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Nestled on University Avenue’s prestigious thoroughfare, there’s a striking architectural gem that only an exclusive group of ...
In a war rife with brutality, it is unreasonable to categorize one soldier’s demise ... the death of Bertram Denison, Toronto’s first casualty of the First World War, and the kindness he ...
The City of Toronto is paying homage to those who fought in the First World War through ... said Craig Heron, York University history professor. The stories and photos of the artifacts from the ...
An exhibit commemorating Canadian soldiers who served and were killed in the First World War was unveiled in ... a former psychology professor at the University of Toronto, said of the photographs ...
As combat raged overseas in both the First and Second World Wars, Toronto became one of the most ... a Victory Bond drive on University Avenue during the First World War. (City of Toronto Archives ...
Harold Wrong was a First World War ... one last letter to his brother Murray on June 30, 1916. It contained a single pressed flower and one line: "All well with me." The next day marked the Battle of ...
This list of 100 Toronto soldiers who fought in the First World War was researched and compiled by E. Patrick Shea, LSM. This is part of a larger project Shea is working on for 2019 to identify all of ...
In 1917, a young student named Amelia Earhart came to wartime Toronto to visit her younger sister, who was studying there. The visit changed her life, and aviation history. By then, hundreds of ...