Other

City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-275
Type
Address
135 First Avenue
Location
St. Matthew, First Avenue
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6656738, -79.3474239
War or Conflict Term
Province
!4v1678198693425!6m8!1m7!1s_EKrd6lrFghssm8L7BNkcA!2m2!1d43.66567375037877!2d-79.347423939853!3f168.18!4f7.209999999999994!5f0.7820865974627469
Body Content

The congregation donated bronze tablets in memory of parishioners who gave their lives.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11467
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-274
Type
Address
135 First Avenue
Location
St. Matthew, First Avenue
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6656738, -79.3474239
War or Conflict Term
Province
!4v1678198693425!6m8!1m7!1s_EKrd6lrFghssm8L7BNkcA!2m2!1d43.66567375037877!2d-79.347423939853!3f168.18!4f7.209999999999994!5f0.7820865974627469
Body Content

The congregation donated oak altar side panels in memory of parishioners who lost their lives in the First World War.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Altar panels
Photo Credit
Ross Fair
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11466
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-273
Type
Address
135 First Avenue
Location
St. Matthew, First Avenue
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6656738, -79.3474239
War or Conflict Term
Province
!4v1678198693425!6m8!1m7!1s_EKrd6lrFghssm8L7BNkcA!2m2!1d43.66567375037877!2d-79.347423939853!3f168.18!4f7.209999999999994!5f0.7820865974627469
Body Content

Honour rolls on the west wall of the church were donated in memory of parishioners who lost their lives.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Honour Roll
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11465
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-272
Type
Address
135 First Avenue
Location
St. Matthew, First Avenue
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6656738, -79.3474239
Province
!4v1678198693425!6m8!1m7!1s_EKrd6lrFghssm8L7BNkcA!2m2!1d43.66567375037877!2d-79.347423939853!3f168.18!4f7.209999999999994!5f0.7820865974627469
Body Content

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.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Communion cups
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11464
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-271
Type
Address
135 First Avenue
Location
St. Matthew, First Avenue
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6656738, -79.3474239
Province
!4v1678198693425!6m8!1m7!1s_EKrd6lrFghssm8L7BNkcA!2m2!1d43.66567375037877!2d-79.347423939853!3f168.18!4f7.209999999999994!5f0.7820865974627469
Body Content

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.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11463
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-270
Type
Address
135 First Avenue
Location
St. Matthew, First Avenue
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6656738, -79.3474239
War or Conflict Term
Province
!4v1678198693425!6m8!1m7!1s_EKrd6lrFghssm8L7BNkcA!2m2!1d43.66567375037877!2d-79.347423939853!3f168.18!4f7.209999999999994!5f0.7820865974627469
Body Content

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.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Stained glass window
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11462
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-269
Type
Address
45 Bellwoods Avenue
Location
St Matthias Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
43.6477037, -79.4115036
Inscription

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.

Image
Caption
Lieutenant Edward Charles Ready Credence Table
Province
!4v1678197220486!6m8!1m7!1s27gyPo1pYZ9S_726SxICfw!2m2!1d43.64770369039692!2d-79.4115035665116!3f87.17543600290733!4f0.10394250485124701!5f0.8789521859057234
Body Content

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.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Credence table
Photo Credit
Jim Lewis
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11461
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-268
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Province
Body Content

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.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Bread box
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11460
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-267
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
War or Conflict Term
Province
Body Content

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.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Book of Remembrance
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11459
City/Municipality
Toronto
Memorial Number
35090-266
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Province
Body Content

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.

City
Toronto
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11458