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Son of Thomas S. and Isabel May Brenton, of Deseronto, Ontario. Husband of Margaret Lillian Brenton, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Edwin Swayne who died on August 15, 1943 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
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Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
Source: Globe and Mail, March 30, 1945
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “F/O K. S. BRENTON R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 7 reads: F/O Kenneth Stickney BRENTON 409 Sqn RCAF. Former student Victoria College, 1940-42. Killed in an air operation over France, 16 March 1945. Buried in Lesquin Cemetery, France. Exhumed and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
This outdoor plaque is located at Victoria College, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. “They were valiant in life and triumphant in death. (Victoria University Crest - Abeunt studia in mores). Erected to the memory of the students of this college who gave their lives in the Great War 1939-1945. This tablet was erected by the Board of Regents and Dedicated October 13th, 1953”. Among the 79 names inscribed is that of: “Kenneth Stickney Brenton”. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
From the Toronto Telegram March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Kenneth Stickney Brenton
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Source: Globe and Mail, March 30, 1945
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The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
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The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “F/O K. S. BRENTON R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 7 reads: F/O Kenneth Stickney BRENTON 409 Sqn RCAF. Former student Victoria College, 1940-42. Killed in an air operation over France, 16 March 1945. Buried in Lesquin Cemetery, France. Exhumed and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
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This outdoor plaque is located at Victoria College, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. “They were valiant in life and triumphant in death. (Victoria University Crest - Abeunt studia in mores). Erected to the memory of the students of this college who gave their lives in the Great War 1939-1945. This tablet was erected by the Board of Regents and Dedicated October 13th, 1953”. Among the 79 names inscribed is that of: “Kenneth Stickney Brenton”. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
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Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
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Photo submitted by Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star March 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram March 1945. 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
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Page 498 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Belgium
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery is located midway between Brugge (17 km) and Gent (26 km) on the N9 which connects the two towns. From Brugge, Adegem is approached via Sijsele and Maldegem. On reaching Adegem, the cemetery is located on the Prins Boudewijn Laan, on the right-hand side of the N9.
In the last week of September 1944, the Allies held the city of Antwerp, but the Germans held both shores of the Scheldt estuary, so that the port of Antwerp could not be used. The task of clearing the southern shore of the estuary was allotted to the 3rd Canadian Division, aided by the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and the 52nd Division. Their operations lasted from October until the beginning of November 1944. By 3rd November the Germans had been cleared from the north-west corner of Belgium and the south shore of the Scheldt was free. There had been fierce fighting for two weeks for the crossing of the Leopold Canal. The majority of the men buried at Adegem died during the operations for the clearance of the south bank of the Scheldt; but many Canadians who lost their lives elsewhere in Belgium were also brought here for burial.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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