Sunday, 8 April 2012

Georgina - York Regional Police


Location:  N 44 17.426   W 079 25.126  On the south side of Baseline Road, in front of the York Regional Police 3 District Headquarters.

This memorial was placed by the York Regional Police, in recognition of those who have served their country in the Canadian Armed Forces.

There is stone at the start of the garden pathway to the memorial.  It reads:
THE CANADIAN FORCES
RECOGNITION STONE

WAS FUNDED WITH THE
GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE
POLICE APPRECIATION NIGHT
COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The main memorial has the same inscription on both sides, along with the Canadian Forces crest.  It reads as follows:
THIS STONE HONOURS THOSE WHO
SERVED AND ENDURED FEAR,
HARDSHIP AND SACRIFICE
BY SEA, LAND AND AIR
IN SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY







Saturday, 7 April 2012

Kettleby


Location:  N 44° 00.406 W 079° 34.086    Just off Kettleby Road, inside the front gates of the cemetery.


This cenotaph was erected, in 1920, by the citizens of Kettleby and vicinity to honour thier lost sons in WWI.

A small mortar is on display beside the cenotaph. This is a German 76mm Leitche Minenwerfer. It was a 400lb. model with recoil and a rifled barrel, capable of delivering a 1-kg charge a distance of between 325 and 1425 meters. It was also very mobile by using either the built in carrying handles or by wheeling it around like a wheelbarrow, by installing the wheels and two long horizontal poles as handles. The Leichte Minenwerfer was also used to shoot messages to the rear area by use of a special non- explosive message round. They were then retrieved by runners and delivered to the officer in charge. The German Army actually considered trench mortars to be demolition equipment rather than weapons, so they issued them to Pioneer Battalions (engineers).

A ceremony is held here each Rememberance Day. Found at the entrance to the Kettleby Cemetery.

Marker Text:
Front:
IN GRATEFUL AND EVERLASTING MEMORY OF

ERNEST TOWNLEY WATSON
STRATHCONA HORSE
KILLED IN ACTION MORIEUL WOOD
MAR. 31. 1918
AGED 26 YEARS

SHERMAN ROGERS BROWN
1ST C.M.R.
KILLED IN ACTION JUNE 2. 1916
AGED 33 YEARS

RUSSELL CLIFT
92ND HIGHLANDERS
KILLED IN ACTION JUNE 2. 1916
AGED 20 YEARS

ERECTED THAT THEIR GLORY MAY NEVER FADE
BY THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS OF KETTLEBY AND VICINITY

Back:
IN MEMORY OF
GNR. ROY E. BENJAMIN
R.C.N.V.R.
KILLED IN ACTION JULY 7, 1941,
AGED 27 YEARS.

F/O WILLIAM H. BOWLER
SHOTDOWN OVER SWEDEN,
SEPT. R, 1943.
AGED 29 YEARS.

TPR. DANIEL A. CASE
9TH LANCER IMPERIAL FORCES
1914 - 1918
DIED OF WOUNDS FEB. 27, 1937










Friday, 6 April 2012

Iroquois - Seaway Cemetery

Location:  N 44° 49.890 W 075° 18.900   Located at the west end of the Seaway Lock Observation area, in the cemetery at the northwest corner of the grounds.

This memorial is part of a community memorial, with stones dedicated to early pioneers, lost firefighters, and soldiers.  Erected in 2003 by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 370, Iroquois.  This memorial is located in an active cemetery, which is also the resting place of many of the area's early settlers.


Marker text:
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning.  We will
remember them.

Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 370
Iroquois

Ladies Auxiliary Inc    April 18, 1950 

2003 






 



Thursday, 5 April 2012

Erin


Location:  N 43° 46.080 W 080° 03.642   On the west side of Main Street, just north of the bridge over the river.


This memorial was erected by the local Royal Canadian Branch #442, dedicated on November 11, 1956.  It is a unique three-sided stone and brick construction, with one side dedicated to each of the major conflicts of the 20th century.

Front:
IN MEMORY OF OUR BOYS
KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR  

1939 - 1945
J. D. BARBOUR
E. BESSEY
R. BRADY
W. MAXWELL
A. G. MCFEE
H. YOUNG
1954
D. COVERT
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE
LEFT GROW OLD - AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM
NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN - AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN - AND IN THE MORNING
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM.

