On 17 September 1916 at St. Barnabas on the Danforth, a memorial tablet was dedicated to the memory of Private Harvey Wright, who died in the First World War. The plaque was erected by his widow, Gertrude Ruth Wright.

Born on 27 November 1884 to George and Agnes Wright of Smallfield, Surrey, England, Harvey eventually moved to Toronto, Ontario where he worked as a postman before enlisting with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 10 November 1914. He was placed in the 19th Battalion and was killed in action on 11 May 1916 when he was shot in the head.