Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Photo of Wasley Harris – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Soldiers' Tower Memorial – The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.

Memorial Arch – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “P/O W. P. HARRIS R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Memorial Room – Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Memorial Book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 27 reads: P/O Wasley Passmore [sic] HARRIS 17 SFTS, RCAF. Applied Science and Engineering – Mechanical, BASc 1941. Killed in an aeroplane accident near Souris, Manitoba, 6 November 1943. Buried in Rockwood Cemetery, Rockwood, Ontario.

Biography – Photograph from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's Yearbook in 1941 shows Harris' interests.

Temporary Grave Marker – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of WASLEY PASMORE HARRIS – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Grave Marker – Courtesy of Margaret Rose Gaunt