Right:
IN MEMORY OF OUR BOYS
KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR

1914 - 1918

N. G. BROUGHTON
 J. D. GEAR
W. GIBSON
C. E. HUME
W. JACKSON
E. JEFFRIES
F. KING
W. MURRAY
J. A. MCKINNON
R. MCLACHLAN
D. MCLEAN
B. PLAYER
E. SCOTT
J. SPIERS
G. SUTTON
H. SANDERS
F. WILLIS

Left:
KOREAN WAR
1950 - 1953
WE REMEMBER


IN RECOGNITION OF THE

SACRIFICE OF MILITARY

PERSONNEL AND OTHER CANADIANS

WHO DIED IN THE

SERVICE OF PEACE SINCE 1953










Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Fair Valley, Medonte - Sir Sam Steele


Location:  N 44° 38.943 W 079° 35.751   On the 11th Line, north of Fairvalley Church Road.  


SIR SAMUEL BENFIELD STEELE 
First commanding officer of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), also know as "Canada's Greatest Police Officer" for his accomplishments with the North West Mounted Police. 
This memorial is located at Purbrook, the family farm of the Steele family. A memorial to his father also appears at this site, along with a picnic area and shelter.
The two stones lying flat on the ground to either side of the main stone, are the French translation of the main stone.

 Marker Text:
Front:
SIR SAMUEL BENFIELD STEELE
KCMG. CB. MVO

BORN JANUARY 5 1848, HERE AT PURBROOK
SON OF CAPT ELMES STEELE AND HIS WIFE, ANNE

35TH REGIMENT, SIMCOE MILITIA - 1866
A BATTERY, ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY - 1871
NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE - 1873
MARCH WEST IN 1874
KOOTENEY EXPEDITION AND FORT STEELE
YUKON - THE GOLD RUSH - 1898
RAISED STRATHCONA'S HORSE - 1900
COMMANDED IN SOUTH AFRICA 1900-1901
ANGLO-BOER WAR
SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY - 1901
PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL 1914
KNIGHTED KCMG - 1918
DIED JANUARY 30, 1919 AT PUTNEY ENGLAND
BURIED AT WINNIPEG MANITOBA

Rear:
THIS STONE
DEDICATED JULY 13 2000 BY
LORD STRATHCONA'S HORSE (ROYAL CANADIANS)
TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER
SAM STEELE
ON THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
OF HIS RAISING THE REGIMENT

TOGETHER WITH 

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE
HONOURING
"CANADA'S GREATEST POLICE OFFICER"

IN THE PRESENCE OF
IAN BEARD   MAYOR   ORO-MEDONTE
THE RT REV JT PRYCE    BISHOP OF YORK-SIMCOE
MAJ THE REV A. SCHOOLEY LdSH(RC)
REV GERRY McMILLAN RCMP
LCOL J.W. ELLIS   COMMANDING OFFICER LdSH(RC)
A/COMMR A. HUTCHINSON   RCMP
L COL B.P. MILLER   CO GREY AND SIMCOE FORESTERS
L. JORDAAN  1ST SEC Y SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSION
BRUCE & JOCELYN PEARSON      AUBREY  & ELIZABETH FORD
RSM (RET) SHAD SHADBOLT LdSH(RC)
MURRAY A. CAYLEY DEAN LDSH(RC)
BONNIE G. ROURKE       ARLENE SHADBOLT
PERSEVERANCE






Monday, 2 April 2012

Port Perry - RCL Br. 419



Location:  N 44° 06.422 W 078° 57.365   On the SE corner of Old Simcoe Road and Bay Street, in front of the Legion.


Royal Canadian Legion Branch #419 in Port Perry. Features a very active community legion and a nice memorial in front. I am told that they have a tremendous Rememberance Day ceremony at this location, with lots of community support and many active members.

Marker text:
LEST WE FORGET
PORT PERRY AND DISTRICT HONOUR ROLL

1914--1918
Pte W. Belknar, Lieut  C. T. Bruce, Pte A. Clark, Pte F. H. Clark, Pte H. Thomas, Pte J. Britton, Lieut A. B. Doubt, Pte D. Elliot, Pte G. Fines, Pte E. Grey, Pte W. Giebmer. Pte J. Fox, Cpl G. Hood, Pte E. Hooey, Lieut H. F. Ireland, Pte M. King, Pte H. Kettle, Pte J. Kimberley, Pte E. Johnston, Pte J. L. Leask, Pte A. Moughton, Pte R. McGill, Pte W. Midgley, L.Cpl G. Parrett, Pte C. Real, Pte L. T. Raines, Pte A. Stone, Pte H. Slaughter, Pte I. Taylor, Pte H. G. William, Cpl A. E. Alldred, Pte A. Jeffrey, Pte F. Jefferiss, Pte J. Laidlaw, Pte A. Shakleford, Pte J. Summers, Pte A. H. Tarrant, Pte P. Truss, Pte M. J. Watson, Lieut E. D. Wallace, Pte P. W. Ward, Pte R. Wilson, Pte H. E. White, Pte W. Giebner, Pte J. Johnston, Pte G. Williams, Pte H. Clark

