Location: City of Ottawa
N 45.194292 W 75.838257
Southeast corner of Perth and McBean St.
Richmond Ontario, now part of Ottawa
since the amalgamation, is 36km away from the downtown core. Founded in 1818
and named after the Duke of Richmond, this small village was the second
military settlement in Ontario after the 1812 war. The first settlers were
soldiers and their families from the British Army regiments that were disbanded
in Canada in the late 1800s.
Richmond is a nice small historic area,
it also has quite a few memorials. There are plaques, honour rolls, street
names, signs in cemeteries to indicate where some veterans are buried, Richmond
also has a beautiful small memorial park and cenotaph that honours local war
dead.
The cenotaph which consists of an 8
foot tall cross made of dark polished Barre granite from Quebec and supported
by a Stanstead grey base was dedicated and unveiled on November 6th 1988.
Behind, there is a fieldstone wall with 2 plaques. On the right of the cenotaph,
there is a sign with the names of the local servicemen who were killed in
action.
**Thanks to Louise Bellec for the photos and description.
Marker Text:
Left Plaque:
IN MEMORY
OF THOSE
WHO SERVED
Right plaque:
WE WILL
REMEMBER
THEM 
Sign Board:
Lest We Forget
HONOUR ROLL
RICHMOND AND DISTRICT SERVICEMEN
KILLED IN ACTION
This memorial provided by
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION RICHMOND AND
DISTRICT BRANCH #625
LT. McELROY
VICTOR H.
D.F.C.
WWI R.A.F.
K.I.A. 2nd SEPTEMBER, 1918
AGE 21
SGT. BIRD,
EDWARD
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 15th JUNE, 1915
AGE 30
PTE. BROWN,
LINDSAY K.
WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 27th OCTOBER, 1944
AGE 21
PTE. CARRIGAN,
ORVILLE K.
WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 15th SEPTEMBER, 1944
AGE 23
PTE. DORATY,
MAGUIRE
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 16th SEPTEMBER, 1916
AGE 20
P/O DUBROY,
WILLIAM E.
WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 11th FEBRUARY, 1944
AGE 20
GNR. EYNOUF
GEORGE
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 20th AUGUST, 1918
AGE 25
PTE. EYNOUF
JOHN
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 13th NOVEMBER, 1916
AGE 21
PTE. FALLS
ROBERT L.
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 9th APRIL, 1918
AGE 26
PTE. FEATHERSTONE,
JONATHAN V.
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 29th SEPTEMBER, 1918
AGE 28
F/O FINDLAY,
JACK C.
WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 3rd OCTOBER, 1943
AGE 36
CPL. LEWIS,
ARTHUR G.D.
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 9th APRIL 1917
AGE 16
L/CPL. MACKEY,
ROBERT B.
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 6th NOVEMBER, 1917
AGE 26
PTE. MARSHALL,
SAMUEL
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 1st SEPTEMBER, 1918
AGE 22
N.S. McDIARMID,
JESSIE M.
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 27th JUNE, 1918
AGE 38
A.B. MITCHELL
FREDERICK E.H.
WWI R.N.
K.I.A. 22nd SEPTEMBER, 1914
AGE 22
CPL. MITCHELL
JOHN A.
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 22nd AUGUST, 1918
AGE 23
P/O MOORE
WILLIAM I.
WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 12th MAY, 1944
AGE 25
PTE. MURRAY,
JOSEPH H.
WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 1st SEPTEMBER, 1944
AGE 22
W.O. POTTER,
JOHN M.
WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 27th APRIL, 1944
AGE 26
PTE. RAYNER,
ROBERT E.
WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 19th FEBRUARY, 1945
AGE 29
F/S RICHARDSON,
EDMUND
WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 15th OCTOBER, 1942
AGE 31
PTE. RUSHLEAU,
JOHN E.
WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 28th OCTOBER, 1944
AGE 21
A.B. SAVAGE,
FRANCIS H.
WWII R.C.N.V.R.
K.I.A. 20th SEPTEMBER, 1943
AGE 21
PTE. SIMMONDS, JOHN
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 21st APRIL, 1916
AGE 17
PTE. SPEARMAN,
CHARLES W.
WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 6th APRIL, 1941
AGE 21
P/O SPEARMAN,
GORDON D.
WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 7th MAY, 1944
AGE 21
PTE. STEWART,
SEFTON I.
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 8th AUGUST, 1918
AGE 20
GD STRONACH,
JOHN D.
WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 29th OCTOBER, 1944
AGE 28
PTE. SULLIVAN,
SYDNEY J.
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 4th FEBRUARY, 1917
AGE 22
A.B. WHITTEMORE,
EDWIN G.
WWII R.C.N.V.R.
K.I.A. 10th FEBRUARY, 1942
AGE 33
SGT. LEGER
MARC D.
PPCLI-AFGHANISTAN
K.I.A. 18th APRIL 2002
AGE 29
"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
THIS YEAR OF THE VETERAN
"2005" MEMORIAL
LISTS ALL KNOW CASUALTIES.
ADDITIONAL NAMES OR DETAILS WILL BE
ADDED
IF OBTAINED.
Back of board:
" WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
