St. Charles

 

Location:  Sudbury District     N 46.36480   W -80.41643

On the west side of County Road 535, beside the church at 31 Main Street.

 

The St. Charles Veterans park was established in October 2018 with the help of several local businesses and community groups.  A plaque mounted on a rock at the entrance to the park gives thanks to these supporters.  The memorial park is located next to the Paroisse St. Charles Catholic Church.  The memorial consists of three grey granite stones paying tribute to the men of this bilingual area, their names engraved on the two stones marked as the Wall of Honour, in both official languages.  Two benches guide the visitor along the pathway to the memorial, each bench is dedicated to the memory of a fallen WWII soldier.  No wars or conflicts are mentioned on the stones, simply the names of the local heroes who helped to defend our country.

Marker text:

Centre:

N'OUBLONS JAMAIS

LEST WE FORGET

 

 

 

Left stone:

WALL OF HONOUR

BEAUPARLANT, MEDERIC

LAMONTAGNE, CAMILLE

VAN EXAN, WALTER DUKE

BEAUCHAMP, PHILIPPE

PILON, GEDEON

CHARPENTIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE

LAMONTAGNE, ALBERT

LEMIEUX, DOMINA

BRISSON, VICTOR

FRAPPIER, EDOUARD

LANGLOIS, JOSEPH

BEDARD, CHARLES J.

BRISSON, ARTHUR

MARTIN, ONESIME

LAPOINTE, VITAL C.

BRISSON, EPHREM

RACINE, LEO PAUL

ASSELIN, LOUIS C.

BURNHAM, JOHN CARLETON

ETHIER, SERGE

FRAPPIER, CHARLES-EDOUARD

LEMIEUX, RODOLPHE N.

PIGEON, ROLAND T.

BURNHAM, LEONARD LEROY

FORTIN, FERNAND

LAMONTAGNE, MAURICE L.

SABOURIN, LAURIER H.

VAN EXAN, WALTER JOHN

SIMON, ARTHUR JOSEPH

STATHAM, GERALD R.

BEAUPARLANT, FERNAND, J.C.

CHAMPAGNE, JOE E.

SURETTE, PAUL HAROLD

TREMBLAY, EDWARD M.

BEDARD, GUY A.J.

BEDARD, NORMAN

ALLEN, HENRY J.

DIGNARD, BRUCE

 

 

 

 

Right stone:

MUR D'HONNEUR 

GERVAIS, RENE S.

CALVER, COLLIN

ADAM, MARGARET G.

LEGROS, PIERRE R.

THERRIEN, RONALD

ADAM, JOCELYNE

LEGROS, HENRI

BRISSON, PIERRE

ST. LOUIS, DENIS J.R.

LEGROS, FRANCOIS

WISSELL, RENE J.

BRUNET, JAMIE MICHEL

CRUMB, NOLAN

WISSELL, BRUNO

DAMBRAUSKAS, MICHEL

 

 

Buckhorn - Wall of Honour

 

Location:  Peterborough County     N 44.55588   W -78.34691

On the east side of Lakehurst Road, beside the deer statue and Lock 31.

 

The Wall of Honour was built by Buckhorn residents Carolle Beyore and husband Kevin Stewart.  The display was reconstructed from the original structure, showing every Canadian soldier that lost his/her life in Afghanistan.  Their goal is to make everyone who passes it aware of the sacrifices made by our troops.  The granite benches were added in 2014 after a fundraising effort led by Beyore.  The memorial is a wonderful tribute to the men and women who served in Afghanistan and to those who made the supreme sacrifice while helping to free the people of of that far away land.  "Thank you for our freedom."

East York

 

Location:  City of Toronto      N 43.69141   W -79.32736

In front of the East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue.

 

 

The memorial was erected to mark courage and sacrifice of those who served their country during times of war, military conflict and peace.  It consists of several large slabs of granite melded together to form a large and imposing cenotaph in front of the East York Civic Centre.   A small plaque indicates that the memorial was restored by the efforts of the local Legion, Brigadier O.M. Martin Branch 345, but no date is given for the restoration or of the original unveiling of this impressive monument.  I have been told of a park behind the Civic Centre that contains a plaque of 120 names of those lost on peacekeeping missions, a location I will visit next time I am in the area.

Marker text:

Front:

SINCE THE EARLIEST CRUSADE

MEN AND WOMEN HAVE SUFFERED

IN THE THROES OF WAR

NOT FOR PERSONAL GAIN OR GLORY

BUT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AN IDEAL

THAT RIGHTEOUS FREEDOM

MIGHT BE REALISED AS A REWARD

TO ALL MANKIND

THUS WE, THE CITIZENS OF EAST YORK

ERECT THIS SYMBOL TO COMMEMORATE

THROUGHOUT THE YEARS

THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES

OR WERE INCAPACITATED

SERVING THE CAUSE OF SUCH FREEDOM

IN THE VICTORIOUS WARS OF

1914 1918          1939 1945

PRAY THAT THE CRUSADE IS NOW ENDED

IN ETERNAL PEACE

1950  KOREA  1953

PEACEKEEPING

 

Back:

1914-1918          1939-1945

IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE

MAY THEIR SACRIFICE

BE NOT FORGOTTEN

1950  KOREA  1953

AND OUR SPECIAL FORCES