Williamsburg

Location:  N 44 58.546   W 075 14.683  In front of the town library, on the east side of County Road 31, north of County Road 18.

This memorial is dedicated to those who died in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 538 of Williamsburg.  It consists of a white stone cairn, with a maple leaf on top, and a small plaque on the front.  Flanked by two flag poles, flying the Canadian flag and the Union Jack.

Marker Text:
Royal Canadian Legion crest
BRANCH 538
WILLIAMSBURG

WE
WILL
REMEMBER
THEM

Little Current

Location:  N 45 58.877   W 081 55.611   Found in a nice park on the north side of Water Street, in downtown Little Current.

This memorial was originally erected to honour those lost in the two World Wars.  Their names appear on the memorial and a single plaque to remember the Korean War was added later, and appears at the front of the base.  A World War I soldier stands at attention on the top of the statue.



Marker text:
Front:
HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
"WE ARE THE DEAD SHORT DAYS
AGO WE LIVED, FELT DAWN, SAW
SUNSET GLOW, LOVED AND WERE
LOVED, AND NOW WE LIE IN
FLANDERS FIELDS"

Below:
KOREA
1950 - 1953


Left:
1914 - 1918
JOHN McKEDDY
LOUIS NORTON
CLARENCE U.C. RUSH
LESLIE SCOTT
COLIN DOUGLAS SIMS
JAMES FRANCIS VALLICQUETTE
ARLIF ROY WILKIN


Rear:
1939 - 1945
NORMAN F. LOCKEYER
FRANK ROWE
WILBERT B. ROWE
JOHN A. EADIE
STEVE R.G. HILSON
LEONARD W. LEHMAN
L. MORLAND HEMBRUFF
JAMES S. HOWARD
ALBERT J. WILLIAMSON
JOHN G. HALCROW


Right:
1914 - 1918
GEORGE ED. BAXTER
NORMAN CAMPBELL
ISBAN ALLAN CLARK
GEORGE WM. COLLINS
EDWIN ERNEST COOK
ALEXANDER G. JEFFREY
HARVEY CECIL MARSHALL
NELSON MINERS

Burlington

Location:  N 43° 19.562 W 079° 47.943  On the corner of Brant Street and Ontario Street, beside the City Hall.


The Burlington Cenotaph now stands in a small park beside the City Hall. It was dedicated in April 1922 by Lord Byng and was then located in a park setting on the downtown shore of Lake Ontario. It was moved to its present location after the construction of the new City Hall in 1962.  The artist who created this magnificent statue was Ivor Rhys Lewis.

The Cenotaph is a ten foot column of grey stone on a two tier stone base. On the top of the column is a seven foot bronze statue of a Canadian soldier in WWI battle-dress.

The names of 39 WWI fatalities from Burlington and Nelson Township are engraved on both sides of the column. On the back of the column are engraved the names of 17 key WWI Canadian battle locations such as Vimy Ridge, Arras, Mons, Ypres and the Somme.

On the front of the column is a large bronze plaque four feet by three feet in size, with the names inscribed of 43 service people from this area who died in WWII.

The Korean Vets are remembered by an engraving on the base of the column.

Each year on Remembrance Day, a Veterans Parade leads to the Cenotaph where a service is conducted by Branch 60, Royal Canadian Legion. This service is always well attended by citizens of all ages and representatives from all levels of government.

--above quoted from War Monuments of Canada website

Marker Text:
Front:
IN HONOUR
OF THE MEN OF
BURLINGTON
AND
NELSON TOWNSHIP
WHO SERVED IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919

brass plaque:
1939 - 1945
IN HONOUR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF
BURLINGTON AND NELSON TOWNSHIP
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN WORLD WAR II
Paasant Thelma, Breckon P.J., Budgen J.E.C., Cooper D., Cripps A.H., Cupido A., Curtis J.E.,
Deforest W.C., Ferguson P., Forgett R.J.L., French G.V., Green E.S., Griffith M.H., Hedley W.J., Hooks, J., Johnson A.F., Kearse P.H., Koropchuk G., Koropchuk J., Kurtz D., Langford G., Maude F., MacDonald A.R., MacFarlane D.W., McConachie R.J., McCulloch D.M., Mercer R.L., Peart D.R., Power N.F., Reynolds H.G., Rogers L.H., Rutzki J., Smith C.H., Sovereign G.B., Stevens H.H., Taylor N.A., Toomer V., Treversh J., Watson G.H., Williamson J.W., Wilson W.S.

