Location: United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
N 44.69544 W -76.19286
On the north side of Highway 15, at the corner of Colborne Street, the west entrance to the town.
At the western entrance to the village of Portland can be found this impressive monument, dedicated to honouring the names of those from this area who fought and died during the World Wars. The quiet village is nested along the famous Rideau Canal. The memorial is found beside the graveyard of the Emmanuel Anglican Church. The list of names on the plaques indicates that the memorial was erected a short time after WWII and before the Korean War, which is recognized by a separate plaque. Little information can be found regarding this memorial, but the long list of names gives every indication that Portland and its surrounding families made a large contribution and sacrifice in the fight for freedom.
*Photos by Louise Bellec.
Marker text:
Top plaque:
HONOUR ROLL
VETERANS
OF WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II
OF PORTLAND COMMUNITY, PORTLAND, ONT.
"THEY HEARD THE CALL AND ANSWERED."
WAR OF 1914-1918
BOLTON SHERMAN DOWSETT REGINALD LOCKERBIE DAVID
BOND HAROLD ELLIOTT ROBERT LYNN GEORGE
BARKER EDWARD FOSTER GEORGE MORRIS HERMAN
BARKER DR. RALPH + GALLAGHER EARL MOULAND LESLIE
+ BRYDEN CHARLES GILLESPIE HUGH McDONALD DOUGLAS
BYINGTON NAPOLEON GODERIDGE WILLIAM OLMSTEAD GEORGE
+ CANNON CHARLES HARNEY ANDREW OLMSTEAD HARRY
CANNON GERALD HOCKEY FRANK OLMSTEAD WHITMORE
CANNON ROSS HOWE WILLIAM + RAISON CLARENCE
CARBNO MANFORD KENNEDY BELL STEVENS JACK
CREEGGAN GEORGE KENNEDY CLIFFORD STRICKLAND JACK
DOWSETT CLAIRE LAKE WILLIAM WINDRAM JACK
WAR OF 1939-1945
+ BAKER HAROLD LAUAY ALFRED PRESTON KENNETH
BAKER HOLLOS LAUAY WILLIAM SCISSONS EARL
BARKER ARTHUR LEE GILES SCOVIL LIMMY
BARKER JOHN NIXON BYRON SCOVIL TOM
BAXTER HIRAM NIXON ERNIE SHELDON GARFIELD
BYINGTON TOM NIXON ROBERT SIMPSON GERALD
CANNON EARL NIXON RONALD STEVENS DELORMA
CARBNO MANFORD OLMSTEAD ROBERT + STEVENS FORD
FOLEY HARRY OLMSTEAD THOMAS STEVENS RAYMOND
GILLESPIE ALLAN OPREY ROBERT STRICKLAND TOMMY
+ GILLESPIE ARTHUR OPREY SAMUEL STRICKLAND Wm. J.
GODERIDGE RAYMOND OPREY WILLIAM TEMPLETON SAMUEL
HANNA EVERT POLK CHARLES WELCH WILLIAM
+ HEATH DOUGLAS POLK ELDON WELLUM EDGAR
HOCKEY GEORGE PRESTON EVELYN WOOD JIM
IRVIN FORD WOOD MORRIS
+ KILLED IN ACTION
Lower plaque:
CONTINUATION OF
VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I
BISHOP, ELSWOOD CLEGG, BERT HEATH, WALTER
BOND, ERIC COLEMAN, THOS. + JOYNT, WILLIE
BUTTERFIELD, WM. + CROSS, EVERETT KELLY, JAMES
CHANT, WALTER DAY, ELTON KENNEDY, ELMA
CLAXON, HARRY + FOSTER, JOHN McKASKILL, GEO.
+ O'MEARA, ALBAN PRESTON, EARL
CONTINUATION OF
VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II
ALLEN, ALEX CAMPBELL, LLOYD
+ KILLED IN ACTION
KOREA
1950 - 1953
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