Sandstone monument – Toronto

Between two of St. Mike’s residences— More and Fisher houses—is a passageway that connects Queen’s Park Crescent East and the college quad. The memorials for former students who died in the two World Wars and the Korean War are inscribed along the wall. Twelve arched sandstone panels. Panel (i) Inscribed crest. Saint Michael’s / College / Honours its members / Who gave their lives in war / Requiescant in pace.

Panel (ii) Inscription in Greek.

This is translated into English in Panel (iii); a lyric fragment by Simonides about those who died in the battle of Thermopylae. Panel (iii) In place of lamentation / There is remembrance / And pity is become praise.

WWI: Panels (iv) and (v) World War I: 22 names and 11 names respectively; alphabetical order; given names followed by surnames; a cross at the top of each arch.

WWII: Panels (vi) to (xi) World War II: 22 names each, except for Panel (xi) which has 17 names; given names followed by surnames; a cross at the top of each arch.

Korean War: Panel (xii) Korean Conflict: one name; a cross at the top of the arch.

Inscription

[PANEL 1/PANNEAU 1]
SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE HONOURS ITS MEMBERS WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WAR.

REQUIES CANT IN PASE.

[PANEL 2/PANNEAU 2]Quotation from Simonides/citation de Simonide.

[PANEL 3/PANNEAU 3]
IN PLACE OF LAMENTATION THERE IS
REMEMBRANCE AND PITY IS BECOME PRAISE.

[PANEL 4/PANNEAU 4]
WORLD WAR I

[22 NAMES ARE LISTED./22 NOMS SONT INSCRITS.]

[PANEL 5/PANNEAU 5]
[10 NAMES ARE LISTED./10 NOMS SONT INSCRITS.]

[PANEL 6-10/PANNEAUX 6-10]
WORLD WAR II

[22 NAMES ARE LISTED./22 NOMS SONT INSCRITS]

[PANEL 11/PANNEAU 11]
[17 NAMES ARE LISTED./17 NOMS SONT INSCRITS.]

[PANEL 12/PANNEAU 12]
KOREAN CONFLICT

[1 NAME IS LISTED./1 NOM EST INSCRIT.]

Ce mémorial est dédié aux étudiants du collège St. Michael qui ont perdu la vie pendant les Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales et la guerre de Corée. Il a été érigé par le collège St. Michael’s de l’Université de Toronto.

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