Ontario War Memorials: Alliston

Location: Simcoe County, New Tecumseth N 44 09.028 W 079 52.249
Located on the north east corner of Albert Street and Paris Street, beside the Curling Club.

The cenotaph in Alliston was originally featured on this blog-site in August 2012, and the Union Public School Plaque was documented in June 2012, but due to upgrades and recent additions, it is time to once again feature this beautiful memorial.

The main cenotaph was updated by adding two black granite steles to each side of the main memorial, these featuring the many conflicts that Canadians have bravely taken part in over the years. Each war or conflict is given a brief description to educate the observer about each of these armed conflicts. As well, the back of the memorial lists the Battle Honours of these wars, a very nice touch that should not be missed. Benches featuring silhouettes of WWI soldiers have also been added.

A mural was painted on the side of the Curling Club facing the memorial, beautifully detailing stories from local sources that now appear in living colour for all to appreciate. A very fitting tribute to all who have served.

This past month has also seen the WWI Memorial, that was located in front of Alliston Union Public School, moved onto the grounds of the main cenotaph, proudly displayed in front of the memorial. The grounds of the old school had been sold and the memorial needed to be saved and re-located. With much help form local Legion volunteers, the move was made in September 2020. A small ceremony was held to re-dedicated the plaque.
This memorial is dedicated to those who fought and died in the Great War. All names are of those who attended the school in this small town. A brass plaque adorns the front of the memorial, while the back shows engraving of the major battles of the war.

Marker text:

Main Cenotaph:

Centre:

ALLISTON WAR MEMORIAL
MONUMENT DE GUERRE D'ALLISTON

DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WARS OF 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945
DEDIE AUX MEMBRES DE CETTE COMMUNUATE QUI ONT FAIT L'ULTIME
SACRIFICE LORS DE GUERRES MONDIALES DE 1914-1918 ET 1939-1945

WORLD WAR I
PREMIERE GUERRE MONDIALE
ANDERSON W., ARTHURS C., BROWN B., BROOKS S., BUCHANAN R., CALLANDER A.,
CHANTLER L., DALE G., DAVIDSON C., DOLMAN H., DUNGEY G., DUNNING A., DUNHAM W., ELLIS J., ELLISON A., FERRIS D., FOSTER S., GORDON A., HENDERSON W., HOLT F., IRWIN J., KIDD H., KIERNAN H., LEMON H., MILNE W., MILNE G., MOUDER R., MORRISON J., MOONEY W., NELSON M., NUNN H., NUNN W., PADDISON N., PHILLIPS A., PRESTON W., RILEY N., RYAN T., STEELE F., SHEPHARD R., SMITH A., STONEHAM A., WALLACE R.,
WILSON C.

WORLD WAR II
DEUXIEME GUERRE MONDIALE
ALDERSON J.G., ANDERSON B.A., ADAMS A.M., ATKINSON S.A., BANTING F.G., BELL F.C.,
BURT C.F., BURKE J.J., CAUTHERS W.A., CHERRY E., DOWLING D.M., GAULLAUGHER R.C.,
HACKETT D.G., HOARD G., KENNEDY D., KING J.W., LEMON J.H., MICHAELIS A.T., MASON T.F., MOORBY D., PARKER H., PEACOCK W.G., RUTHVEN J.L., SMALLEY D., SMITH B., WARMAN A., WILLOUGHBY J.A.

"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
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Back:

WE REMEMBER

"NOUS NOUS SOUVENONS"

WORLD WAR I

PREMIERE GUERRE MONDIALE

628,736 CANADIANS SERVED.

66,573 DIED AND 138,166 WOUNDED.

2,818 PRISONERS OF WAR.

175 MERCHANT SEAMAN DIED.

BATTLE HONOURS

HONNEURS DE GUERRE

YPRES

ST. ELOI

SANCTUARY WOOD

FESTUBERT

THE SOMME

VIMY RIDGE

PASSCHENDAELE

LENS

CAMBRAI

AMIENS

ARRAS

VALENCIENNES

MONS

WORLD WAR II

SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE

1,031,902 CANADIANS MEN AND

49,963 CANADIAN WOMEN SERVED.

44,271 DIED AND 53,145 WOUNDED.

8,271 PRISONERS OF WAR.

1,146 MERCHANT SEAMEN DIED.

BATTLE HONOURS

HONNEURS DE GUERRE

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

MALTA

HONG KONG

DIEPPE

ORTONA

CASSINO

BATTLE OF SCHELDT

D-DAY JUNO BEACH

BATTLE OF NORMANDY

Left Stele:

PEACEKEEPING

1948 - PRESENT

OVER 125,000 CANADIAN PEACEKEEPERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN

UNITED NATIONS AND NATO PEACEKEEPING DUTIES ALL OVER

THE WORLD. THE UNITED NATIONS HAS BEEN AWARDED THE

NOBEL PRIZE FOR ITS EFFORTS TO KEEP WORLD PEACE.

