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Military service
Age:
29
Rank:
Flight Sub Lieutenant
Force:
Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Naval Air Service
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
May 14, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
25.
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Avery, West Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Flight Sub Lieutenant George Gladstone Avery
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Memorial
Flight Sub. Lt. George Gladstone Avery's name is listed on this bronze memorial designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton company who died as a result of service in World War One. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada. -
Press Clipping
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Press Clipping
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High Park Methodist Church
1914 - 1918 Memorial Plaque for High Park Methodist Church, 260 High Park Ave., Toronto, Ontario. The Memorial Plaque was unveiled in 1924 by Nursing Sister Pat Tuckett, and a Memorial Organ was presented by the Women's Association. Those who died (38 names) are listed on the centre panel with the names of those who served on the side panels. The first services at this location were held in October 1908. The church became High Park Avenue United Church in 1925, and High Park-Alhambra in 1970. -
Photo of GEORGE GLADSTONE AVERY
In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram December 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sub Lieutenant George Gladstone Avery
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 575 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Kent, United Kingdom
The Chatham Naval Memorial overlooks the town of Chatham and is approached by a steep path from the Town Hall Gardens.
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