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Son of Archibald and Henrietta MacMurchy of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private William Crozier MacMurchy
Digital gallery of
Private William Crozier MacMurchy
World War One memorial tablet, St. Paul's (Anglican), Bloor St. East, Toronto, Ontario. One of two memorial tablets set within a spectacular carved alabaster chancel screen. Erected in memory of the men of St. Paul's who died during the first World War and unveiled in March 1926. Each alabaster tablet incorporates mosaic work depicting kneeling angels holding a laurel wreath and a torch. Seventy-six names in total were listed by date of death. Inscribed: "IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE", and from The Very Reverend Cyril Alington: "And us they trusted. We the task inherit / The unfinished task for which their lives were spent / But leaving us a portion of their spirit / They gave their witness and they died content."
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Photo courtesy of Craig B. Cameron
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Photo of Epsom Cemetery and Cross of Sacrifice<P> Courtesy of Craig B.Cameron.
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World War One memorial tablet, St. Paul's (Anglican), Bloor St. East, Toronto, Ontario. One of two memorial tablets set within a spectacular carved alabaster chancel screen. Erected in memory of the men of St. Paul's who died during the first World War and unveiled in March 1926. Each alabaster tablet incorporates mosaic work depicting kneeling angels holding a laurel wreath and a torch. Seventy-six names in total were listed by date of death. Inscribed: "IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE", and from The Very Reverend Cyril Alington: "And us they trusted. We the task inherit / The unfinished task for which their lives were spent / But leaving us a portion of their spirit / They gave their witness and they died content."
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Pte. William Crozier MacMurchy was born in Toronto, Ontario. He enlisted with the First Canadian Contingent at Valcartier, Quebec, on September 22nd, 1914. In honoured memory.
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram February 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 463 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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EPSOM CEMETERY Surrey, United Kingdom
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