The Memorial

Thereafter

Notice of error on the memorialFollowing the unveiling, people surfaced to bring new names to Ardagh's attention. Archibald Cochrane of Cobourg, whoattended the ceremony, regretted that the name of Leroy E. Awrey was omitted. Ardagh continued to try to track down information about new names and to find the next of kin of several of those whose names appeared on the memorial so that they might be sent the photograph. In late October 1929, Ardagh sent Frances Loring a list of eight additional names to be engraved at the bottom of the list already inscribed on the memorial.

Even after Ardagh issued those instructions, new information came to light. In November 1929, Draper CorrectionArdagh wrote to Frances Loring to let her know that "in some extraordinary way the name of Capt. Henry C. Draper was engraved on the Memorial (No. 27) as being among the deceased whereas as a matter of fact I had an interesting conversation yesterday afternoon with the said gentleman who was very much alive." His name was replaced on the memorial with the name "Capt. Hal C. Fryer, M.C." Traces of that change can still be seen on the left side of the list of names on the memorial.

The World War One memorial remains an impressive fixture in the Great Library at Osgoode Hall, and provides the focus for the Law Society's Remembrance Day service every second year. In alternate years the service takes place in front of the Second World War memorial in the Rotunda. Each year benchers read the Honour Roll at the Remembrance Day service as the Law Society continues to honour the memory of its members who fell in the First World War.


World War One Memorial