Grantham Township

 

Location:  Niagara Region     N 43.16187   W -79.20324

In the north section of Victoria Lawn Cemetery, 480 Queenston Street, St. Catharines.

Grantham Township was formerly known as a geographic township on the Niagara Peninsula in Upper Canada, later Ontario. In 1961, part of it was amalgamated into the city of St. Catharines. In 1970, the remaining portion was amalgamated into the new Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake.  This memorial stands proudly in the Victoria Lawn Cemetery in St. Catharines.  All of the names listed on this cenotaph knew this area as Grantham Township and as such, I will list it as Grantham Township, in their honour.

This memorial was dedicated to the citizens of the Township of Grantham who were killed in the First World War and was erected by the Township of Grantham. A plaque for the Second World War was unveiled on June 7, 1954. Plaques were later added for the Korean War and Afghanistan.  The tall granite cenotaph is the showcase for this part of the cemetery that holds a veteran's plot and three other smaller memorials in the vicinity.  The township is all but forgotten in our modern day history, but the names of the brave souls who died with Grantham Township as their home will live on in remembrance.

 

Marker text:

Front:

1850

TOWNSHIP OF GRANTHAM

THIER NAME

LIVETH FOR

EVERMORE

HONOUR ROLL

MAJOR ALFRED JAMES ANSLEY

LIEUT. SAMUEL LEWIS HONEY, V.C., D.C.M., M.M.

CAPT. GARNET M. SMYTH

SERGT. JAMES A. TAMBLINGSON

LANCE-CORP. JOHN KEAN

GUNNER PERCY PLATO

GUNNER WILLIAM PERCY RITCHINGS

PRIVATE CHARLES ROBERT EBERHARDT

PRIVATE ROY BURTON SECORD

PRIVATE CHARLES A. BODY

PRIVATE HILLIARD P. BAKER

PRIVATE WILLIAM BEAN

PRIVATE THEODORE R. THOMPSON

PRIVATE THOMAS A. KIRTLAND

PRIVATE BERTRAM KIRTLAND

PRIVATE EZRA SARLES

PRIVATE HAROLD CHURCH

PRIVATE STEWARD CULL

PRIVATE HENRY BRAY

PRIVATE EDGAR ELKINS

PRIVATE EDWARD ROSSITER

PRIVATE JAMES THOMAS O'CONNELL

PRIVATE WILLIAM DEY

GUNNER ARTHUR JOSEPH HOGAN

PRIVATE WILLIAM MITCHELL

1914 - 1918

CANADA

IN HONOURED MEMORY OF

THE MEN OF THE TOWNSHIP OF

GRANTHAM

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

IN THE GREAT WAR

 

 

 

Right side:

1914
1919

YPRES
ST JULIEN

 

HONOUR ROLL

1939 - 1945

AIKEN, DAVID  P.O.

ASH, GEORGE  FLT. LT. - D.F.C.

BIRD, ERNEST   PTE.

CLINTON, EDGAR S.  P.F.C.

DOREY, JOHN A.  PTE.

ESSERY, FRED  PTE.

FAST, JOHN  PTE.

FISK, GEORGE C.  SGT.

HALL, JOSEPH M.  PTE.

HAWKE, CHARLES W.  GNR.

HIPWELL, HERBERT E.  PTE.

HOLMES, LEONARD  FLT. LT.

IRVINE, JAMES F.  FLT. SGT.

JEWER, JAMES W.  GNR.

JOHNSTON, CLARENCE A. FLT./SGT.

JORDON, ALBERT C.  PTE.

KOLOYIAN, SOLOMAN  PTE.

LEACH, EDGAR  PTE.

MALE, CHARLES C.  CPL.

MARTIN, BRUCE L.  TPR.

MATTHEWS, DONALD W.  SGT. AIR GNR.

NEWHOUSE, HARRY  PTE.

NEWHOUSE, ROBERT V.  PTE.

OLSEN, GORDON L.  SGT. PILOT

RILEY, IRVINE  PTE.

ROMANCHUK, JOSEPH R.  CPL.

SLESSOR, WILLIAM  PTE.

SMITH, ELWOOD O.  W.O.

TAYLOR, NORMAN  W.O.

 

 

 

 

 

Back:

FOR KING
AND
COUNTRY

 

 

 

 

Left side:

1914
1919

VIMY RIDGE
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
ARRAS
DROCOURT
DURY
BOURLON WOOD

KOREA
1950 - 1953

AFGHANISTAN
2001 - 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grimsby

 

Location:  Niagara Region     N 43.19334   W -79.56610

Beside the Grimsby Museum at 120 Main Street West.

