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This plaque was erected in honour of Danforth United Church parishioners who died in the Second World War.
Danforth United changed its name to Eastminster United after amalgamating with North Broadview United Church in 1966. A further amalgamation occurred in 1984 when the congregation of Donlands United joined. In 2018, Eastminster United joined with Cosburn United and Glen Rhodes United to become East End United Regional Ministry.
On February 7, 1921, a shield was unveiled in honour of Fred Victor Methodist Mission members who were killed in battle during the First World War. The shield contained 24 maple leaves, each containing the name of a soldier who fell in the war.
Fred Victor Mission disbanded as a worship congregation in 1976 and continued as a ministry of the United Church. The church building at the corner of Queen and Jarvis Streets no longer exists and it is not known what happened to the shield.
A statue of an angel in honour of St. Paul's Catholic Church parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was unveiled on June 18, 1921, in the niche beside the church entrance. Archbishop Neil McNeil unveiled and blessed the statue. More than 700 members of the congregation enlisted in the First World War.
The statue was made of Italian Carrara marble and manufactured by McBride in New York. In the angel's lowered left hand is a wreath, while the other hand holds a white cross. The 6 feet high statue and the bronze tablet below it cost $2,335.
A bronze plaque in honour of St. Paul's Catholic Church parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was unveiled on the outside west wall on June 18, 1921.
A bronze tablet in honour of St. Joseph's Catholic Church parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was unveiled on November 28, 1920, at the back of the church.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
(list of names)
That it may record their noble lives and heroic sacrifice, this tablet is erected by the congregation of this church.
A bronze tablet in honour of St. John's Roman Catholic Church parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was unveiled on May 11, 1919.
A window in honour of St. Cecilia's Church parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War was donated to the church.
Bells in honour of St. Cecilia's Church parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War were unveiled on May 4, 1924. Their design included the four Evangelists on one side, and the Crucifixion with Mary and St. John on the other side. The bells were manufactured in Tarbes, France. The large bell weighed 5,800 pounds and its Latin inscription translates to "I praise the true God; I call the people; I weep for the dead; I convoke the clergy." The small bell weighed 850 pounds.
A bronze tablet was unveiled on May 31, 1925, in honour of 13 parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War.
Parkdale Methodist Church erected a Roll of Honor in memory of their parishioners who served in the First World War. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925. The current building replaced the church that was used until 1977 when it was demolished.
