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In 1917 a baptismal font of cut stone was dedicated to Calvary Church at 247 Rosethorn Avenue in memory of Private John Richardson by his parents. John Richardson was born in Manchester, England on 7 February 1897. He moved with his parents, William and Emily Richardson, to Toronto and worked as a bicycle builder before enlisting in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 27 July 1915. Upon arriving in Europe, he was placed in the 58th Battalion. He was killed by shellfire on 19 April 1916 while fighting at St. Eloi.

The baptism font moved to the church of St. Mark, which was located on 21 Blackthorn Avenue, when St. Mark and the Church of Calvary amalgamated in 1970 to become St. Mark & Calvary. The church was disestablished on December 31, 2011. When this church was sold the baptismal fonts were included in the sale.

An oak plaque adorned with oxidized silver medallions was placed in the choir at St. Alban's Cathedral in honour of former pupils of their Sunday school who died in the First World War. It was dedicated to St. Alban's Cathedral by the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada.

The plaque was located in the Chapel of St. Alban-the-Martyr in Royal St. George's College at 120 Howland Avenue and it is not known what happened to the plaque.

At St. Albans Cathedral an honour roll was placed at the southern aisle bearing the names of the 112 parishioners who at that point in time had enlisted in the Canadian military to fight in the First World War. The calligraphy of the honour roll was done by Bryan Chadwick.

April 20, 1922, a memorial organ and screen were dedicated to members of the congregation who had died during the First World War. The organ is a 3-manual instrument with 26 stops. It is encased in an oak screen that bears the memorial tablet to those who died in the First World War and a tablet to those memorialized by stops in the new organ. The stops were subscribed for by members of the congregation in memory of departed friends and relatives. 

Lieutenant-Governor Cockshutt unveiled the two bronze tablets during a ceremony conducted by Lord Bishop James Sweeney and Canon Macnab. The organ was designed by T.H. Palmer of Knox Presbyterian Church, Ottawa.

In the choir at St. Albans Cathedral site, a bronze tablet was dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Ambrose Harold Goodman. Ambrose was born on 6 October 1896 in Cayuga, Ontario. He was the son of Ambrose Kenneth Goodman, of the firm Goodman and Galbraith Barristers and Solicitors; his mother was Linn Goodman. Ambrose was a student of the University of Toronto and a member of the 109th Regiment militia when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 17 August 1917. Upon arriving in Europe, he was made a lieutenant in the 116th Battalion. He was injured by a shell on the first day of the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 and died of his wounds a week later. 

A litany desk at St. Albans Cathedral was dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant James Pomeroy Cavers by his mother, Estelle Dyas (formerly Cavers). James was born on 29 December 1891, son of W. A. and Estelle Cavers in Galt, Ontario. He was a student at Upper Canada College when he enlisted in the Eaton Machine Gun Battery on 28 January 1915. After a gunshot wound to the leg on 31 July 1916 at the Somme, he was discharged on 25 November 1916. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps Canada on 4 July 1917 and served as a lieutenant in Greece near Salonika with the 150th Squadron. During a reconnaissance mission on 3 September 1918 his plane was hit by gunshot and fell into Lake Dorjan. James was shot and killed while attempting to swim to shore.

On 1 May 1917, a choir stall at St. Albans Cathedral was dedicated to the memory of Lance Corporal Hugh Charles Cameron, who had died in Europe while serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The dedication was conducted by His Grace George Thorneloe, Archbishop of Algoma, who was assisted by the Bishop of Toronto.

Hugh was born on 9 August 1893, son of Charles Clifton and Elizabeth Caroline Cameron in Kincardine, Ontario. He moved to Toronto with his family and was a salesman when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 22 September 1914. Cameron became a lance-corporal in the 3rd Battalion machine gun unit. He was reported killed in action on 23 April 1915 at Ypres.

On 1 May 1917, an oak chair at St. Albans Cathedral was dedicated to Lieutenant Claude Castlemaine Temple. The dedication was conducted by His Grace George Thorneloe, Archbishop of Algoma, who was assisted by the Bishop of Toronto.

Claude was born in Quebec City in 1891, to Margaret and Charles Vesey Temple. His father, Charles, was a member of The Queen’s Own Rifles and accompanied the Prince of Wales during his visit to Quebec. An accountant by profession, Claude enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 18 September 1914 in Toronto. After arriving in Europe, he became a lieutenant in the 7th Battalion. He was reported missing on 2 October 1916 while engaged in operations at the Somme. Four months later, it was confirmed he had been killed by machine gun fire while storming a German trench.

The temple chair was located in the Chapel of St. Alban-the-Martyr in Royal St. George's College at 120 Howland Avenue and it is not known what happened to it.

On 1 May 1917, a choir stall at St. Albans Cathedral was dedicated to the memory of Captain John Hannaford Symons, who had died in Europe while serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The dedication was conducted by His Grace George Thorneloe, Archbishop of Algoma, who was assisted by the Bishop of Toronto.

Symons was born on 7 November 1890, son of William Linbury Symons and Georgia Lutz Symons in Toronto, Ontario. He worked as an architect and was a member of the Governor General’s Body Guard militia when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 3 December 1914. Symons became a captain in the 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, after arriving in Europe. He was reported missing on 6 June 1916 while fighting at Mount Sorrel, near Ypres and presumed to have been killed three days earlier. 

On 1 May 1917, a choir stall at St. Albans Cathedral was dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Neville Hamilton Ricketts, who had died in Europe in the First World War. The dedication was conducted by His Grace George Thorneloe, Archbishop of Algoma, who was assisted by the Bishop of Toronto.

Ricketts was born on 2 January 1891, son of Charles Wellesley Ricketts and Jean Chalmers Ricketts in Hamilton, Ontario. Neville worked as a bank clerk before enlisting in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 22 September 1914 and became a lieutenant in 5th Battalion after arriving in Europe. On 31 December 1915 he died from machine gun fire to the abdomen.