1939--1945
PO W. M. Alldred, Pte F. A. Andrews, Pte G. Dodsley, Lt R. S. Hillier, FO T. W. Leahy, FO G. Mulligan, FO J. G. MacMaster, Sgt M. Spears, Sgt W. R. Willard, Lieut W. S. Miller, LAC R. Whiteside, Pte T. C. Hayden, LC T. Meneely, FO W. W. Hughli, Pte W. Leacock, Pte H. Mahaffy, Pte R. Dingman, Pte D. G. Staple, FO A. S. Armour, Pte C. Wilson, Pte L. Williams

KOREAN WAR
1950--1953








Sunday, 1 April 2012

Morrisburg


Location:  N 44° 53.652 W 075° 10.801  At the foot of Ottawa Street, in a park along the St. Lawrence River, near the picnic shelter.


This is a very interesting memorial. The front shows the long list of names lost in the conflicts of WW1, WW2, and Korea. Also shows the Legion crest, representing the contributions of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 48.  On the reverse side off this memorial shows the names of all the committee members responsible for the monument and also scenes from the Morrisburg area, both past and present.

Front Centre:
HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE
TO ONE WHO HAS DEFENDED
ALL THAT WE MOST CHERISH
 LIBERTY   PEACE   JUSTICE

LEST   WE   FORGET

Front Left:
WORLD WAR I
G Anderson, W Baker, F Barclay, J H Barkley, R W Barkley, H Beckstead, W Bell, E Bennet, G A Biccum,  R Bouck, G Bowman, W H Bowman, W Burneau, D C Bradfield t, F Bradfield, G Bradfield, R Bradfield, F H Broder, F S Broder, W Broder, C A Cameron, D W Campbell, J Campbell, C O Carson, I J Carson, A Cassel, H Cassel, A C Casselman, A Casselman, A F Casselman, E D Casselman, H Casselman, I N Casselman, I E Casselman, L W Casselman, J M Casselman, R C Casselman, R L Casselman, T I Casselman, W Casselman, J Cassie, A M Castleman, L P Chalmers, C Coir, H Coir, W K Coir, L Colouhoun, S Connolly, B Connor, H Contway, G Cook, D S Coons, C Coulee, H Coyle, G D Dardis, R N Davy, F E Deeks, D Denesha, H Denesha, H Deschamp, O Deschamp, E Duval, K C Duval, W Duval, K Duvall, G B Elliott, W Empey, E Fetterly, O Fetterly, C Ford, F Fox, H Fox, J H Froats t, C W Gale, A Gamble, H Gamble, R Gamble, A Gillespie, C H Gillespie t, J J Gillespie, C Gillard, J S Goodfellow, S Gordon, E Grey, A H Gunn, D Hanson, J G Harvey, O G Harper t, G Hayunga, P Heagle, R Helmer, N Hickey, F Hilliard, H Holden, J B Holmes, S Holmes, W Hutchins, G Lapierre, G E Lavis t, C Lewis t, C Loucks, A Jamieson, C Jamieson, E Jannack, C Jarvis, H J Jarvis, G J Jones, J Joques, J Joques, V J Karkruff, F C MacDonald, D A McGillvary, D J McGillvary, W McGillvary, F McIntosh, G C McKenzie, W McKenzie, E Martin, W E Markell, H W Massey, C Mead, G H Meikle t, H L Merkley, O Merkley t, C W Millward, E Millward, R H Moore, F Munroe t,E A Myers, R Myers, F A Nash, F M Nash, C Prunner t, F Quickfall t, A S Reddick, J Reddick, P C Reynolds, F Rice t, A Riddel, C Robertson,
D A Robertson, H D Robertson, J H Robertson, M A Robertson, P F Robertson, N Rooks, N Rose, W Rose, B Ryan, D Ryan, W Shaw, B Sherman, E Smith, T Smith, W Smith, D G Staia, K T Staia t, J F Steed, J Stephenson, E Stitt, G Stitt, G Strike, R Strike, L Styles, C Summers, A G Taylor, I Tinkess t, A I Van Allen, L F Van Allen, A Vipond, G Watkins, H Watkins, H Weagant, J Weagant, W Weaver, B G Weegar, C H Weegar, C Wells, H K Wells t, H S Wingard t, A F Wood, P Wood, O Woods t, W Wright, J Wyrt t, T E Zeron, W Reddick

