Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Honour Roll – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

Grave Marker – Inscription to the memory of Second Lieutenant JOHN RICHARD KIRBY, Royal Air Force, on the family grave marker in the cemetery of St Mark¿s Anglican Curch, Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario.

Memorial – Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Building – The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Funds were raised by the Alumni Federation, now called the University of Toronto Alumni Association. The name of "2nd Lt J. R. KIRBY R.A.F." is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.

Inscription – Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed and dedicated in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for specific bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XXI is dedicated: " 'Extol, ye bell, the virtue of our valorous men.' Alumni Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering".

Photo of John Richard Kirby – In memory of the students from Parkdale Collegiate Institute (Toronto, Ontario), who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Press Clipping – In memory of the students from Parkdale Collegiate Institute (Toronto, Ontario), who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me