Hensall

 
 
Location:  Huron County     N 43 26.038   W -81 30.244
On the north side of King Street, in front of the old Town Hall.

This memorial is a classic WWI memorial with a statue of a soldier, made of Italian marble marble.  The names of those lost in the First War War, along with their battalion affiliation, are engraved in the black granite base.  The names of those lost in the Second World War were added later.  The memorial is located beside the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 468.
There is some speculation as to whether or not this was the first memorial in Ontario to be dedicated after WWI.  I have not found any evidence to confirm or dispute the claim that this was the first memorial of its kind in Ontario, but if so, then it is certainly worthy of praise for the local citizens of the time to ensure the names of their lost heroes would be honoured forever.
 




 
Marker text:
Front:
N.S.H.G. PETTY DONALDSON
MEMBERS OF 161st BATT.
R.G. ANGELL  47th BATT.
C. AITCHESON  58th
B. BROWN  58th
H.F. CLARKE  47th
A.E. CLARKE 58th
R.E. COOK  58th
E.C. DILLING  47th
G.R. JOHNSTON  58th
J.D. MacLAREN  47th
W.A. McKAY  38th
G. McBRIDE  58th
C.A. PARKER  58th
G.H. PETTY  44TH
R.H. PASSMORE  47th
G. REICHARD  47th
C. TROYER  38th
W.B. WILSON  47th
T.H.I. WILKINSON  58th
G. WASHINGTON  161st
 



Right side:
O. BUCHANAN  142nd BATT.
F. CROKER  28th
D. DAVIS  16th
W.J. HAWKINS  5th
A.J. HARTUNG  58th
P.T. MOIR  27th
A.W. PORTER  58th
R.M. YUILL  1st C.M.R.
H.H. VOLLICK  25th RES.
J.W. WILKINSON  P.P.C.L.I.
C.J. DICKISON

1939-1945
W.L. NICHOL  H.L.I.C.
G.L. PASSMORE  R.C.A.F.
A. PRIOR  5th A. DIV.
S. TAYLOR  R.C.O.C.
M. TAYLOR  AIRBORNE
 


 
Left side:
T.W. ACHESON  R.C.H.A.
E.F. BUTLER  1st BATT.
W.C. COOK  INF.
H. DOUGALL  1st C.M.G.C.
R.B. LOGAN  28th BATT.
G.B. MULLHOLLAND  19th
J. MacARTHUR  24th
F. RICHARDSON  33rd
F. SKELTON  58th
J.H. STONEMAN  C.M.G.C.
G. WELSH  R.A.F.

1939-1945
A.D.G. BELL  R.C.A.F.
A.E. CHIPCHASE  R.C.R.
B.G. DICK  R.C.N.V.R.
A.A. McEWEN  R.W.R.