Great War Book of Remembrance

The City’s Great War Book of Remembrance pays tribute to more than 6,500 people who died during service in the First World War with links to Toronto. They died either having lived here, were enlisted here, had next of kin in Toronto or were members of Toronto-based regiments.

The first group of over 3,200 names was included in a book that was officially dedicated by Mayor John Tory in 2018 at City Hall. An additional 3,300 names have now been added to the book. These names from the Great War were discovered when they were published by a private directory company in 1918.

The title page featuring two flags and three badges was created by Mark Lurz, President of Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto. The flags are the Royal Union Flag and Red Ensign (1871-1921). The three badges include maple leaves that would have appeared on soldiers cap badges and buttons and identified them as Canadian soldiers.