toronto, Kenora Cenotaph and Wingham Cenotaph. The statue is of a soldier wearing an open trench coat over top of a sheepskin vest, gripping his rifle barrel with the butt grounded. 

Inscription found on memorial

ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF TORONTO DISTRICTS
SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY IN
MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

S.O.E. MEMBERS KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR

  • ATTFIELD. W.
  • ALLEN. J.
  • ARNOLD. W.E.
  • APPLETON. W.C.
  • AVIS. C.J.
  • ASHDOWN. A.H.
  • ARCHIBALD. H.
  • AISHFORD. H.P.
  • BROWN. W.A.
  • BUSH. J.
  • BLISS. T.W.
  • BELL. J.H.
  • BREWSTER. O.
  • BENNINGTON. H.A.
  • BRYAN. A.
  • BROCK. A.W.
  • BUCK. E.
  • BURT. C.E.
  • BRADLEY. F.T.
  • BOULTON. T.
  • BOYCE. W.H.
  • BELL. W.J.
  • BENNETT. W.G.
  • BARNARD. C.H.
  • BEARNE. F.
  • BEWLEY. S.C.
  • BALL. G.F.
  • BROWN. J.
  • BALLINGER. C.
  • BLENKIN. J.?.
  • BLENKHORN. W.
  • BUTCHER. A.
  • BRADBURY. L.B.
  • BROWN. H.J.
  • BOORMAN. J.R.
  • BIRCH. E.A.
  • BRIGGS. T.H.
  • BURCHELL. J.
  • BURLINGTON. J.T.
  • CANNON. E.H.
  • CUSS. A.G.
  • CASS. P.
  • COOMBES. A.J.
  • COOPER. E.
  • CLEMENTS. J.H.
  • COOK. G.
  • CHAMP. F.C.
  • COKES. E.R.
  • CARTER. C.D.
  • CRABTREE. E.
  • CLIFFORD. W.
  • COLLINS. F.W.
  • CURRELL. W.G.
  • CORNISH. A.
  • COLEMAN. A.
  •  
  • CHAPMAN. G.
  • COE. C.M.
  • DICKENS. H.
  • DOBELL. F.N.
  • DAVIS. G.W.
  • DAWE. W.C.
  • DAWSON. A.W.
  • DAVENPORT. H.
  • DAWSON. C.R.O.
  • DEACON. J.E.
  • DRURY. L.
  • DRIVER. J.W.
  • DAWSON. H.
  • DOUGLAS. C.
  • DARBY. E.P.
  • ELFORD. S.
  • EVESON. F.T.
  • EVENDEN. J.T.
  • EDGSON. A.G.
  • EARL. T.C.
  • FLETCHER. A.J.
  • FIELDING. T.
  • FALKNER. A.C.
  • FISHER. J.H.
  • FROST. F.W.
  • FARTHING. A.O.
  • FIELD. A.T.
  • FORSDIKE. F.
  • FREEMAN. D.
  • FISHER. G.
  • FLETCHER. F.
  • FRANCIS. G.E.
  • FAULTLESS. W.E.
  • FRANCE. L.F.
  • GRIFFIN. N.J.
  • GREEN. E.
  • CRIDLEY. W.E.
  • GRIFFITHS. W.J.
  • GLOVER. A.
  • GRAY. C.R.
  • GOFF. F.
  • GREEN W.C.
  • GIDDINGS. J.
  • GATENBY. W.
  • GAZEY. F.H.R.
  • GREETHA. F.
  • GARBUTT. P.
  • HOWE. W.J.
  • HUGHES. C.
  • HOOKER. A.E.
  • HICKS. O.A.
  • HIGGINS. A.W.
  • HERRON. T.A.
  • HARRISON. C.S.
  •  
  • HURLEY. C.W.
  • HEWITT. J.W.
  • HAINES. C.
  • HEWARD. A.
  • HOTLEY, E.W.
  • HART. W.H.R.
  • HOPPER. J.F.
  • HILBERT. T.
  • HUNT. A.H.
  • HOCKEN. F.H.
  • HOWARTH. E.J.
  • HOWARTH. A.
  • HYDE. H.
  • INESON. D.
  • JENNINGS. W.
  • JOHNS. E.
  • JONES. T.
  • JONES. W.
  • JENKINSON. T.
  • KENSETT. S.H.
  • KENSETT. J.C.
  • LITCHFIELD. D.R.C.
  • LITCHFIELD. T.W.
  • LEWIS. A.C.
  • LING. A.
  • MURCOTT. A.
  • MIDDLETON. I.W.
  • MILLER.H.W.
  • MILLS. T.
  • MARSDEN. J.
  • MOSES. W.H.
  • McLEAN. C.J.
  • McLEARLY. W.
  • NEWMAN. P.
  • NEVILLE. A.T.
  • PETERS. H.
  • PAYNE. C.F.
  • PRITCHARD. V.A.
  • PENTON. J.
  • PEARCE. R.J.
  • PETTITT. M.W.
  • POLE. A.L.
  • PARKER. H.
  • PRIOR. A.H.
  • PARAMORE. W.
  • PERCIVAL. W.
  • PINKETT. C.J.
  • PITTAM. F.H.
  • PARKER. C.C.
  • ROGERS. J.
  • ROSE. P.
  • RATCLIFFE. G.A.
  • RATCLIFFE. W.H.
  • RAWLINSON. W.A.
  •  
  • READ. J.H.
  • ROWLEY. J.
  • RITCHARDSON. ?.
  • SHEPPARD. R.
  • SUMMERSIDES. J.
  • SPEDDING. J.W.
  • SAUNDERS. F.
  • STEPHENS. W.
  • SANDS. A.
  • SCOTT. T.
  • SUMMERS. H.J.
  • STEPHEN. C.A.
  • STOLLARD. H.
  • SUMISON. F.
  • STEADMAN. H.
  • STANNAC. E.D.?
  • SKIPPES. J.A.
  • SANDERSON. J.
  • SMITH. A.
  • SANGSTER. F.
  • SEWELL. F.E.J.
  • TICKNER. M.
  • TRIPP. W.S.J.
  • THORN. H.
  • TAYLOR. H.
  • TAYLOR. W.T.
  • TRACHY. C.H.
  • TAYLOR. J.A.
  • TOMPSETT. F.
  • TYLER. W.A.
  • TELFORD. W.C.
  • VEATER. L.T.
  • WOOD. W.W.
  • WOOD. H.C.
  • WILCOX. P.
  • WHITE. E.O.
  • WARD. W.H.
  • WARD. R.F.H.
  • WEEKS. J.C.
  • WOODCOCK. F.
  • WISE. H.
  • WILLETT. E.
  • WEBB. J.H.
  • WELLS. W.H.
  • WATSON. F.H.
  • WATKINS. F.W.
  • WRIGHT. R.
  • WELLS. A.S.
  • WALKER. H.J.
  • WRIGHT. H.
  • WORSLEY. R.
  • WARDLE. F.W.
  • YOUNG. R.J.
  • YOUNG. J.E.W.

JUVENILE MEMBERS
BUTTIVANT. J.E.
GAGE. G.
KITCHEN. J.J.
ROWSELL. R.R.W.
WHITE. W.


THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

[lion] 

1914

[lion]

Chas. Adamson
SCULPTOR
1923

[lion] 

1918

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