Deseronto

Location:  N 44 11.694  W 077 02.907  On the south side of Main Street, across from Centre Street.

A solid white stone, with 5 different plaques to honour those who have fallen in previous engagements.  This is the first memorial I have seen with Afghanistan recognized.

Plaque 1.
FOR GOD   FOR HOME   FOR  LIBERTY
1914   1918
IN GRATEFULNESS FOR THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR

TOWN OF DESERONTO
Earnest A. Dennie, Thomas A. Ellis, Jos. B. Hill, Francis V. Kelly, Harold McAfee, Edmund V. McNeil, Guy Provins, Beniah Ridgewell, Arthur Rosendale,  Earnest Sharpe, Guy Stratton, Herbert E. Wicks

TOWNSHIP OF TYENDINAGA
Con. Barnhart, Harry Barnhart, James Barnhart, Arthur Brant, Ernest R. Brant, Richard Brant, Amos Green, Austin Green, David Green, Jacob Green, George Maracle, Isaac Maracle, John H. Maracle, Peter W. Maracle, Philip Maracle, Wheeler Maracle, William Maracle, Thomas Mungo, Willaim Penn, Reuben Sero, Harry Smart, George Williams

GIVEN IN MEMORY OF MY PARENTS AND SISTERS,
JANE, IDA, EMMA, ETTA.
THOMAS C. BROWN

Plaque 2. (seems to correct an omission of the first plaque)
ANNIE, ALSO SISTER
THOMAS C. BROWN

Plaque 3.
IN GRATEFULNESS TO THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - - - 1945

TOWN OF DESERONTO
Robert Armitage, George Cole, Ray Harvey, Arthur Hoppings, Clayton Jackson, Owen Miller, Francis Maracle, John Maracle, F/O H.M. Sharpe, David Schryver

Plaque 4.
KOREA
1950 - 1953

Plaque 5.
AFGHANISTAN

Bolsover

Location:  N 44° 31.850 W 079° 03.889  Found at the entrance to the Bolsover Cemetery, on Bolsover Road.


Former site of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, in Bolsover. The church was built on this site in 1861, and was destroyed by fire in 1976. The adjoining cemetery holds the remains of several veterans from the earliest days of this cemetery. A small memorial, dedicated on September 3rd 2000, with the names of those veterans can be found at the entrance to the cemetery.

LEST WE FORGET

HONOURING CANADIAN VETERANS BURIED IN BOLSOVER CEMETERY

Left column:
DRAKE, AUSTIN E.
DAYNES, EDWARD
COWIE, WINIFRED L.
COWIE, RUSSELL
THRASHER, CHARLES J.
BURGESS, WILLIAM D.
MOORE, CARLETON
COWIE, JOHN A.
HARRIS, CECIL R.
DALGLEISH, CHESTER M.
NICHOLLS, ROBERT A.
SILVERTHORNE, HOWARD
MUSGRAVE, SAM
CAMERON, GEORGE A.
MACEACHERN, HECTOR M.
RUSSELL, WALTER N.
FOSTER, ROY WALTER
COWIE, ERNEST
STUBBINS, FRED A.
DAVENPORT, CYRIL W.
WOOTTON, HAROLD
ROGERS, GRAYDON (BUCK)
GRANT, EARLUM L.

Centre column:
WEBDALE, ROBERT
PEACOCK, ERNEST
COCKBURN, JOHN L.
MACFADYEN, MARY I.
STEWART, ANDREW T.
HURREN, GEORGE C.
HENRY, JAMES
MADER, HENRY H. (HIB)
COULTER, LORNE A.
SILVERTHORNE, EDWIN (ED)
GOMOLL, RUSSELL
WOOD, MEREDITH
PARADISE, STANLEY
HOAD, LLOYD
WILSON, THOMAS
FRY, THOMAS
MCGILLIVRAY, GRAHAM
LONG, DONALD VINCENT
BURNEY, DOUGLAS N.
CHILD, MURRAY G.
MACPHERSON, LORNE S.
IRWIN, JOHN J.
HARRISON, FRANK (BUD)

Right column:
SIMPSON, FREDERICK (FRED)
MITCHELL, CHARLES A.
CRAWFORD, FLOYD J.
DAY, FREDERICK
FARRELL WILLIAM ROY
HERD EDWARD A. (TED)
DRUMMOND, M. JOSEPH
McRAE, STANLEY A.
MENNELL, LARRY W.
TAYLOR, ROLAND G.
BROWN, MORLEY ROY (MIKE)
LOW, GEORGE WILLIAM
McDONALD, ROY ABERDEEN
McCUAIG, GEORGE WILL

Ridgeway -- Battle of Ridgeway

Location:  N 42° 54.249 W 079° 02.509  On the north side of Highway 3, about 5 kilometres west of Fort Erie, just east of Ridge Road.


Ridgeway Battlefield was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1921 because:
- the Queen’s Own Rifles, 13th Hamilton Battalion, Caledonia and York Rifle Companies of Haldimand fought here, in defence of their country, against Fenian raiders, on 2 June 1866.

The Battle of Ridgeway was fought between the Canadian Volunteer Militia and about 500 to 800 Fenian invaders on 2 June 1866, just north of what was then the town of Ridgeway. Skirmishing began between the Militia and the Fenians near the intersection of Ridge Road and Garrison Road, but most of the fighting occurred on or near Lime Ridge, an elevated terrain that ran almost parallel to Ridge Road. The Canadian Volunteer Militia, led by Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Booker initially made a strong stance against the Fenian invaders led by Colonel John O’Neil. Although the Militia outnumbered the Fenians, they were unable to repel the invaders due to lack of experience and training, and supply issues. After a valiant stand, the Canadian Volunteer Militia was forced to retreat to the nearby village of Stevensville. The Fenian raiders returned to the United States the following day, fearful of Militia reinforcements being sent from Chippawa, near Niagara Falls.

