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Military service
Age:
19
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Field Artillery
Enlistment:
Hamilton, Ontario
Death:
August 3, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
D. 34.
Additional information
Son of Peter Duncan Crerar, K.C., and Marion Elizabeth Crerar, of Hamilton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
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Photo of Malcolm Charlton Crerar
From "The War Book of Upper Canada College", edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War. -
Memorial Tablet
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
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Plaque
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar was the son of Peter Duncan Crerar, K.C., and Marion Elizabeth Crerar, of Hamilton, Ontario. He was a member of the class of 1915 at the Royal Military College of Canada Cadet number 1156. He served with the Royal Field Artillery. He died on August 3, 1917. His name is listed on the memorial arch at the Royal Military College of Canada. -
Plaque
1156 Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar (RMC 1915) was the son of Peter Duncan Crerar, K.C., and Marion Elizabeth Crerar, of Hamilton, Ontario. He studied at Upper Canada College and the Royal Military College of Canada. He enlisted on May 1916. He served with the Royal Field Artillery. He served in Palestine in January 1917. He died on August 3, 1917 at 19 years of age of injuries received in a flying accident when in pursuit of an enemy aeroplane in the Gaza district, Palestine. He is commemorated on the Memorial Tablet at Upper Canada College, the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada and on page 576 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. -
Stained Glass Window
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. 1156 Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar (RMC 1915) was the son of Peter Duncan Crerar, K.C., and Marion Elizabeth Crerar, of Hamilton, Ontario. He studied at Upper Canada College and the Royal Military College of Canada. He enlisted on May 1916. He served with the Royal Field Artillery. He served in Palestine in January 1917. He died on August 3, 1917 at 19 years of age of injuries received in a flying accident when in pursuit of an enemy aeroplane in the Gaza district, Palestine. He is commemorated on the Memorial Tablet at Upper Canada College, the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada and on page 576 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. -
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. -
Memorial
Memorial Arch, Royal Military College of Canada -
Memorial
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Grave marker
From the London Free Press August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Malcolm Charlton Crerar
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 576 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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