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Military service
Service number:
475855
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
No. 3 Coy.
Birth:
May 15, 1894
Death:
June 2, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 20 - 58
Additional information
Son of William James and Mary Garrow, of Oshawa, Ontario
Digital gallery of Private William James Garrow
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Oshawa War Memorial
The Oshawa Ontario War Memorial (1924) was named "The Garden of the Unforgotten". This elaborate memorial was set with stones from each Great War Allied Nation and from the battlefields where Canadians fought. A pair of electric torches were to remain burning, and a copper time capsule box with artifacts from 1924 was buried under the memorial. In 2002, the Memorial Park was redeveloped and today the park incorporates beautiful gardens. A plaque explaining the redevelopment states: "Memorial Park is regarded as hallowed ground for quiet meditation, the enjoyment of music, and especially for honouring our men and women who served in armed conflicts". -
Plaque
This memorial is located in Oshawa, Ontario. -
Photo of William James Garrow
In memory of the fathers, husbands and sons of the Oshawa Branch of the Silver Cross Women of Canada. From their book titled Book of Remembrance which is held at the Oshawa Public Library. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Panel 10 of the Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private William James Garrow
Digital gallery of
Private William James Garrow
Digital gallery of
Private William James Garrow
Digital gallery of
Private William James Garrow
Digital gallery of
Private William James Garrow
Digital gallery of
Private William James Garrow
Digital gallery of
Private William James Garrow
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 90 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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