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Military service
Age:
26
Rank:
Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
48th Highlanders of Canada
Death:
December 5, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV, F, 4.
Additional information
Son of Lt. Col. George H. McLaren and Sarah H. McLaren; Husband of Elizabeth N. McLaren, of Toronto, Ontario.
Additional citations
Mentioned in Despatches
Digital gallery of Major Frederick George McLaren
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Headstone of Fredrick George McLaren
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Biography
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Photo of Frederick McLaren
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
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2587 Maj Frederick George McLaren (RMC 1937) was the son of Lt. Col. George H. McLaren and Sarah H. McLaren; Husband of Elizabeth N. McLaren, of Toronto, Ontario. He served with the 48th Highlanders of Canada. He was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on December 5, 1944 at 26 years of age. He was buried in the Cesena War Cemetery in Cesena, Forli, Italy. -
Memorial Doll
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2587 Maj Frederick George McLaren (RMC 1937) was the son of Lt. Col. George H. McLaren and Sarah H. McLaren; Husband of Elizabeth N. McLaren, of Toronto, Ontario. He served with the 48th Highlanders of Canada. He was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on December 5, 1944 at 26 years of age. He was buried in the Cesena War Cemetery in Cesena, Forli, Italy. -
Memorial Stained Glass
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2587 Maj Frederick George McLaren (RMC 1937) was the son of Lt. Col. George H. McLaren and Sarah H. McLaren; Husband of Elizabeth N. McLaren, of Toronto, Ontario. He served with the 48th Highlanders of Canada. He was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on December 5, 1944 at 26 years of age. He was buried in the Cesena War Cemetery in Cesena, Forli, Italy. -
Memorial Stained Glass
Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Memorial Stairs
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Memorial Arch
Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Badge
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 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
Digital gallery of
Major Frederick George McLaren
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 388 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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