Two communion cups in memory of Private John (Jack) William Timewell Durst were donated by his mother and placed in the sacristy of the church. Private Durst served in the 58th Battalion and was killed in action on April 25, 1916.
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Lieutenant Ernest Ford Crossland Tablet
A tablet in memory of Lieutenant Ernest Ford Crossland was donated by his family and unveiled on September 7, 1919, on the south wall of the church. Lieutenant Crossland was a member of the 3rd Battalion, discharged in May of 1916 and died on October 20, 1918. The tablet displayed a record of his service and the insignia of the Royal Air Force.
St. Matthew, First Avenue First World War Window
A stained glass window was donated by the congregation in memory of parishioners who gave their lives and unveiled on the east side of the church in January 1920.
Lieutenant Edward Charles Ready Credence Table
In Loving Memory of
Edward Charles Ready
Late Royal Berkshire Regiment
Born 19th March, 1890
Died of Wounds
2nd May, 1917
Sometime a Server of this Church
R.I.P.
John A. Ready donated an oak credence table in memory of his son, Private Edward Charles Ready. Private Ready was a member of the 46th Battalion who transferred to the 3rd Battalion of the Berkshire Regiment and was killed in action on May 2, 1917.
Private Ernest Albert Fryers Bread Box
A silver bread box dedicated in memory of Private Ernest Albert Fryers of the 20th Battalion, who was killed in action on January 27, 1918, was donated by his parents at St. Mary the Virgin, 36 Westmoreland Avenue. The first St. Mary the Virgin, was located on the north-west corner of Bloor and Delaware until 1914, when a new building was erected on Westmoreland. In 1966, the amalgamated with St. Cyprian’s, Manning Avenue and formed St. Mary the Virgin & St. Cyprian’s which closed in 2002.
St. Mary the Virgin Book of Remembrance
The congregation of St. Mary the Virgin, 36 Westmoreland Avenue, donated a Book of Remembrance.
The first St. Mary the Virgin, was located on the north-west corner of Bloor and Delaware until 1914, when a new building was erected on Westmoreland. In 1966, the amalgamated with St. Cyprian’s, Manning Avenue and formed St. Mary the Virgin & St. Cyprian’s which closed in 2002.
Lieutenant Alexander Douglas Kirkpatrick Tablet
A tablet in memory of Lieutenant Alexander Douglas Kirkpatrick of the 3rd Battalion was donated by his family and unveiled on September 10, 1916. Lieutenant Kirkpatrick was killed in action on April 24, 1915.
The first St. Mary the Virgin, was located on the north-west corner of Bloor and Delaware until 1914, when a new building was erected on Westmoreland. In 1966, the amalgamated with St. Cyprian’s, Manning Avenue and formed St. Mary the Virgin & St. Cyprian’s which closed in 2002.
Kirkpatrick, Williamson and Lewis Lectern
An oak lectern was placed in the Chancel Guild at St. Mary the Virgin, 36 Westmoreland Avenue and dedicated to Lieutenant Alexander Douglas Kirkpatrick of the 3rd Battalion, Captain George Massey Williamson of the 14th Battalion, and Private Samuel Lewis of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Lieutenant Kirkpatrick and Captain Williamson were killed in action on April 24 and 25, respectively. Private Lewis was killed in action on May 4, 1915.
The first St. Mary the Virgin, was located on the north-west corner of Bloor and Delaware until 1914, when a new building was erected on Westmoreland. In 1966, the amalgamated with St. Cyprian’s, Manning Avenue and formed St. Mary the Virgin & St. Cyprian’s which closed in 2002.
St. Mary the Virgin First World War Tablet
“In honoured memory of men from this church who gave their lives in the Great War. 1914-1918”
Edward Adams
George Henry Beach
Everard Thomas Buckley
Arthur Dudley Bullock
William Henry Chambers
John Clementson
Charles Emery
John Armstrong Fielder
Arthur Firth
Herbert Ralph Foden
Ernest Albert Fryers
William Hayden Gate
George Albert Gilmore
Edgar Harper
Stanley William Harper
Alexander Douglas Kirkpatrick
Samuel Lewis
William Marvin Locock
Alfred John Mercer
Gordon Bennett Morgan
Frederick Northe Parker
Harold Robinson
Henry Bracey Sheppard
William Strachan
Frank Swain
Walter Harry George Varney
Wilfred Clark Walls
Harold R Weatherup
Norman Wheado
Richard C Wood
William James Woodward
“Make them to be numbered with thy saints”
A tablet dedicated to parishioners who gave their lives was unveiled in 1922 at St. Mary the Virgin, 36 Westmoreland Avenue. The first St. Mary the Virgin, was located on the north-west corner of Bloor and Delaware until 1914, when a new building was erected on Westmoreland. In 1966, the amalgamated with St. Cyprian’s, Manning Avenue and formed St. Mary the Virgin & St. Cyprian’s which closed in 2002.
First World War Tablet
Lest We Forget
1914 1918
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY
OF THE SEVENTEEN MEN, WHO,
FROM THIS CONGREGATION,
WENT FORTH, LEAVING BEHIND
ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM,
ENDURED HARDNESS, FACED
DANGER, AND IN THE END,
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES THAT
OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN SAFETY
AND FREEDOM
- RALPH BOWEN
- GILBERT BOWEN
- ARTHUR BULLOCK
- FRANCIS CONNERY
- ARTHUR COULTER
- OSWALD DARLING
- WILLIAM HUTSON
- PERCY JEX
- HUSON MURRAY
- HARRY MURDOCH
- ROGER ROBERTS
- ERNEST SCULLY
- LEONARD TAYLOR
- ROBERT TAYLOR
- FREDERICK TAYLOR
- GEORGE WARWICK
- STANLEY WAREHAM
GRANT THEM, LORD, ETERNAL REST
A bronze tablet, dedicated to those of the congregation who served in the First World War, was unveiled in the narthex of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in 1926.