Saturday 17 March 2012

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




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