Sources: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Minutes, October 2008; Plaque Text, May 1929.

Plaque Text

"PRO PATRIA
In abiding memory of the officers and men of the Queen's Own Rifles, 13th Hamilton Battalion, Caledonia and York Rifle Companies of Haldimand who fought here in defence of their country against Fenian Raiders, on 2nd June, 1866."

CFB Borden - RCR Korea

Location:  N 44 17.203  W 079 53.511  Located in Worthington Park, west of Dieppe Road, behind the Military Museum.


Taken from a plaque beside the memorial:
"This memorial was originally dedicated at CFB Petawawa on Hill 187 Day, 8 May 1973.  The plaque itself moved with the unit and was mounted within the battalion lines in CFB Baden and CFB Winnipeg.  It was erected in memory of 38 members of the battalion who died during the unit's service in Korea.  It was rededicated at this site on 16 October 1994." 

Marker text:
THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT

ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF
THE 3RD BN RCR WHO DIED WHILE SERVING IN KOREA
1953 - 1954

Pte Ard, H                      14 May 53
Lt Banton, DW                 3 May 53
Pte Bear, M                      3 May 53
Pte Burak, JN                   3 May 53
Pte Chiasson, MP             3 May 53
Pte Christoff, JJ                3 May 53
Pte Clark, R                     3 May 53
Pte Diehl, FA                    3 May 53
Cpl Doherty, GE              12 Jul 53
Pte Everingham, DW        3 May 53
Cpl Ferlatte, JA              21 Jul 53
Pte Gallinger, PH             3 May 53
Pte Gardiner, RL             3 May 53
Pte Girard, RFT              3 May 53
Pte Grennan, RJ              3 May 53
Pte Hedderson, TJ          3 May 53
Pte Keating, JP               3 May 53
Pte Lockhart, WJ          19 Jun 53
Pte Lucas, WF               2 May 53
Cpl MacLean, DHR       3 May 53
Pte Mehan, JC               3 May 53
Lt Meynell, GB              3 May 53
Pte Morningstar, C      10 May 53
L/Cpl Nankervis, RA    1 May 53
Cpl Newell, DL            3 May 53
Pte Penney, DW          20 Jul 53
Pte Raeburn, IN            3 May 53
L/Cpl Redmond, PG    22 April 53
Pte Regan, WP            17 Jul 53
Pte Rice, IL                   3 May 53
Pte Roach, LS               3 May 53
Cpl Schoultz, RB           3 May 53
Pte Spencley, PC           3 May 53
Pte Storey, AE             14 Jul 53
Cpl Topping, WJL        16 Sep 53
Sgt Walker, GWM       12 Jul 53
Pte Wellington, DM        3 May 53
Pte Woodbury, TR          3 May 53

Warminster - RCL Cahiague Branch 619

Location:  N 44° 38.361 W 079° 32.581  On the east side of Highway 12, at the south end of town, in front of the Legion.


Very nice memorial in front of the Cahaigue Branch 619. This is a very active branch of the legion, home of many community events.  The plaque on this memorial was presented by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #619 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Ladies Auxiliary of Canada, 1929 - 1978.

WORLD WAR I
1914 - 1918

BY THE GRACE OF ALMIGHTY GOD,
MAY ALL WHO PASS BY THIS WAY,
CARRY IN THEIR SACRED HEARTS,
THE MEMORIES OF ALL THOSE WHO
FOUGHT AND DIED SO THAT WE
MAY ALL LIVE IN FREEDOM.

WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945

LEST WE FORGET
KOREA 1950 - 1953

THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED BY THE LADIES'
AUXILIARY, BRANCH 619, IN COMMEMORATION
OF THE 50TH. ANNIVERSARY OF THE LADIES'
AUXILIARY - CANADA. 1928 - 1978

Lisle

Location:  N 44° 16.021 W 079° 58.791  In front of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 559, At 8439 Main Street West, just outside the west gate of CFB Borden.

A stone cairn with a brass plaque sits outside the RCL in Lisle, a small village outside CFB Borden.  There is a large artillery piece out front near the road.
Originally built in 1968, the Legion contracted Sgt. Vince Sullivan to construct the memorial.  He had also constructed the cenotaph at Worthington Park  in Base Borden.  Using materials left over from the Worthington Park memorial, Sgt. Sullivan completed the work, with help from the Fraternal members of the legion, in less than one week, and free of charge.
The original memorial was built with smooth sides, but in 1995, the memorial received a facelift, which included resurfacing the base, and covering the smooth sides with colourful fieldstones.

This memorial is used for the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies, as well as other outdoor services.

Text reads:
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FOR THIS COUNTRY

Sutton

Location:  N 44° 17.996 W 079° 21.194  On the west side of High Street, just past the turn-off from Highway 48.  The town is also known by some as Sutton West.


ERECTED BY THE SUTTON LEGION AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

1914-1918 1939-1945 KOREA

LEST WE FORGET


One of the few memorials I have seen flying the NATO flag, as well as the Canadian flag.

The Sutton Legion, Branch 356 is located a short distance away, around the corner on East Street.

This memorial has special meaning for me, as both my parents came from Sutton, and many family members were proud members of the Legion.  My father and uncles were all navy men, I changed the tradition by joining the army.