Avonmore

 

Location:  United Counties of Stormont, Glengarry and Dundas.

N  45.17255   W -74.96765

Next to the Post Office at 3276 main Street.

 

This memorial is dedicated to the members of this community who died in the two World Wars.  The tall black granite obelisk stands proudly along the tree lined Main Street of this picturesque community of 330 people, conveniently located between Ottawa and Cornwall.

**Photos provided by Louise Bellec.

Marker text:

Front:

IN MEMORY OF

OUR FALLEN HEROES

SGT. ALBERT J. TINKESS

CECIL BETHUNE

LORNE BETHUNE

LINDEN BLAIR

ENEAS GRANT

DUNCAN McAULEY

DUNCAN McLEOD

JOHN POAPST

ROY TINKESS

WILFRED WARNER

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

 

1914 - 1918

 

 

 

 

Right side:

1950 - 1953

 

 

 

 

Left side:

IN MEMORY OF

OUR FALLEN HEROES

1939 - 1945

 

FORBES BENNING

GEORGE HOUGH

HUGH McKEON

WILLIAM SCOTT

LYALL SHAVER

 

LEST WE FORGET