This memorial was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 127.  It was dedicated in September 2000, by Brigadier-General  Denis Whitaker of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, a veteran of World War II.  The tall red granite cenotaph lists the major wars and conflicts of the Canadian Forces throughout the years.  Two black granite plinths are found beside the main structure and each of these list the Roll of Honour of the names of those lost and those who served in the two World Wars.  The area is well-taken care of and sits proudly beside the Grimsby Museum.

 

 

Marker text:

Cenotaph front:

LEST WE FORGET

ERECTED BY

ROYAL CANADIAN 

LEGION

BRANCH 127

DEDICATED TO THE

BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN

OF GRIMSBY AREA WHO

SERVED DURING WAR AND PEACE

FOR A BETTER WORLD

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

 

Right side:

THE

CANADIAN 

ARMY

 

KOREA     VIETNAM 

 

 

 

Back:

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

MERCHANT NAVY

W.W. II

1939 - 1945

 

Left side:

ROYAL CANADIAN 

AIR FORCE

W.W. I

1914 - 1918

VIMY RIDGE

AMIENS

YPRES

U.N. PEACEKEEPERS

GULF WAR

 

Roll of Honour  W.W. I:

ROLL OF HONOUR

IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THE GRIMSBY AREA

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

1914 - 1918

AINGE, P.                                                      FISHER, EDGAR

ALLEZ, H.C.                                                 FLOCK, ALLAN J.

ALLWARD, C.E.                                           GREGORY, GEORGE

BANDUR, R.E.                                              HAISLEY, WILLIAM

BANWELL, WILLIAM                                 HAWKEY, ROY H.

BARRELL, H.H.G.                                         HAYES, DONALD

BEAMER, A.M.                                              HILTON, S.A.

BEAMERY, WILLIAM                                  HUGHES, CHARLES A.

BEERE, CHARLES                                        HUGHES, WILLIAM

BOVINEAU, L.                                               HUNTER, JAMES

CHRISTIE, A.L.                                              JACOBS, R.E.

DENNISON, FRANK                                     JAGO, CHARLES

DENNISON, JOHN                                        JAMIESON, L.F.

DENT, ROBERT                                             JOHNSON, R.D.

DIBBLE, G.F.                                                  JOHNSON, RICHARD

ETTY, WILLIAM                                            JULIAN, D.

FELKER, ELGIN                                            KELSON, J.M.

 

ROLL OF HONOUR

IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THE GRIMSBY AREA

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

1914 - 1918

KEWLAY, WILLIAM C.                                PHIPPS, W.

LEWIS, COYNE                                             RINMER, A.

LICKERS, WILLIAM                                     ROSS, RUSSELL

LIDDLE, ROBSON                                         RUNNING, A.L.

LUEY, CHARLES                                           SCHWAB, WILLIAM

MANSFIELD, ROBERT                                 SCOTT, FRED G.

MARSH, A.                                                     SEINN, ALFRED

MAYER, J.                                                       SHARP, REGINALD

McDONALD, JOHN                                        SHARPE, MAURICE

MEIKLEJOHN, P.                                             SLADE, WILLIAM

NELSON, ROBERT                                          VAN DUZER, H.

PEDRICK, R.A.W.                                             YORK, THERON

CLARK, THOMAS C.                                       DANIELS, ARCHIE

CLARK, THOMAS, G.                                      WARNER, GEORGE F.

CLARK, ALFRED SR.                                       MASON, CHARLES A.

DALBY, ROBERT

Roll of Honour W.W. II:

ROLL OF HONOUR

IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THE GRIMSBY AREA

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

1939 - 1945

BAISLEY, REGINALD                                      HUNTER, R.G.

BALLARD, REGINALD C.                               HURST, CARMEN

BARR, ALEX                                                     IRVINE, C.F.

BEARSE, G.L.                                                   LABA, ALEXANDER E.

BERTRAM, R.E.                                               LAVIS, D.

BOWMAN, F.A.                                                LIPSITT, GLEN

BYFORD, RALPH                                            LUPKOSKI, F.

CARLTON, JOHN                                             LYON, C.

CARLTON, JOSEPH                                         MAEDER, PAUL

DINGEMAN, R.L.                                             MAGUIRE, T.D.

EMSLEY, E. JAMES                                         McELROY, GNR.

GODIN, ALFRED                                             McGREGOR, A.R.

HARRIS, P.R.                                                     McLEAN, A. PERRY

HEARN, J.H.                                                      PAGE, WALTER

HEATHCOTE, DAVID                                       POWELL, JAMES

HENLEY, E.                                                       RUTLEDGE, A.J.

