Plattsville

 

Location:  Oxford County     N 43.30508   W -80.61709

80 Mill Street East, between the Public School and the arena.

The Plattsville Memorial Park was established at this location in 1958, consisting of an impressive park gate and stone pillars, along with a pair of more recent signs.  The memorial was originally unveiled in 1921 but eventually moved to the Memorial Park.  The names of those lost in the World Wars are forever remembered on a sign attached to a cobblestone pillar, while the plaques on the gates give a more general respect to all who served.  A more recent addition is a sign post dedicated to a local soldier lost in the Afghanistan War.  A very nice and fitting tribute to honour the brave heroes of this small farming community.

Marker text:

Park Gates:

Above:

1914-18

CANADA

1939-45

TO OUR HEROES

 

Left:

PLATTSVILLE

MEMORIAL 

PARK

1958

 

Right:

NORTH OXFORD BRANCH 264

CANADIAN LEGION

HONOUR THE MEMORY

OF ALL THOSE

FROM THIS COMMUNITY

WHO HAVE GIVEN

OR

WILL GIVE

THEIR LIVES FOR THE

CAUSE OF FREEDOM

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

 

 

 

 

Cobblestone pillar:

In memory of those who

made the supreme sacrifice

for us

WORLD WAR I (The Great War)

H.W. Christmas

Roy C. Ellis

Walter Lyle

John B. Willson

 

WORLD WAR II

LeRoy E. Fulcher

Ivan R. Shantz

"We accept the torch"

 

THE STUDENTS OF

PLATTSVILLE AND DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL

AND THE

PLATTSVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

AND OTHER CITIZENS OF

PLATTSVILLE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY

 

 

 

 

Sign post:

In memory of those

who have made the

supreme sacrifice for us

 

Tyler William Todd

Afghanistan 2010

 

Lest We Forget

Dedicated by

the businesses and citizens

of Plattsville and District