Mount Forest

Location:  Wellington County     N 43 58.659     W -80 43.751
In Veteran's Memorial Park, corner of Main Street South (Highway 6) and Parkside Drive.
 
 
Very lovely memorial dedicated to the men and women of Mount Forest who gave their lives for their homeland in the World Wars.  In Veteran's Park, there is also a gun from a M109 Self-propelled Howitzer and a beautiful wood carving with a verse from the famous poem "In Flanders Fields".
The local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion #134 looks after the memorial and they have done a magnificent job at keeping everything in good condition and relevant.  Among the names of the lost heroes on the memorial are two Victoria Cross winners - Capt. F.W. Campbell V.C. and Lt. S. Lewis Honey V.C.  The layout of the plaques is somewhat confusing as to which wars they refer to, but I think I have sorted it out on my own. It appears that the upper plaques are for WWI and the front, lower plaques are WWII.  Once again I am overwhelmed at the level of care and remembrance from a small town towards its brave heroes.
 


Marker text:
Memorial park:
VETERAN'S
MEMORIAL PARK
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF MOUNT FOREST AND AREA WHO
SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN WAR TIME
HELPING PRESERVE WORLD PEACE
"LEST WE FORGET"

LEGION BR. 134           MAY 26. 2001
 


Upper Memorial:
Front:
THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
FROM LIEGE TO MONS
SERVICE ROLL WITHIN

Upper Right Side:
KILLED IN FRANCE

L. CPL. JAMES ROBBIE
PTE. PATRICK SCHOLES
PTE. MICHAEL SHANNON
PTE. HOWARD SMITH
PTE. WILL S. SMITH
PTE. RUSSELL WEBSTER
PTE. CHARLES WILSON
PTE. WILLIAM FOX
PTE. NELSON CAMPBELL
PTE. WILLIAM GLANVILLE
 


Upper Rear:
DIED FROM SERVICE:

LT. HAROLD BRIGHT
PTE. PETER BROWN
N.S. ALICE COOK
PTE. JOHN CUSHNIE
CPL. ROBERT A. MORRIS
SGT. DOUGLAS SMITH
PTE IRA MORRISON
PTE. ERNEST McKEOWN
SIG. EARL WHITE
PTE. CHARLIE A. HUNTER


KILLED IN FRANCE

PTE. CHAS. R. ADAIR
PTE. LUI PEZZUTTO
PTE. CALVIN BAKER
LT. S. LEWIS HONEY V.C.
 


Upper Left Side:
KILLED IN ACTION

CAPT. F.W. CAMPBELL V.C.
PTE. ALEX BROWN
PTE. JOSEPH J. DOYLE
GNR CHARLES DONAGHY
PTE. GEORGE HEYD
PTE. ROBERT S. MARTIN
PTE. WALTER PASS
PTE. DONALD EDWARDS
LT. JAS. T.H. NAISMITH
 


Front Lower:
Centre:
THE SECOND GREAT WAR
1939 - 1945

Left Lower:
L.A.C.S. T. BRADLEY
F.O. J. CAMPBELL
PTE. R.J. CAMPBELL
F.O. W.A. CORLEY
PTE. J.M. DONALD
P.O. J.A. EPOCH

TPR. D. KEITH
L. CPL. I.A. LYTLE
DVR. H.C. McEACHERN
L. CPL. O. McINTOSH
SGT. S. McNEILL
PTE. V. McNEILL

Right: Lower:
CPL. A.M. O'DONNELL
L. CPL. P.V. O'DONNELL
P.O. J.W. PATRICK
SGT. J.W. PRATT
PTE. L. PRINGLEMEIR
PTE. RAYMOND NEAL

W.O. R.E. ROOS
F.O. G. SPEIRS
FLT. SGT. L. SMALL
LT. JOHN SCUDAMORE
GNR. EDWARD PATTERSON
L.A.C. ROSS GARDINER