Saugeen First Nation

Location:  Bruce County   N 44 30.759  W 81 19.714
On the north side of Regional Road 21, in front of the band office.
 

The Saugeen First nation has a proud history of members from this band volunteering to fight for our country in every corner of the world.  From the First World War to service in the U.S. Armed Forces, the band has been well represented as brave fighters.
The stone cairn has three plaques, with the names of those who volunteered for service.  On top of the cairn is a white cross with the words "Lest We Forget" to remind all those who pass by of the sacrifices made by this community.



Marker text:
Front:
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
MEMBERS OF SAUGEEN INDIAN RESERVE
WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
1939-1945 WITH CANADA'S FIGHTING FORCES

AHAYABA, ARTIVAN
ANOQUOT, JERRY
BESITO, AMBROS
BESITO, IVAN
BESITO, JAMES
BESITO, SYLVESTER
CAMERON, ALFRED,
CAMERON, JOSEPH JR.
CAMERON, WILLIAM
COOK, PETER
CROWELL, BEVERLY
HENRY,  JOHN
HENRY, RUSSELL
HENRY, STANELY
ISSAC, CLIFFORD
ISSAC, HERBERT
JAMES, ALFRED
JAMES, EDWARD
JONES, HARRY
JOHN, ARTHUR
JOHN, ERNEST
JOHN, MORRIS
JOHNSTON, WESLEY
JOSHUA, GILBERT
KAHGEE, ALVIN
KAHGEE, EDISON

KAHGEE, EDWARD
KAHGEE, ELMER
KAHGEE, HECTOR
KAHGEE, OLIVER
KAHBEJEE, JOHN
KEWAGESHIG, RUPERT
KEWAQUOM, ARCHIE
KEWAQUOM, RUSSELL
KEWAQUOM, WILSON
KEWAQUOM, WALTER
MASON, JAMES
NAGUM, ISSAC
NASHKEWA, DONALD
NASHKEWA, DIXON
NASHKEWA, ISSAC
NAHSKEWA, ROBERT
NAWASH, JOSEPH
NAWASH, PHYLLIS
NAWASH, STAFFORD
NOON, WILLIAM
RITCHIE, AUSTIN
RITCHIE, HARRY
RITCHIE, LLEWELLYN
RITCHIE, MILTON
RITCHIE, NESLON
RITCHIE, WILLIAM S.

ROOT, ALEX
ROOT, CRAWFORD
ROOT, EDWAR
ROOT, ISSAC
ROOT, LEONARD
ROOT, MILTON
ROOT, URIEL
SOLOMON, BASIL
SOLOMON, EDGAR
SOLOMON, LLOYD
SOLOMON, MATTHEW
SOLOMON, PATRICK
SOLOMON, STEWART
SOLOMON, WILLIAM
THOMPSON, ALFRED
THOMPSON, CHARLES
THOMPSON, HARVEY
THOMPSON, PETER
THOMPSON, RUSSELL
THOMPSON, WILFORD
THOMPSON, WILLIAM
WAHBEZEE, RAYMOND
WELLINGTON, ANDREW
WESLEY, GARFIELD
WESLEY, PERCY
WILLIAMS, ELIAS
 



 
Right side:
1914-1918 ROLL OF HONOUR

AKIWENZIE, ISSAC *
AKIWENZIE, LESLIE *
ANOQUOT, JERRY
BESITO, DAVID
BESITO, ELIAS
BESITO, JAMES
CAMERON, JOSEPH
CAMERON, PERCY
JAMES, EDWARD
JAMES, JESSE
JOHN, CHARLIE
JOHN, JOSEPH
JOHN, WILLIAM S.
KAHBEJEE, JOHN
KEBASHKUNG, LAZARUS
KEWAQUOM, ALBERT
KEWAQUOM, CHRISTOPHER
MITCHELL, ELIAS
MADAWAYOSH,  H.W.

MASON, HENRY
MARTIN, JOHN
MITCHELL, DAVID
MITCHELL, WELLINGTON
MOSES, ELIJAH
NASHKEWA, DAVID
NASHKEWA, EDDIE
NAWASH, ADAM
NAWASH, ALFRED
NAWASH, DANIEL
NAWASH, DAVID
NAWASH, GEORGE
PETONOQUOT, JOSEPH
PETONOQUOT, PAUL
PETONOQUOT, THOMAS
RITCHIE, FRANCIS
RITCHIE, PETER
RITCHIE, WILLIE JR.
MITCHELL, SOLOMON

ROOT, ALEX
ROOT, JOSEPH
SHAWBEDEES, ISAIAH
SHAWBEDEES, WALTER
SIGNOCK, DANIEL
SOLOMON, HENRY
SOLOMON, MATTHEW
SOLOMON, ROBERT
STEVENS, MELVIN
SIMON, WILLIAM
WAHBEGONA, ELIJAH
WAHBEGONA, PETER
WAHBEZEE, ELIJA
WESLEY, JOHN
WILLIAMS, ALBERT
WILLIAMS, ELIAS
WILLIAMS, JOSIE
WILLIAMS, PAUL
YABEH, JOHN H.

*DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL
 



 
Left side:
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES

KOREAN WAR
ANOQUOT, ORMAND
ROOTE, NORMAN
ROOT, WINFORD

CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
RITCHIE, HARVEY
SOLOMON, ARNOLD
SOLOMON, ORLYN

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
VIET NAM WAR
GEORGE, CLAYTON - UNITED STATES ARMY
MANDAWOUB, CLARENCE - UNITED STATES MARINES

PERSIAN GULF, BIERUT, LEBANON
JOHN WARREN - UNITED STATES MARINES

SOMALIA
ROOTE, R. RYAN - UNITED STATES MARINES
RITCHIE, JAMES - UNITED STATES ARMY
JOHN, BRYANT - UNITED STATES MARINES
JOHN, PERRY - UNITED STATES MARINES
ROOTE, JASON - UNITED STATES MARINES
ROOTE, PHILLIP A. - UNITED STATES MARINES