St. Mary's

Location:  N 43° 15.594 W 081° 08.418  At the northeast corner of Queen Street E and Church Street, beside the Town Hall.

A beautiful park, beside the historic St. Mary’s Town Hall, dedicated to the remembrance of our fallen heroes.  The park features a garden, a walkway, an arch and mainly a tall monument to the veterans of the First World War.

Additional plaques on the side of the Town Hall show the names of those from other conflicts.

There are numerous plaques found around the gardens, including one from the Women’s Institute and from Dutch emigrants.

The area is beautifully kept for all visitors, and offers a quiet place for remembrance.

World War One Monument:

Front:

William Near, Frank Near, James O’Connell, William Pettigrew, Clarence W. Robson, Russell K. Rundle, Frederick Render, James M.  Richardson, Charles Richardson, Bert P, Robinson, Arnold Stapleton, Murton Shore, Archibald Skinner, William Sweeney, Frank R. Sinclar, Herbert Stubbins

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN HEROES

1914 – 1918

Left:

Cecil J. Sandercock, Wm G. Sandercock, Sidney Taylor, Fred J. Todd, James Taggart, Joseph Taylor, Sheldon Uffelman, Lorne A. Volcker, William Wood, Wm J. Wright, James F. Webster, Robert Walton, Frederick Wild, E. A. Webb, George H. Wiltshire, Stanley Walpole

Rear:

Eric M. Abendana, John A. Black, Albert Bodenham, Frank Berry, George G. Bolster, Horace Brewer, Colin L. Cameron, James Cook, Clesson J. Dickinson, George Dunham, Frank Ellis, William L. Evans, John C. Evans, Alexander Freeman, Frank W. Finnie, Kenneth Grant

Right:

Samuel Gouch, James Gouch, George J. Gooding, John Graham, Frank Halls, Wm. Hannaberry, Noble Johnston, Albert Lewis, Everett Langford, Norman Martin, Harvey Martin, Robert T. Matthew, Trevor C. Montizambert, Wm. Earl McMaster, William McConnell, John Moore

Wall Plaques

1.

IN MEMORY OF

THOSE WHO DIED

SOUTH AFRICA  1899-1902

W.J.C. Brown

C.W. Mechian

WORLD WAR I

A.S. Martin

H. Payne

J.W. Payne

WORLD WAR II

G.F. Baker

W.F. Healy

J.F. McNight

F.J. Milne

2.

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN

THE SECOND GREAT WAR

Ray Adams, Robt. J. Agar, J. E. Allen, H. G. Anderson, G. Barnett, Frank Bishop, L. Butters, F. J. Culliton, K. Dewey, L. Dewey, J. Douglas, H. C. Graham, K.  Harker, A. W. Heard, J. R. Henderson, C. E. Kalbfleisch, D. W. Kennedy, A. King, W. Lambourne, Jordan Lang, Ian Lord, R. O. Marquis, A. Martin, S. R. McCarthy, W. E. McDonald, M. McGee, Gordon McKay, L. McKnight, G. M. McLeod, J. R. McRobb, H. T. Mossip, J. A. Munro, R. B. Nairn, E. W. Ollen-Bittle, W. Pym, W. Richardson, R. B. Ridley, Roy Sager, W. F. Sager, L. Snelgrove, S. Stevens, W. R. Stewart, C. Sutcliffe, G. Swan, A Thistle, W. Tobin, G. Waghorne, J.  Walker, S. White, F. Willmore

3.

IN MEMORY

KOREA

1950-1953

Tree Plaque:

THIS TREE

HAS BEEN PLANTED BY

LANDED DUTCH EMIGRANTS

ON MAY 5 1985

IN THANKFUL MEMORY OF

THE LIBERATION OF THE

NETHERLANDS IN 1945 BY

THE CANADIAN FORCES

Chippawa

Location:  N 43° 03.557 W 079° 03.061  Located in a small town park, at the corner of Portage Road and Bridgewater Street, on the south side of Chippawa Creek.


This Memorial lists the members of the community that died serving our country during the "The Great World War", and also dedicated to those that died in other wars.  The memorial was placed by the Father of one of the casualties, and lists specific names, battles and dates of those involved in the First World War, as well as a lower section to those from World War 2 and Korea. However, the main content is from World War .  It was dedicated in 1960.
I cannot be sure if the current plaque was installed at a later date, and covers a weathered inscription on the stone...or if this was the original  design.

Marker Text:

IN MEMORIAM

ERECTED BY JOHN CARTER
OF THE VILLAGE OF CHIPPAWA
IN MEMORY OF HIS SON AND COMRADES

GEORGE NEWTON CARTER
OF THE 52ND BATT. C.E.F.
KILLED AT MESSINES RIDGE
JUNE 8, 1916 AGED 33 YRS.

ARCHIBALD DAVIDSON
OF THE 15TH BATT. C.E.F.
KILLED AT ST. JULIEN
APRIL 29TH, 1915, AGED 23 YRS.

ISIDOR BLUNDY, OF THE 15TH BATT. C.E.F.
KILLED AT ST. JULIEN
APRIL 24TH, 1915, AGED 25 YRS

ELIJAH LOGAN, OF THE 15TH BATT. C.E.F.
DIED OF WOUNDS AT VIMY RIDGE
APRIL 23RD, 1917, AGED 32 YRS.

