Toronto Simpsons staff Roll of Honour - Hudson Bay

This commemorative plaque to those who paid the supreme sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars is in the lobby of the The Bay Store, on the ground floor, at southeast corner of the building. It was originally placed there during the days when the building was owned by the Robert Simpson Company to honour members of the Toronto Simpsons staff who perished in the conflicts. When The Bay purchased the premises, they maintained the memorial. In 1905, Robert Simpson opened the R. W. Simpson warehouse to house the company’s first mail-order business at 160 Front Street, where a TD branch stands today. In 2025, HBC donated the Honour Roll to TD for display at the former Simpsons warehouse location to maintain public access to this important Toronto memorial.