Thedford

 
Location:  Lambton County     N 43 09.916     W -81 51.018
174 Main Street, next to the Anglican Church.

The fieldstone cairn lists the names of sixteen men who died in the World Wars, along with the names of some of the key battles of those wars.  A small statue of a soldier sits on top of the cairn, the sculpture almost appears to be made of plastic.  The memorial was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 278 of Thedford.
 


Marker text:
Front:
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN WORLD WARS I AND 2.

1914 - 1918
STEPHEN BORTHWICK
BERT BLOOMFIELD
BADEN PICKELL

RODERICK KERR
BERT WATTS
ROBERT FINNIGAN

1939 - 1945
CHARLES E. FINLAY
DOUGLAS RINKER
HARRY STEPHENSON
EDWIN WILSON
ARNOLD SCHILDKNECK

DONALD McKELLAR
DONALD McRAE
ROSS BORTHWICK
EMERALD FLEMING
LORNE JOHNSON

"REST IN PEACE"


YPRES     DIEPPE
MONS     SCHELT     CAEN
 



 
Right side:
HILL 70     PASSCHENDALE
KOREAN WAR
 



Rear:
SOMME     VIMY     ORTONA
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
 



Left side:
HOCHWALD     FALAISE GAP
BATTLE OF ATLANTIC