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On April 2, 1922, stained glass windows at St. John the Evangelist (Garrison Church) were dedicated to parishioners who lost their lives in the First World War.

St. John the Evangelist (Garrison Church) was located at the corner of Portland and Wellington Streets. The church was filled with row after row of smartly uniformed soldiers who always left the church before the rest of the congregation. By 1963, the building needed serious repairs and it was decided to demolish the building. It was replaced by a modern building that served the congregation until 1985 when the church property was sold.

On March 4, 1922, a ceremony was held at St. John the Evangelist (Garrison Church) for the formal opening of a Medical Mission in honour of members of the congregation and parishioners who lost their lives in the First World War. It was established under the leadership of the rector, Captain the Reverend John Russell MacLean, and ran until sometime after the Second World War. Four hundred men from the parish answered the call during the First World War. Of these, 40 paid the supreme sacrifice. The ceremony was conducted in the crypt by Bishop James Fielding Sweeny where the brass tablet erected to the gallant dead was blessed. 

Reverend MacLean was the rector of this Garrison Church and Chaplain to his Majesty's Forces as Stanly Barracks. In organizing the medical mission, he worked closely with two prominent Toronto doctors: John Taylor Fotheringham and Herbert Ernest Clutterbuck. Dr. Fotheringham was the postwar commander, as a major general, of the Militia component of the Canadian Army Medical Corps and, in the civilian world, on the faculty of the University of Toronto. He had joined the Militia as a student at the university and served as Surgeon Lieutenant of the 12th York Rangers and later the Queen’s Own Rifles. Fotheringham went overseas with the 2nd Canadian Division and was appointed the formation’s senior medical officer in 1915. Dr. Herbert Ernest Clutterbuck, a friend and colleague, was chief surgeon at St. John’s Hospital and later chief surgeon of Toronto Western Hospital. Clutterbuck was a graduate of the University of Toronto and had served as a medical officer with the British army during the war. He also taught at the university. Dr. Alex D. McKelvy, another experienced physician, volunteered to be the ear, nose and throat specialist.

St. John the Evangelist (Garrison Church) was located at the corner of Portland and Wellington Streets. The church was filled with row after row of smartly uniformed soldiers who always left the church before the rest of the congregation. By 1963, the building needed serious repairs and it was decided to demolish the building. It was replaced by a modern building that served the congregation until 1985 when the church property was sold.

The cairn remained in place until about 1982. It is not known what happened to the cairn or its plaque.

At St. John the Baptist Norway Church, three stained glass windows were unveiled in memory of those who served in the First World War and one was dedicated to the 75th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Authorized in the summer of 1915, the 75th Battalion was made up of recruits from Southern Ontario and arrived in Europe in the spring of 1916. They were engaged in the following operations: Battle of the Somme, Ancre Heights, Ancre, Arras, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Ypres, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, Drocourt-Quéant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes and Sambre.

The St. John the Baptist Norway Church First World War Roll of Honour was designed by Harold James.

This plaque was erected in memory of Sergeant Joseph Thompson, who died in the First World War, and his son Flight Sergeant Raymond Thomson, who died in the Second World War. 

At St. Edmund’s Church, a bronze tablet was unveiled on the baptistry wall in memory of Private William Hesmonhalgh Blenkhorn who lost his life in the First World War. The tablet was dedicated to the church by his family.

William was born on March 14, 1897, in East Lancaster, England to Matthias and Louisa Blenkhorn and the family moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was young. He worked as a machinist when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on March 20, 1915. He was placed in the 25th Battalion and was killed on June 12, 1918, near Arras when he was struck by shrapnel.

At St. Edmund’s Church, plaques were unveiled on the north and south walls of the nave and dedicated to the memory of members of the congregation who lost their lives in the First World War.

At St. Edmund’s Church, a bronze plaque was unveiled on the baptistry wall in memory of Private Garnet Blenkhorn who lost his life in the First World War. The plaque was dedicated to the church by his family.

Garnet was born on August 13, 1894, in Birmingham, England to Matthias and Louisa Blenkhorn and the family moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was young. He worked as a machinist when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on December 20, 1915. He was placed in the 19th Battalion and was killed at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917.

On January 6, 1927, at St. David’s Anglican Church, a tablet and organ were dedicated to the 51 men of the congregation who lost their lives during the First World War. Reverend H. A. Bracken conducted the service and Mrs. Fred Munn, mother of one of the fallen members of the congregation, unveiled the tablet.

On April 23, 1922, in the sanctuary at St. Cyprian’s Church on Manning Avenue, a carved oak reredos complimented by oak panel work and altar rails, was unveiled. The pieces were dedicated to the memory of the 24 parishioners who lost their lives in the First World War. The dedication service was conducted by Archdeacon Inglis and Canon W.L. Baynes-Reed. 

In 1966, St. Cyprian’s amalgamated with the Church of St. Mary the Virgin and the amalgamated parish of St. Mary the Virgin & St. Cyprian was born. St. Mary the Virgin & St. Cyprian’s closed in 2002. The building was purchased by Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Cathedral.