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Youngest son of William C. and Kate M. Crowther, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Major William Beverley Crowther who served with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)and died on May 3, 1917.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant Stanley Lorne Crowther
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Stanley Lorne Crowther
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Stanley Lorne Crowther
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Stanley Lorne Crowther
World War One memorial tablet, St. Paul's (Anglican), Bloor St. East, Toronto, Ontario. One of two memorial tablets set within a spectacular carved alabaster chancel screen. Erected in memory of the men of St. Paul's who died during the first World War and unveiled in March 1926. Each alabaster tablet incorporates mosaic work depicting kneeling angels holding a laurel wreath and a torch. Seventy-six names in total were listed by date of death. Inscribed: 'IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE', and from The Very Reverend Cyril Alington: 'And us they trusted. We the task inherit / The unfinished task for which their lives were spent / But leaving us a portion of their spirit / They gave their witness and they died content.'
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From "The War Book of Upper Canada College", edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
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Second Lieutenant Stanley Lorne Crowther is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
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The Crowther family monument is located at St. James Cemetery, Parliament Street (near Bloor), Toronto. Brothers Stanley Lorne and William Beverley Crowther are remembered on this monument. The monument overlooks a shallow valley towards the back of the cemetery.
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Detail of the memorial inscription for brothers Stanley Lorne and William Beverley Crowther.
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World War One memorial tablet, St. Paul's (Anglican), Bloor St. East, Toronto, Ontario. One of two memorial tablets set within a spectacular carved alabaster chancel screen. Erected in memory of the men of St. Paul's who died during the first World War and unveiled in March 1926. Each alabaster tablet incorporates mosaic work depicting kneeling angels holding a laurel wreath and a torch. Seventy-six names in total were listed by date of death. Inscribed: 'IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE', and from The Very Reverend Cyril Alington: 'And us they trusted. We the task inherit / The unfinished task for which their lives were spent / But leaving us a portion of their spirit / They gave their witness and they died content.'
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Entrance … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Cemetery … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Grave marker … Passchendaele New British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 576 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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PASSCHENDALE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY Belgium
Passchendaele (Passendale) New British Cemetery lies 10.5 Kms north-east of Ieper town centre on the S'Graventafelstraat, a road leading from St Jan to Passendale.
Two roads connect Ieper town centre onto the Zonnebeekseweg; the Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto a small roundabout. At the roundabout the first right turn is Basculestraat. At the end of Basculestraat, there is a crossroads and Zonnebeekseweg is the turning to the left.
7 Kms along the Zonnebeekseweg, in the village of Zonnebeke, lies the left hand turning onto the Langemarkstraat (further on this street name changes to Zonnebekestraat). 2 Kms along this road, and after passing Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, lies the right hand turning onto the 'S Graventafelstraat.
4 Kms along the 'S Graventafelstraat, and after passing the New Zealand Memorial, lies the cemetery on the left hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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