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Military service
Age:
22
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
48th Highlanders of Canada
Birth:
April 29, 1922
Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
November 4, 1942
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
December 16, 1944
Italy
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. G. 15.
Additional information
Son of Van H. and Ruby D. Smith, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
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Photo of Sandford Galt Smith
In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON M5J 1W9 Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial Arch
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 “Lt S.G. SMITH C.I.C.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Memorial Room
Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Soldiers' Tower Memorial
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. -
Memorial Room
University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 65 reads: “Lt Sanford [sic] Galt SMITH The 48th Highlanders of Canada. Former student in Applied Science and Engineering, 1940-42. Killed in action in Italy, 16 December 1944. Buried in the Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
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I'm a volunteer at the 48th Highlanders Museum. We are trying to find a photo of all our "Fallen Heroes" We are also attempting to bring all the Highlander F-A-G memorial pages under one manager. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Sandford Galt Smith
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 447 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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