Newington

 

Location:  United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

N 45.11298   W -75.01089

Located in Hillcrest Cemetery, on the east side of County Road 12, just south of town.

 

Newington was named in 1862 by postmaster Jacob Baker after his birthplace Stoke Newington, in north central London. In 1905 the village had a population of 250.  A mere decade later, eleven brave men of this small agricultural community would give their lives for King and Country in the Great War.  The memorial was erected after World War I to honour those who made the supreme sacrifice.  A plaque was added after World War II to remember those who fought in the second great war of the 20th century and a small plaque was added to acknowledge the war in Korea.  The memorial is found near the entrance to Hillcrest Cemetery, the final resting place of many of the community's citizens.

*Thank you to Louise Bellec for the photos.

Marker text:

Front:

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN

HEROES

PTE. DAVID A. MacMILLAN, 38TH. BAT.

THE SOMME, NOV. 18,1916.

CORP. HAROLD SHAVER, 73RD. BAT.

VIMY RIDGE, MAR. 28, 1917.

PTE. WM. BOUCKLAR, 38TH. BAT.

LA COULOTE, SEPT. 16, 1917.

PTE. WILLIE J. MARKELL, 154TH. BAT.

SEPT. 30, 1917.

SERG. OSBORNE H. CARR, 154TH BAT.

OCT. 26, 1917.

PTE. DANIEL MacMILLAN, P.P.C.L.I.

PASSCHENDAELE, OCT. 30, 1917.

PTE. EARLE N. WARNER, 21ST BAT.

PASSCHENDAELE, NOV. 11, 1917.

PTE. JAMES W. QUINN, 38TH BAT.

APR. 26, 1918.

PTE. NELSON R. DIXSON, 2ND BAT.

CAGNECOURT, SEPT. 3, 1918.

PTE. BERTRAM C. McEWAN, 130TH BAT.

ESTREUX, NOV. 6, 1918

THIER NAMES LIVETH FOREVER MORE 

PTE. DALTON ZERAN

2ND BAT.  MAR. 29TH, 1918

 

1914 - 1918 

Left side plaque:

FOR KING AND COUNTRY

WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR

ACTIVE SERVICE WITH

CANADA'S FIGHTING FORCES

WORLD WAR 2  1939 - 1945 

BUD ALLEN                         ERIC PRESLEY

ROBERT ALLEN                  RUSSELL PRESLEY

JOHN CAVERS                      WALTER QUINN

FORD COOPER                     CLARE RUTLEY

GARNET COOPER                THOMAS RUTLEY

WILLARD COOPER              LYLE RUTLEY

BERT DUFF                            WINSTON RUTLEY

MURRAY DUFF                     CLIFFORD ROMBOUGH

WALLACE DUFF                   MAX RAYMOND

GEORGE DICKEY                 GERALD RYAN

+ DONALD HAWN                 FENNELL SHAVER

ROYAL HAWN                        BRUCE SHAVER

LLOYD HAWN                        HAROLD STEELE

EARL HELMER                       ELDON THOMPSON

CECIL HOOPLE                      KENNETH THOMPSON

BEVERLEY HELMER             GLADSTONE WINTERS

DARCY HELMER                   STERLING WERT

DOUGLAS JARDINE              LEO WEAGANT

CLINTON MacDONALD        DOUGLAS ZERAN

WALTER MATTICE                 WALTER ZERAN

+  KILLED IN ACTION

ERECTED 1990

BY HEATHER BRANCH 357 FINCH LEGION

 

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