HOME, JOHN                                                    WOOLVERTON, F.T.

GRIFFITH, ROBERT K.

 

 

 

THOSE WHO SERVED

BALL, EDWARD N.                                          NORRIS, WALTER H.

BELL, JOHN                                                      RAWCLIFFE, JOHN A.

BROWN, KEITH L.                                           ROBERTSON, ARTHUR W.

DUFFIELD, GRANT D.                                    ROBERTSON, GEORGE S.

EMSLEY, MELBOURNE                                 SIMMONS, ED

FORESTER, JAMES A.                                    TINSLEY, T.R.

FORSYTH, R.H.                                                TRAVIS, RAY

GLOVER, ARTHUR S.                                     WALTERS, ROBERT C.

GNYS, WLADYSLAW                                     WINTER, GUY

HALE, SAMUEL P.                                           ROBINSON, J.R.

HANDS, JOSEPH                                              FORESTER, WM.

HAVERCROFT, GORDON J.                           FORESTER, ROBERT

LENOURY, E.J.                                                 LAMPMAN, W.E.

LENOURY, HAROLD F.                                  FERRIS, REGINALD

MACBRIDE, BRUCE                                      PICKERING, HOWARD V.

MACPHERSON, JOHN R.                               BINGLE, HAMILTON

MCCAUSLAND, JOHN B.                              BINGLE, THOMAS

MONTGOMERY, EARNEST H.                      BINGLE, BURTON

MOORE, LLOYD O.                                         BINGLE, GEORGE

MOTT, DONALD C.                                         NEALE, R.N.

 

 

 

THOSE WHO SERVED

HUNT, CLIFF                                                    BOYD, NORMAN

OGILVIE, NOEL J.                                            GROSS, J.W.

LEIGH, ZEBULON L.                                       WARNER, GEORGE F.

MERRITT, HUGH J.R.                                      WARNER, KENNETH G.

ARGUE, JOHN W.                                            WARNER, NORMAN C.

McINALLY, JOHN W.                                       MacMILLAN, ALFRED

CLIFFORD, JOHN S.                                        GRIFFITH, ROBERT K.

ALDRICK, ROBERT                                         GIBSON, MARGARET C.

LUEY, EARL                                                      GIBSON, ROBERT

STUART, E.                                                        HARROD, WILLIAM C.

FORESTER, ART                                              HILTS, JOHN W.

CLARK, HARRY                                              MARLOW, JAMES B.

CLARK, HERBERT                                          METCALFE, EDWIN J.

PREVOST, BERNIE                                          TURNER, REGINALD R.

LYMBURNER, LIONEL                                  COTTERILL, IAN R.

BOND, NELSON P.                                          SCOTT, HOWARD M.

MASON, CHARLES A.                                    LUEY, LYLE

YOUNG, WILLIAM R.                                    LUPKOSKI, RUDY

ALLEZ, JOHN H.                                              TOTH, JOE

COLE, CECIL G.                                              MEIKLE, GEORGE

WARNER, ARTHUR C.                                   WARNER, THOMAS

 

 

 

THOSE WHO SERVED

HAYNES, LLOYD

FAULKNER, LARRY

FRENCH, DIANE

LUEY, ART

LUEY, LES

VAN DUZEN, EARL

HURST, H.R.

MARLOW, MIKE

JONES, ROBERT A.

POOLE, ALLAN E.

GLEDHILL, WILLIAM A.

PARKER, DOREEN

SAUNDERS, NICHOLAS

SLADE, HAROLD JOHN

McISAAC, DON

ELLIS, LEANDER V.

 

 

 

 

 

Grimsby - St. Andrew's Anglican Church

 

Location:  Niagara Region     N 43.19316   W -79.57040

On the north side of County Road 81, also known as 154 Main Street West.  On the grounds of St. Andrew's Anglican Church.

This memorial proudly stands in front of the former St. Andrew's Anglican Church.  It was erected in 1920 to honour the members of this church that gave their lives in the Great War.  The tall marble monument is topped with an elegant cross.  The base has the names of those who lost their lives permanently engraved in the stone.  Beside the cross stands a second smaller pillar with a brass sundial at the top and the names of those lost in World War II engraved on one side.

