Munster

 

Location:  City of Ottawa    N 45.166368   W -75.939504

In Munster Union Cemetery, 2821 Munster Road.

 

 

Named after the province of Munster, Ireland and also known as Munster Hamlet, this village was established as a post office by 1866 and became amalgamated into the city of Ottawa in 2001. Although Munster is a quiet small place to live it has its own school, park, church, restaurant, community centre and library. It is probably considered a bedroom community or just a place you pass by to get somewhere else. The biggest attraction is just around the corner and it would be Saunders Farm. A very popular place with its outdoor mazes, summer camps and Halloween activities just to name a few. Its location is great as you can easily commute to historical Richmond, Ottawa, Carleton Place.

 

At least, Munster has its own memorial to honour their war dead. The 3 local brave soldiers who by their unselfish act so we might live, are mentioned on the billboard at the entrance of the cemetery, showing the location of the newly erected memorial. It mentions only the names of their war dead of WWI, date and place. I do not know much about the date of the unveiling or if there was a ceremony. I can only assume that it was erected between mid-June and August 9th, 2019 as both times I was there taking photos. It might be too early to know if the locals would be congregating at this monument for Remembrance Day.

 

Special thanks to Louise Bellec for the photos and  description.

 

Monument:

 

OUR HONORED DEAD

 

1914 - 1918

 

PTE. EDWARD J. BIRD
DIED AT MESSINES, FRANCE
JUNE 10, 1917

 

PTE. R. LORNE FALLS
DIED AT HILL 70, FRANCE.

APRIL 9, 1918

 

PTE. JONATHAN VERNER FEATHERSTON
KILLED AT CAMBRIA, FRANCE
SEPT. 29 1918.

 

ERECTED BY

MUNSTER L.O.L. NO. 917 AND FRIENDS