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Like soldiers the world over They were very young

Beginning in 1914 and lasting until the fall of 1918, Malvern Collegiate's children, not yet old enough to vote or even legally drink, volunteered to enter the maelstrom of what would be the greatest and most catastrophic war in this country's history. Like soldiers the world over

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Like soldiers the world over They were very young

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  1. Beginning in 1914 and lasting until the fall of 1918, Malvern Collegiate's children, not yet old enough to vote or even legally drink, volunteered to enter the maelstrom of what would be the greatest and most catastrophic war in this country's history

  2. Like soldiers the world over They were very young They laughed and they criedThey fought and they died Not for king, queen or flag But for each other For they were: Poem’s Author: A Grade 10 Malvern Student

  3. Students of MALVERN AVENUE COLLEGIATE fought and died as members of the famed CANADIAN CORPS, the only army in the Great War never to lose a single battle it fought. From Vimy Ridge which marked the first conclusive offensive allied victory of the war, to The Hundred Days which ended it, Malvern students fought and died not as British or Empire troops, but for the first time in our history as Canadians.

  4. A total of 25 Malvern students lost their lives overseas during the Great War

  5. In Holland Canadian soldiers are known as The Liberators

  6. Dutch Children as part of the school program adopt the graves of Canadian soldiers

  7. Visiting veterans are feted like rock stars

  8. The sacrifices of this country are not forgotten

  9. In Canada, many kids cannot even explain when the wars were fought

  10. The staff students and parentshave started to change that

  11. A program was started to provide a human face to those who defend and pay the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms

  12. Who were the Boys of Malvern?

  13. Joseph Taylor A student at Malvern Collegiate Joseph lived at 70 Silver Birch He enlisted at 15 (a grade 10 student) Joseph died January 31, 1917 as part of the daily wastage leading up to the Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge He lies buried in France He is not forgotten Joseph is on the far left of the middle row

  14. Joseph Taylor Joseph would win no medals for bravery He would do nothing more then be in the wrong place at the wrong time and pay heavily for it He was the teenaged son of a family who loved him dearly Following his death, a telegram delivery boy would arrive at the door bringing news that would shatter his family and forever change their lives His voice in the halls of Malvern would be forever lost The Great War and all its savagery found Malvern

  15. 22 other Malvern students like Joseph lie buried or missing in Europe

  16. Malvern Students Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice Cecil Pugh Annis William Kennedy Commins D.S.O. M.C. Gordon Parsons Davidson John Patrick Davidson Gordon Ezra Duke Martin James Flood Cecil John French M.C. Arthur Patrick Gorman William Albert Heal William John Hird Walter James Hutchinson Wilfred John Jones Roy Wesley Kerr Charles Simpson Lennox Charles William Mabbott Harvey George Mansfield Charles Percy May Robert Fountain MacLuckie Arthur Jackson Smith Sisley Donovan Laurier Sisley Harold Wilson Spence M.M. Joseph Rollit Taylor John Archibald Trebilcock M.C. Alsey Joseph Trebilcock Murray Watson

  17. On May 18, 1922 after a community fundraising effort, a memorial cenotaph was constructed and dedicated to the memory of the fallen Malvern students

  18. The cenotaph was constructed by Emmanuel Hahn consisting of a marble figure on a limestone base On its sides are embossed the names of all 24 Malvern students who paid the supreme sacrifice and lie buried overseas

  19. Emmanuel Hahn is famous as the designer of the Bluenose on the dime, Caribou on the quarter and the Adam Beck memorial on University Avenue in Toronto The figure on the monument is none other than Toronto’s young world champion rower Ned Hanlan It is also believed to be the first statue of Ned Hanlan ever done dating the one at Hanlan’s point by four years

  20. Several years ago the cenotaph was vandalized requiring part of the right arm be removed. The sword was broken off and stolen Years of exposure to the weather have taken their toll on the exposed arm

  21. The sad truth is that with the current school funding formula neither the Toronto and District School Board or Malvern Collegiate posses the funds to repair the cenotaph

  22. The Onward Malvern Foundation, Centre 55 and The Malvern School Council believes that we cannot permit the memory of the sacrifices of these children to be lost

  23. The Boys Of Malvern Project Goals To ensure the sacrifices of these students are remembered we have developed a project with the following goals: • Formally integrate the memory and accomplishments of theMalvern students into the school’s History curriculum • Bring a human face to the former students. They are morethan names on limestone • Repair the statue as close as technically possible to thecondition it was in when it was dedicated • Properly secure and protect the monument against futurevandalism • Formally rededicate the monument upon restoration with afull military dedication

  24. Formally integrate the memory and accomplishments of the Malvern students into the school’s History curriculum. • Students understand that the names on the monument are real people who attended this school • Every student learn about the individual sacrifices of at least one of the soldiers whose names appear on the monument • Unless the students learn of the sacrifice, the cenotaph becomes a gravestone rather than a monument

  25. Repair the statue as close as technically possible to the condition it was in when it was dedicated. Neglect and the elements have taken a toll We have had the monument examined by experts Full restoration is achievable though expensive A project has been commissioned to complete it

  26. $75,000 is needed to: Integrate the monument and the memory of the fallen students formally into the school curriculum Properly restore the monument Provide security to insure it is never again vandalized Formally rededicate the memorial

  27. We need your help

  28. For your contribution we can provide : • An income tax receipt • For corporate contributors, your logo as a sponsor on the dedication program and the accompanying video and website for the monument • An engraved thank you on the wall of honour at the school in memory of your donation for donations in excess of $100 • The gratitude of the students, parents of Malvern Collegiate and the families of the fallen • Unfortunately nothing can be placed on the monument itself

  29. Why are we doing this?

  30. The answer is in the face of Charles Mabbot of 288 Main Street and 23 other local kids who paid a dear price They were real people with families who dearly loved them

  31. A Boy of Malvern The Toronto Star obituary on the death of Charles Mabbott 19 days before the war’s armistice. He was more than just Private Mabbott. He was also a member of the Malvern Collegiate Rugby team. He willingly left grade 11 at age 17 to go off to fight in the greatest war this country has known

  32. Thank You

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