CANADIANS WHO HAVE SERVED WITH PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS,

HAVE ALSO BEEN AWARDED THE CANADIAN PEACEKEEPERS

SERVICE MEDAL.

WE REMEMBER THOSE 116 CANADIAN PEACEKEEPERS WHO LOST

THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

KOREAN WAR

1950 - 1953

THE INVASION OF SOUTH KOREA BY NORTH KOREA, RESULTED IN THE

UNITED NATIONS REQUESTING THE SUPPORT OF ALL MEMBER COUNTRIES

TO RESIST THE INVASION. SEVENTEEN COUNTRIES RESPONDED, WITH

CANADA BEING THE THIRD LARGEST FORCE. 26,761 CANADIANS SERVED.

516 DIED AND 1,558 WERE WOUNDED.

GULF WAR

1990 - 1991

3,837 CANADIAN MEN AND 237 CANADIAN WOMEN

SERVED DURING THE GULF WAR.

THERE WERE NO CANADIAN CASUALTIES.

Right stele:

AFGHANISTAN WAR

2001 - 2012

39, 625 CANADIANS SERVED.

158 PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE.

2,047 WERE WOUNDED.

WE HONOUR THOSE CANADIANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES

IN THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM.

ALLISTON UNION PUBLIC SCHOOL PLAQUE:

Front:
1914 - 1918
ALLISTON SCHOOL HONOURS HER DEAD
AND THOSE WHO DARING TO DIE SURVIVED
OUR HEROIC DEAD
STANLEY BROOKS, BERNAL BROWN, ROY BUCHANAN, LYMAN CHANTLER, GORDON DALE, CHAS. S. DAVIDSON, JUDSON ELLIS, STEWART FOSTER, WILLIAM HENDERSON, FRANK HOLT, ROBERT MOUDER, NELSON PADDISON, NOBLE RILEY, FRED STEELE, ROSS SHEPHERD, CECIL WILSON, RAY WALLACE

LEST WE FORGET

THESE ALSO SERVED
NURSE T. DONNELLEY, NURSE E. KNIGHT, NURSE E. MOORE, NURSE F. McMAHON, NURSE N. NORTON, NURSE W. REYNOLDS, NURSE K. RYAN, NURSE M.E. WALLACE,
W.D. ALLEN, R. ANDERSON, F.G. BANTING, H.J. BAYCROFT, H. BOND, P. BOND, H. BROWN, J. BROWN, S. BUCHANAN, R. CAMPBELL, T. CARR, J. CONWAY, T. CUMBERLAND, F. DALE, V. DALE, A. DONNELLY, M. DOWNEY, W. DRENNAN, J. DUNN, C. ELLIS, C. ELLISON, J.H. ERWIN, F. EVANS, R. EVANS, J.H. EVANS, E. EWING, F. EWING, H. EWING, S. EWING, G. FERGUSON, R. FERGUSON, A. FIELDS, A. FISHER, G. FOSTER, F. FREEMAN, S. FREEMAN, H. GILMOUR, G. GRAHAM, V. GRAHAM, W. HAND, F. HANNA, WILFRED HENDERSON, J. HEYDON, T. HINES, F. HIPWEL, H. HOLMES, R. HOLMES, W. HOLMES, J. HOLT, B. HORAN, C. HOUGHTON, R. HURST, W. HURST, T.H. HUTCHINSON, J.D.H. HUTCHINSON, W. JOHNSTON, W. KNIGHT, E. LEAROYD, H. LEAROYD, E. LIGHTFOOT, R. LIGHTFOOT, H. LOUNDES, L. LYNCH, W.A. McMULLEN, H.S. MARTINDALE, H. MILLS, R.B. MILLS, H. MITCHELL, R.C. MITCHELL, E. MORRISON, C. MOUDER, F. McCLINTOOK, H. McGEE, J. McGILL, N. McKINLEY, N. McLAREN, W. McLAREN, E. McMAHON, D. NICOL, H. NORTON, A. OAKLEY, J. PATTERSON, JESSIE PATTERSON, W. PEACOCK, C. REYNOLDS, B. ROACH, C. ROGERS, D. ROSS, O. RUSK, E. SCOTT, H. SCOTT, R. SCOTT, F. SCOTT, C. SHAW, A. SMILEY, W. SMILEY, J. SPECK, W. STEELE, J. STEVENS, P. STEVENS, W. STOKES, W. TARGART, G. THORNE, B. TRACEY, E. TRACEY, F. WHALE, E. WHITESIDE, H. WILSON, N. SCOTT, C. WOODMAN

THIS TABLET ERECTED BY THE PUPILS AND EX-PUPILS OF ALLISTON SCHOOL