WORLD WAR II
B Aikman, F Ault, M Ault, A C Baker, D M Baker, G F Baker, G S Baker, G Barlow, A O Barclay, O A Barkley, H  H Beaupre, K E Beaupre, H H Beckstead, P Beckstead, R K Beckstead, G H Becksted, A E Blackman, C F Blancher, W R Boulerice, F Bowman, R H Cameron, D Campbell, M Carkner, P Carson, E G Carter, E R Caskanette, L Caskanette, P A Caskanette, V R Caskanette, F Cassell, W M Cassell, C Casselman, D G Casselman, D J Casselman t, E Casselman, G Casselman, H Casselman, H Casselman, J B Casselman, J O Casselman, R C Casselman, J Christensen, C W Clark, L W Clark, N J Clark, I D Cochrane, E K Coir, R D Coir, A A Coligan, B A Coligan, G L Coligan, P A Coligan, A Colouhoun, R Colouhoun, S Connolly, G Coons, H L Coons, W W Coons t, I H Coyle, G B Crober, B Cummings, R Cummings t, V R Cummings, J Davies, K Davies, C W Dafoe, D C Dawley, G S Dawley, P Deeks, D Deeks, M E Desrosiers, F G Devaul, W Dillabough, C W Dillen, S G Dillen, K Duval, S A Duval, J Dodge, C P Eamon, C J Eamon, R H Eamon, W L Eamon, K M Farlinger, S A Farlinger, F Fetterley, A J Foulds, G A Foulds, R A Foulds, R D Gamble, D Graham, T Graham, W L Gordier, H G Guay, F Hall, W Hall, O G Harper, G L Henophy, H A Henophy, W Henophy, G Hess, G Hess, RC Hummel, A A Hummell, G C Hummell, J C Hummell, M H Hummell

Front Right:
WORLD WAR II
R F Hummell, D I Hutt, H Ing, G S James, E A Jarvis t, G H Jarvis, G Jenkinson, D L Jones, A Kerr, T Kerr, R L Kincaid, C Lapierre, E A Lapierre, G W Lapierre, P T Laurin, C A Locke, D A Loucks, J A MacDonald, J MacLaren, R MacLaren, K A Maitland, J I Mallen, J L Magee, S E Martin, A McAllum, N D McGillis, N R McGillis, A McGillvary, A McGillvary, W McGillvary, K B McGowan t, J McIntyre, N McIntyre, R McIntyre, A A McKoy, E McKoy, G R McKoy, J W McKoy t, W D McKoy, D McMartin, C S Merrill, S Meikle, R C Merkley, G M Meyer, B L Millward, J D Millward, O E Millward, C A Mitchel, P Montgomery, J E Mullin, I E Mullin, J K Murray, E J Myers, H Myers, R Myers, J J Neilan, J A O'Malley, H O'Malley, M O'Malley, D O'Shoughnesy, T R Parker, J A Payton, D Philips, K Philips, B R Price, C R Reddick t, D G Reddick, I A Redmond, C B Reid, C H Reid, J R Reid, J E Rice, J R Rice, B Riddel, A J Robertson t, M A Robertson, T Robertson, G L Robinson, H Robinson, H I Robinson, L K Robinson, D R Robinson, W J Robinson, W Roderick, E Roy, W A Ryder, K E Saddelmire, G E Salmon, F B Schell, E T Seymour, A D Shaver t, A W Smith, G A Smith, H L Smith, P R Smith, R Smith, S Smith, P D Stata, E Stitt, K J Stitt, D Stevenson, J Stevenson, G Styles, D Swayne, H Swayne, E Sypes, G W Thom, A F Tindal t, G W Tindal, T H Tindal, B Timmins, C A Tuttle, F W Toshack, K B Utman t, C VanAllen, D E VanAllen t, J I Vaughan, J E Wallace, R Warne, T I Warner, O Warren, C F Weagant, G G Weagant, L Weagant, L Weagant, C F Weegar, G A Weegar, F P Wells, E A Weir, J Werley, A Williams, D S Willard, S M White, J A Carr, R E Merkley, D H Serviss, W E Mongor

KOREAN WAR
P Beckstead, F Black, R Cochrane, J C Deeks, C Hall, D Hummell, R H Hummell, D Jones, R Loper, B Lynch, W McKoy, S Myers, R J Shannette, J Steward, T W Casselman

Rear Centre:
PRESENTED TO THE VILLAGE OF MORRISBURG
BY ITS CITIZENS AND BRANCH 48
MORRISBURG LEGION EXECUTIVE

President     Cameron H Martel
1st V.P.        Lloyd Merkley
2nd V.P.       Ronald McLean
3rd V.P.       Neil Robertson
Secretary     Stuart F. Hogue
Treasurer     John Rice

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Glen Barkley               Judy Laurin
Donald Ferguson         Saralyn Mabo
Robert Howald            Thomas W. McCutcheon
Ross Hummell              J. Richard Vaughan

PROJECT COMMITTEE
Ross Hummell            Cameron H Martel
Edwin R. Rice            John Rice

MONUMENT
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