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Thomas Morton

In memory of:

Driver Thomas Morton

October 26, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

348664

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

45th Bty. 9th Bde.

Additional Information


Born:

July 29, 1896

Son of Thomas and Mary Morton, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 298 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

I. G. 8.

Location:

The OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY is located to the North East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan and drive to the next roundabout. Here turn right into Oude Veurnestraat, this then changes into Diksmuidseweg and Brugseweg drive along this road to the traffic lights. Straight over the lights to the end of the road. At the T junction turn left (still Brugseweg) and continue along this road through the village of Sint Jan (N313). After the village you come to a fork in the road, take the right hand fork and the OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY is 50 metres along on the right hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping
  • Memorial– Driver Thomas Morton's name appears on this Memorial Tablet.  St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto).  The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999.  The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church.  The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England
  • Newspaper Clipping– In honoured memory.
  • Entrance
  • Cross of Sacrifice
  • Grave marker

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