First World War Memorial

Waverly Road Baptist Church First World War Memorial

Type

First World War Memorial

Toronto, Ontario

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A granite monument in honour of the 10 parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was unveiled on May 16, 1920.

Inscription

1914 1918

ERECTED BY THE WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE OF THEIR NUMBER
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR

CHARLES BARNES
ROBERT G. BROOKS
JOHN L. DASHWOOD
FORBES E. DEFRIEZ
FRANK E. FROST
WILFRED J. JONES
CHARLES MARTIN
VERNON D. THOMPSON
PHILIP WHITLOCK
CHARLES E. WOOLIDGE
DURWARD A. DEFRIEZ

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT
A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Location
First World War Memorial

129 Waverley Road
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6709837
Long. -79.3013998