St. George

 
 
Location:  Brant County     N 43 14.728   W -80 15.195
North East Corner of Main Street North and Beverly Street East.
 

"The St. George and Blue Lake and Auburn Women's Institutes purchased the land in 1920 then later commissioned this cenotaph for the St. George Memorial Park which was dedicated on the 1st of August 1926 to honour those from the area that had given their lives in service during the First World War. An update in the way of a bronze template was later placed on the monument to add the names of those who gave the supreme sacrifice during the Second World War. A second bronze template was added after the Korean War to honor those who had fallen.

In 2013 the South Dumfries Historical Society spearheaded the restoration of the Memorial Park and cenotaph. The rededication was held on July 1, 2013 and featured Terry Kelly singing his song ‘A Pittance of Time.’  Some of the lyrics are on the new monument base."
**Borrowed from:  https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/5033




 
Marker text:
Front:
THESE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

W.N. ARMSTRONG
H. BEATTIE
C. BOUGHNER
C. FIELD
E. JOHNS
J. KENNEY
S. McKENZIE
E.W. PATTEN
H. REINHARD
W. RYAN
H.R. SASSE
PTE. SICKLER
G. TUCKER
F. TOLHURST
J. WILLIS
W.H. WILSON
J. WOODS
B.B. PATTEN
J. MURPHY

E.H. ALLEN
K. BRENNAN
J. BRODDY
J. BURTON
E. FARROW
H.J. GIBBONS
E. HODSON
G. HOLDER
J. NIXON
W. REID
S. SHANTZ
D. VOLLETTE
L. VOLLETTE
W.W. WILLETTS
A.E. YARRINGTON

THEY DIED THAT WE MAY LIVE

1914     1918
1939     1945

1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
KOREA   1950 - 1953

THEY FOUGHT AND SOME DIED FOR THEIR HOMELAND,
THEY FOUGHT AND SOME DIED NOW IT'S OUR LAND,
TAKE TWO MINUTES WOULD YOU MIND?  IT'S A PITTANCE OF TIME,
FOR THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS WHO WENT OVER,
IN PEACE MAY THEY REST, MAY WE NEVER FORGET WHY THEY DIED,
IT'S A PITTANCE OF TIME.
---TERRY KELLY
 
 



 
Back:
This property was purchased by the
St. George Women's Institute in 1920 and
designated as a memorial park.
With the combined effort of this group,
the Blue Lake and Auburn Women's Institute
and the community this memorial was erected.
Dedicated August 1, 1926.
"In memory of those who fell and in honour of
all who served that we might live."

ALL GAVE SOME
SOME GAVE ALL