Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Frederick Cates
In memory of:
Private William Frederick Cates
June 27, 1918
Military Service
962
30
Army
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship)
Additional Information
February 28, 1888
Son of George and Alice Ann Cates, of Wimbledon, London, England. Brother of Second Lieutenant George Edward Cates (Victoria Cross recipient) who died on March 9, 1917, while serving with the Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, and Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Cates who died on March 21, 1918, while serving with the Durham Light Infantry, 10th Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion.
Commemorated on Page 382 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada
Panel 2.
The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.
On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping 2 – Original article about the sinking of the Llandovery Castle hospital ship. -
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Photo of WILLIAM FREDERICK CATES – Memorial Plaque -
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Old Toronto City Hall – The memorial tablet for the City of Toronto employees is located through the doors of Old City Hall, Queen Street. Pte. William Frederick Cates is included on this memorial.
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