Corporal Frederick George Topham Memorial Plaque

Adjacent to the Cenotaph, a provincial plaque commemorating Corporal Frederick George Topham, V.C., an Etobicoke war Hero. It was erected in 1980. Refer to memorial number 35021-001

Inscription

CORPORAL FREDERICK GEORGE TOPHAM, V.C.
1917 – 1974

Born in Toronto, Topham was educated here before working in
the mines at Kirkland Lake. He enlisted on August 3, 1942,
and served at home and abroad as a medical orderly. On March
24, 1945, while serving with the 1st Canadian Parachute Bat-
talion, he defied heavy enemy fire to treat casualties sustained
in a parachute drop east of the Rhine, near Wesel. Rejecting
treatment for his own severe face wound, he continued to
rescue the injured for six hours. While returning to his com-
pany, he saved three occupants of a burning carrier which
was in danger of exploding. For these exceptional deeds,
Topham was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest decor-
ation for valour in the British Commonwealth.

Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation

Contiguë au cénotaphe, une plaque provinciale honore la mémoire du caporal Frederick George Topham, V.C., citoyen d’Etobicoke et héros de guerre. Elle a été posée en 1980. Référer au numéro mémorial:35021-001

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.