Elgin

 
Location:  Leeds and Grenville United Counties 
N 44.608018   W 76.222263
At the corner of Perth Street and Main Street, beside the old church.
 
This memorial sits on the grounds of the former St. Paul's Anglican Church, now a private residence.  The village of Elgin was first established in the 1840's by Mormon pioneers from the United States.  In 1850, a post office was opened here and the community was named after the eighth Earl of Elgin, James Bruce, Governor General of Canada from 1847 to 1854.   Elgin grew into a thriving centre for local farmers and for tourists who come to enjoy the surrounding Rideau Lakes.

The memorial is a ten foot tall stone cairn with two plaques that pay tribute to those who gave their lives in the World Wars and Korea.  A tall flag pole stands behind the cairn.

*Thanks again to Louise Bellec for providing the photos.

 



 
Marker text:

Top Plaque:                          IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS

                                               OF ELGIN AND DISTRICT

                                               WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

                                               IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -18

                                              THEIR NAMES LIVE FOR EVER MORE

Bottom Plaque:                   IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS

                                               OF ELGIN AND DISTRICT WHO

                                                    GAVE THEIR LIVES IN

                                                  WORLD WAR II  1939-45

                                                           KOREA 1950 - 53