Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Elora

 

Location:  Wellington County, Centre Wellington   N 43 40.999   W 080 25.850 
Located on the west side of Metcalfe Street, in downtown Elora.

Located in a town square in downtown Elora, this tall memorial was first dedicated to those who died in the Great War.  The Second World War and Korea inscriptions were added later.  One of the interesting features of this memorial is the large outline of a maple leaf on the ground creating a border around the area.

Marker text:
Front:
IN MEMORIAM
1914-1918

THE GLORIOUS DEAD
1939 - 1945
E. GRANT AITCHISON
RUSSELL B. BEIRNES
GORDON G. BRICKER
WILLIAM H. BROWN
BILLIE C. DUNCAN
WILLIAM J. KAY
THOMPSON H. RENNIE
JOHN R. RUNNELLS
JOHN G. STAFFORD

DEDICATED
TO
THE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF ELORA
WHO DIED IN
THE GREAT WAR

KOREA 1950 - 1953

Left:
YPRES

FESTUBERT

MT. SORREL

SOMME

VIMY

THE GLORIOUS DEAD
HARRY HALLS
HARRY HARPIN
FRED F. MacDONALD
JOHN A. MacDONALD
ARCHIE MILLER
EDWARD MORFEE
JAMES MOYNIHAN
CHARLES McGOWAN
HAROLD I. RILEY
ALFRED VINCENT

Rear:
1914-1918

"MY MARKS AND SCARS I CARRY
WITH ME TO BE  A WITNESS FOR
ME THAT I HAVE FOUGHT HIS
BATTLES WHO NOW WILL BE MY
REWARDER"                SO HE
PASSED OVER AND ALL THE
TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Right:
PASSCHENDAELE

AMIENS

ARRAS

CAMBRAI

MONS

THE GLORIOUS DEAD
CHARLES A. CARD
DANIEL O. CARD
ROBERT G. CARTER
F. KEITH CLARK
RICHARD H. CLARK
LEWIS CLEGG
WILLIAM W. CUTHBURT
GARFIELD CUTTING
STANLEY DICKINSON
JAMES C. FISHER

Stone on ground in front:
(LEGION CREST)
TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER
THOSE WHO SERVED
DEDICATED ON 50TH
ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY









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