Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Canadian Buffs Memorial, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent “IN MEMORY OF OFFICERS OF THE CANADIAN BUFFS WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914-1919, ERECTED BY COMRADES”

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of Chaplain Eric Franklin Johnston – Chaplain Eric Franklin Johnston, as a member of the Trinity Methodist Church in Toronto, was remembered in the roll of honour in the "Trinity War Book". This book was published by the church in 1921.

Newspaper Clipping

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

Photo of Eric Johnston – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

Newspaper Clipping 2 – Source: Acta Victoriana War Supplement, Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario, December 1919.

Photo of Eric Franklin Johnston – Source: Acta Victoriana War Supplement, Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario, December 1919.

Memorial Plaque – Roll of Honour is located in the Middlesex Memorial Tower, University College. University of Western Ontario, London Ontario. Courtesy of University of Western Ontario Gazette

Grave marker

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

The Soldiers' Tower – 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 "Capt Rev E. F. JOHNSTON C.C.S." 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. The inscription for bell XXII reads: "The Alumni Association and friends of Victoria College".

Memorial – Beechwood National Military Cemetery Hall of Colours Military Chaplains stained glass window