Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Grand Valley
Location: Dufferin County N 43° 53.956 W 080° 18.943
At the northwest corner of Main Street and Amaranth Street, overlooking the main intersection.
Erected in 1920 to honour those lost in the Great War. The names of those lost in World War 2 were added later, and Korea is also recognized.
Marker text:
Main column front:
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR
EVER MORE
1914 - 1918
HONOUR ROLL
SIDNEY R. BAKER
AUSTIN A. REILLY
Wm. PENNEY
A. HERBERT ATKINSON
WILBERT S. REILLY
FREDERICK PACEY
BERT MOSS
REUBEN G. GILLESPIE
Wm. J. GILLESPIE
CLIFFORD MOSS
JAS. BROWN
WILFRED O'REILLY
STANLEY BROWN
FREDERICK RAINEY
GARFIELD ST. CROIX
FRANK EADES
Wm. A. McKEE
ANSTEAD E. GORDON
W.H. LINKLATER
JOSEPH M. GORDON
SAMUEL McCOMB
JAS. W. McDONALD
JAS. H. EASTWOOD
NOBLE C. POTTER
HENRY A. MOTTART
FREDERICK BERRY
LEWIS A. ROUNDING
ROBERT EWING
CLIFFORD N. HILLS
HARRY R. CONLIN
ROBERT J. McGOWAN
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF GRAND VALLEY
AND EAST GARAFRAXA TOWNSHIPS
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
Main column left:
YPRES
HOOGE
ST. ELOI
VIMY
Main column rear:
SANCTUARY WOOD
FESTUBERT
NEUVE CHAPPELE
PASSCHENDAELE
1920
Main column right:
DOUAI
SOMME
GIVENCHY
ARRAS
Left column:
CLARENCE A. EASTWOOD
WILLIAM GABA
GORDON HARRIS
RUSSELL E. MARTIN
DUNCAN G. THOMPSON
WILLIAM D. WATSON
GARNETT HAMILTON
ERNEST CANNON
TO ALL WHO HAVE
LOST THEIR LIVES
DEFENDING OUR
FREEDOM
Right column:
TO OUR GLORIOUOS
DEAD
1939 - 1945
KOREAN WAR
1950 - 1953
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