Todmorden Lodge No. 298 First World War Tablet

Todmorden Lodge No. 298 First World War Tablet

Marika Pirie
Type

Todmorden Lodge No. 298 First World War Tablet

Toronto, Ontario

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On 21 August 1920 a marble tablet was dedicated by the Todmorden Lodge, No. 298, Sons of England Benefit Society to members of the lodge who died in the First World War. The ceremony was conducted by General Victor Williams, Bishop William Day Reeve, and the tablet was unveiled by F.E. Powell, Rector of St. Barnabas. The tablet was installed on the exterior of the north wall of the church.

Inscription

THIS STONE WAS ERECTED AUGUST 21, 1920 BY MEMBERS OF
LODGE TODMORDEN NO. 298
SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY
IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

J. A. BOORMAN
L. J. CAREY
ANGUS CORNISH
THOMAS H. GAZEY
THOMAS JENKINSON
WILLIAM PERCIVAL
WILLIAM A. TYLER

HENRY J. BROWN
ALBERT COLEMAN
FREDRICK FLETCHER
HARRY HYDE
ARTHUR LIUG
JOS. H. SKIPPER
LEONARD T. VEATER
HARVEY WRIGHT

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

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Location
Todmorden Lodge No. 298 First World War Tablet

361 Danforth Avenue
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6774243
Long. -79.3525218