 

 

Marker text:

WWI Pillar:

Front:

THE GREAT WAR  1914 - 1918

Men of the parish

who for the Empire went

out to battle and died

SGT. ROBERT BANDEUR

PTE. WILLIAM BANWELL

TPR. H.G. BARRETT

BDS. ALBERT BEERE

PTE. JACK S. CHANDLER

GNR. A. LEONARD CHRISTIE

 

 

Right side:

CPL. FRANK DENISON

PTE. JOHN DENISON

PTE. FRANK DIBBLE

PTE.  GEORGE GREGORY

SGT. DONALD HAYES

PTE. DAVID JULIAN

SGT. CHARLES JAGO

SGT. JOHN KELSON

F. LIEUT. T. ROBSON LIDDLE

PTE. ROBERT MEIKLEJOHN

 

Left side:

TPR. ALFRED SLYNN

MAJOR BERNARD BARTON  D.S.O.

CAPTN. SIDNEY BOYS

PTE. ALFRED CLARK

LIEUT. ALFRED HYDER

PTE. COYNE LEWIS

JACK McCORMICK

F. LIEUT. CHARLES PATTESON

PTE. WILLIAM SLADE

PTE. W.C. KEWLEY

 

 

Back:

Erected by the congregation

to perpetuate, in proud memory,

the names of those who,

associated with this 

church, made the highest

sacrifice.

S.Andrew's Day 1920. 

 

 

World War II Pillar:

FROM THE RISING UP OF

THE SUN - UNTO THE GOING

DOWN OF THE SAME - THE

LORD'S NAME BE PRAISED.

1939 - 1945

E.G. BARROW

R.E. BERTRAM

J.A. CARLTON

J. CARLTON

R.K. GRIFFITH

D.R. HEATHCOTE

E. HENLEY

A.L. HOME

P.A.C. MAEDER

W.D. PAGE

J.L. POWELL

F.T. WOOLVERTON

 

Russell

 

Location:  United Counties of Prescott and Russell

N 45.25957    W -75.35841

Beside the Legion, at the corner of 1st Avenue and 24 Legion Lane.

 

 

Russell's Royal Canadian Legion Br. 372 is in itself a memorial dedicated to three local men who died within a few weeks from each other in September 1943. Inside the building named the Long-Twiname-Henderson Memorial are some memorabilia of WWI, WWII and some personal belongings of the three soldiers who are honoured. Also a quilt inside, on which every poppy represents the names inscribed on the cenotaph at front of the building. One of the most interesting displays is a frame that honours Stuart Long, Eric Twiname and Gordon Henderson.

The cenotaph itself stands beside the Legion and proudly lists the names of the men from this community who lost their lives at war.  The grey granite stone is in very good condition and well cared for by the Legion members.

 

Special thanks to Louise Bellec for the photos and description.

 

Marker text:

Cenotaph:

                                 IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
                                   SERVED AND THOSE WHO
                                       GAVE THEIR LIVES
                                    IN WORLD WARS I AND II
                                FROM RUSSELL AND DISTRICT

 

                                        G.A. COCHRANE

                              L. TRUE                      A. FADIE

                              L. MILLAR                  J. PETERS

                              G. W. HOWES           H. TURNER

                              J. STONIER                D. McKNIGHT
                              C. H. BLANEY            R. CARKNER
                              C. FETTERLY              W. FETTERLY

                                         R. BROWNLEE

                                           1914 - 1918

 

                              S. LONG                  G. HENDERSON
                              E. TWINAME          E. GRAHAM

                                           1939 - 1945

 

                           AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
                                  AND IN THE MORNING
                              WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

 

                                   KOREA   1950 - 1953

 

 

 

 

Inside display:

P.O. Stuart Herman Long:

Born August 29 1921 and reported M.I.A. September 27 1943 in flying operations over Germany.

Service Number: J/17407

R.C.A.F. 

Division 405 Sqdn

His name is on Runnymede memorial panel 176. Also commemorated on page 182 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.

 

 

 

P.O. Eric Philip Twiname:

Born November 28 1920 and was stationed in Malta when he was reported M.I.A. on Sept 24 1943.

Service Number: J/17440

R.C.A.F.

Division: 39 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

His name is on Alamein Memorial column 272. Also commemorated on page 222 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. 

 

 

 

W.O.II W.Op. Air/Gnr  Gordon Henderson:

Born on March 2, 1917 in Russell, ON and K.I.A on September 12 1943. W.O. Henderson had 25 operational flights to his credit and had been flying with an R.C.A.F. Squadron over North Africa. He graduated as a wireless air gunner from Guelph, trained in Paulson Manitoba and Debert N.S. before going overseas.

Service Number: R/95705

R.C.A.F.

Division: #500 (County of Kent) Sqdn.

Buried in El Alia Cemetery, Algeria Grave 12. D. 13. Also commemorated on p.169 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.