KOREAN WAR  1950 - 1953

Left:
JOSEPH E. ALLEN, C. HARTLEY ALLEN, CHESTER BAKER. HARRY BRACKNELL, JOHN R. BIBBY, HARRY BRAIN, HERBERT J. BUCKINGHAM, CLIFFORD CARTER, LESLIE CLINE, DOUGLAS DREVER, THOMAS GRAHAM, ARTHUR GROVES, PERCY GARLAND, WILLIAM GOODYEAR, EDWARD HUNT, SAMUEL A. HUNTER, FRANK J. HEDGES, HERBERT W. KEARSE, WILLIAM K. KEARNS

Rear:
PASSCHENDAELE
HOOGE - ARRAS
SANCTUARY WOOD
COURCELETTE
AMIENS - ST. ELOI
MONS - VIMY RIDGE
GIVENCHY - LENS
YPRES - FESTUBERT
BOURLON WOOD - DOUAI
SOMME - CAMBRAI

Right:
WILLIAM KNIGHT, GEORGE W. LePAGE, HERBERT MORGAN, ROBERT MORSE, J. O. McNAIR, ALBERT OAKES, FRED C. PEPPIATT, WARRIE C. POTTER, ROBERT REESE, ERIC ROWLEY, ROY SMITH, STANLEY SMITH, EDWARD SUMMERS, EDWIN H. STEPHENSON, EDGAR C. SIMMONS, ROBERT SAUNDERS, WALTER TARRY, MARK W. WILLIAMS, FRED WALSH

Wilberforce

Location:  N 45 02.160   W 078 13.347   On the east side of Highway 648 (Loop Road), in the park on the south side of the municipal centre.

This is relatively new memorial, replacing the stone cairn which was once found on this site.  I have no information as to when this memorial was erected, or the reason it replaced the original cairn.
Wilberforce is also home a very active legion and the Wilberforce Red Cross Post National Historic site and museum, both well worth visiting.

Marker text:
LEST WE FORGET

THEY GAVE ALL OF
THEIR TOMORROWS
FOR ALL OF OUR
TODAYS

WWI  1914 - 1918
WWII   1939 - 1945
KOREA   1950 - 1953

Kingston - Pro Patria

Location:  N 44° 14.162 W 076° 27.867  Located beside the info booth, at the entrance to Fort Henry, near the turnaround area just off Highway 2, on Fort Henry Drive.


This memorial was erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, in memory of the sailors who defended Lake Ontario during the War of 1812.  The date at the bottom of the plaque is 1937, indicating when this memorial was placed.


Marker text:
PRO PATRIA  1812-1814


In memory of the officers and seamen of the Royal Navy
and Provincial Marine, and the officers and soldiers of the
Royal Marines, Royal Newfoundland, King's (8th) and 100th
Regiments, who served on Lake Ontario in defence of Canada
in 1812-1814.


(repeated in French)

Barrie - Grey and Simcoe Foresters

Location:  N 44° 23.321 W 079° 41.816  Located on the northeast corner of Parkside Drive and Park Street, beside the Barrie Armoury.


A Sherman Tank and a memorial sign honour the Grey and Simcoe Foresters.  The memorial rests beside the Barrie Armoury, and as such is fenced off from the public, although it is clearly visible through the surrounding fence.

The Foresters are the only remaining unit in the Commonwealth of Nations, to retain the "Foresters" name, which stems from early infantry units.   The Foresters have changed dramatically over their history, having originally been formed as an infantry unit, serving in the NorthWest Rebellion and World War 1.  During the Second World War, they became an armoured unit in Europe, while those remaining in Canada also remained infantry.   Following the Second World War, they became an artillery regiment, specializing in self-propelled anti-tank.  In 1958, the Foresters returned to the Armour Corps, until 1970, when they once again returned to their original infantry role.  The Grey & Simcoe Foresters have a proud and storied history, which can be further followed by visiting their museum at 36 Mulcaster Street in Barrie.

Battle honours

North West Canada 1885,
Arras, 1917,
Hill 70,
Ypres 1917,
Amiens,
Arras, 1918,
Hindenburg Line,
Pursuit To Mons


Marker Text:
SHERMAN TANK

A MEMORIAL TO
THE GREY AND SIMCOE FORESTERS
(Royal Canadian Armoured Corps)
WHO SERVED...FOUGHT...AND DIED.
Dedicated... June 1974

Toronto - Old City Hall

Location:  N 43° 39.143 W 079° 22.894   On the north side of Queen Street, at Bay Street, in front of Old City Hall.

This large and impressive war memorial was unveiled on July 24th, 1925, by Field Marshall The Earl Haig, Commander in Chief of the British Forces in the Great War.


This is the main memorial in Toronto for Remembrance Day ceremonies.  The day that I published this entry there was also a ceremony at this cenotaph, to remember the 95th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.


Marker Text:
Front:
TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

1939-1945
1914-1918
1950-1953
PEACEKEEPING

Left:
PASSCHENDAELE

AMIENS

ARRAS

Right:
YPRES

SOMME

MOUNT SORREL

VIMY

Rear:
ZEEBRUGGE

DEDICATED
BY THE CITIZENS
OF TORONTO
TO THE UNDYING
MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918