Delaware

 

Location:  Middlesex County     N 42.90686   W -81.42048

Behind the Legion, 11577 Longwoods Road.

 

This memorial is found behind the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 598.  It is made from two grey granite stones standing on a granite base.  The stones have the names of the war dead from this community who where lost in the two World Wars engraved on the face.  The Legion and the Lions Club were the leaders behind making this memorial a reality.  A pair of benches have been placed in front of the memorial to allow those who have come to pay their respects, the time to rest and reflect on the heroes of the past.

Marker text:

Front:

LEST WE FORGET

WORLD WAR I

PT.E THOMAS CUMMINGS

PTE. HERBERT HAYS

PTE. THOMAS HAYS

PTE. ALLISTER McGREGOR

WORLD WAR II

LAC. HOWARD GREEN

P.O. STANLEY KEITH KAISER

LAC. GRANT McKAY

SGT. AG. JOHN LEWIS SPARLING

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

 

 

 

Back:

THE FREEDOMS, ADVANTAGES AND STANDARDS OF

THE PRESENT, WERE PAID FOR BY THE INDUSTRY,

HARDSHIPS AND SACRIFICES OF THE PEOPLE OF

THE PAST.

WE DEDICATE THIS MEMORIAL TO THE WILLING

AND GALLANT PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED SERVICES

WHO SERVED THE CROWN AND CANADA.

DELAWARE TOWNSHIP AND AREA PERSONS

PARTICIPATED IN:

THE WAR OF 1812      1812-1815

THE BOER WAR          1899-1902

WORLD WAR I             1914-1918

WORLD WAR II            1939-1945

KOREAN WAR              1950-1952

 

ERECTED BY BRANCH 598, THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

AND THE DELAWARE LIONS CLUB.