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Son of John and Martha Summersides, of 1151, Davenport Rd., Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sapper James Summerside
Digital gallery of
Sapper James Summerside
Designed by Charles Adamson in bronze and granite, the Sons of England war memorial is located on University Avenue at Elm Street in Toronto. The inscription on this 1923 Memorial reads: ¿ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF TORONTO DISTRICTS SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR¿.
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Designed by Charles Adamson in bronze and granite, the Sons of England war memorial is located on University Avenue at Elm Street in Toronto. The inscription on this 1923 Memorial reads: ¿ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF TORONTO DISTRICTS SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR¿.
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James Summerside's name is included on the SOE War Memorial.
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James Summerside was born on April 6th, 1897 at Gateshead, Northumberland, England. He completed his Attestation on August 20th, 1915 and indicated that he was a bricklayer.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 170 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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SHORNCLIFFE MILITARY CEMETERY Kent, United Kingdom
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