TO KEEP FREEDOM INVIOLATE AND UNSULLIED THEY FEARED NOT DEATH,
AND MEETING IT THEY WON THE VICTORS CROWN.

W.W.II 1939 - 1945

IN MEMORIAM
1939 - 1945
STEPHEN BOZIK
HARRY P. HEXIMER
WILLIAM T.B. LATANVILLE

KOREA 1950 - 1953

Ryerson - Pte Douglas Wiseman

Location:  N 45° 36.306 W 079° 27.547   Found at the Midlothian Museum, on Midlothian Road, west of Burk's Falls.  This small community was once known as Ryerson.


The memorial  is dedicated to the memory of Pte. Douglas Wiseman who was killed in action at the Battle of Cambria in 1918.   The text is difficult to read, due to the weathering of the stone.  His name also appears on the memorial in nearby Burks' Falls.

ERECTED BY THE
RESIDENTS OF
SCHOOL SEC. No. 4
RYERSON
IN MEMORY OF
PTE DOUGLAS
WISEMAN
BORN
Dec.24,1896
KILLED IN ACTION
AT CAMBRIA
Oct. 2, 1918


He sleeps beside his
comrades
in a hallowed grave
unknown
but his name is
written in letters of love
in the hearts he has
left at home

Gooderham

Location:  N44 54.435  W078 22750  On the east side of Pine Street, in front of the pioneer cemetery.

Erected in 1921, this memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First World War. The memorial includes a First World War-era machine gun placed in front of the headstone.

Marker Text:
IN HONOUR OF OUR FALLEN HEROES
IN WAR 1914-1918

SERGT. GEORGE LEVERINGTON
KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. 11 1917

LANCE CORP. GEORGE BOWERS
KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. 20 1918

726076 PTE. GEORGE HUNTER
KILLED IN ACTION AUG. 6 1918

724293 PTE. ROBERT GROVES
DIED OF WOUNDS DEC. 25 1917

Waubeshene - Legion Cemetery

Location:  N 44° 44.927 W 079° 42.950  Found in the larger St. John's Cemetery, on Highway 12, east of Highway 400.


This cemetery is sponsored by the Beaverbrook-Waubeshene Branch 316, of the Royal Canadian Legion.
There is a dedicated memorial to Remember Our Fallen comrades from both World Wars and Korea.
A large majority of the grave markers have the crests of units in which the fallen had served, or the crest of the Legion.

A very humbling place to visit and to remember.

Newmarket - NVA Cemetery

Location:  N 44° 03.783 W 079° 27.973  The Newmarket Veteran's Association memorial is located in the Newmarket Cemetery, on Main Street North.

This memorial was erected in 1948 by the Newmarket Veteran's Association. It includes a cenotaph, three rows of white crosses bearing the names of those who we have lost, several grave markers dedicated to veterans, two flag poles, and a bench facing the memorial.

Inscription reads: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Their names liveth for evermore."

Each year on the second Sunday in June the NVA hold a Veterans Decoration Day Parade at the Cemetery. Army and Sea Cadets mount the honour guard and a roll call of every solder from Newmarket that didn't return home is called.

Prescott

Location:  N 44° 42.749 W 075° 30.611  On the north side of Highway 2 (King Street), in front of Fort Wellington.


A very tall and well-kept cenotaph. This monument is located on the grounds of Fort Wellington, a national historic site. Fort Wellington was used during the War of 1812, and is certainly worth the visit. This cenotaph overlooks the St. Lawrence River and list the names of those from the town of Prescott, who did not return from the two World Wars and Korea.

The cenotaph was originally located at the municipal building on Dibble Street, where is was displayed for 40 years. In 2001, it was moved to a more prominent place in front of Fort Wellington, where it is tended by Parks Canada, who oversee the fort.

Marker Text:
WORLD WAR 1
1914-1918
Arthur E. Baker, Howard Baker, Philip V. Blacklock, Cecil Bovaird, Ward W. Burke, John H. Davy, Jacob S. Doyle, G. Harvey Ewart, Ira H. Glasgow, Albert Hurlbert, Royal W. Kingston, E.William Lane, Roy Lindsay, John A. MacDonald, Harold P. MacGregor, Charles H. O'Leary, Guy C. O'Shea, George Patterson, Edward Patterson, James Peterson, William Robinson, William F. Sharpe, Harry J. Smith, John, R.W. Tyner, Stanley W. Ward, Wilfred L. White

WORLD WAR ll
1939-1945
Kenneth N. Arthurs, Ralph Arthurs, John Brytan, Carl Dietschweiler, Gerald R. Egan, Fredercik W. Fisher, Maurice P. Halpin, Frank C. Miller, George Miller, Lawrence G. Miller, John H. Morris, A. Barclay Newsome, Elwood Pomeroy, Thomas P. Quinn, Arnold Running, Robert L. Scott, Guy Shaver, Bowman Spero, Gordon Sutton, Grenville Swan, Arthur Tindal, Clarence Vickery, William G. Vickery, Robert Webb, Carl Whitney, Alton J. O'Neil

IN THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING 
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM


KOREA 1050 - 1953