Clinton

 

Location:  Huron County, Central Huron   N 43 37.077  W 081 32.352 
On the east side of County Road 4 (Albert Street), one block north of Highway 8.  In front of the municipal offices.

This small parkette contains a beautiful garden and walkway, leading to the white granite memorial.  Clinton was once home to CFB Clinton, the first Radar Training School in North America.

One of the names on this memorial is that of Corporal Harry Miner, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery at Amiens.  Here is brief biography of Cpl Miner, taken from the forces.gc.ca website.

Harry Garnet Bedford Miner

Harry Garnet Bedford Miner was born in Cedar Springs, Ontario on 24 June 1891 and lived on a farm. In December 1915 he enlisted in the 142nd Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was transferred to the 58th Infantry Battalion the following year. Miner received the Croix de Guerre from the French government in recognition of the part he played in operations near Lens in 1917.
Corporal Miner was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for his conduct on 8 August 1918, the first day of the massive Allied offensive around Amiens in France. Near Demuin, Miner charged a German machine gun position alone and, after killing the crew, turned the captured weapon on the retreating enemy. Later in the day, with the help of two comrades, he attacked another enemy machine gun emplacement and put it out of action. Again alone, Miner assaulted a German bombing post, dealt with two enemy soldiers with his bayonet, and put the other occupants of the position to flight. It was during this last action that Corporal Miner received severe grenade wounds that proved to be fatal.

Citation

“For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack, when despite severe wounds he refused to withdraw. He rushed an enemy machine-gun post single-handed, killed the entire crew and turned the gun on the enemy.
Later, with two others, he attacked another enemy machine-gun post, and succeeded in putting the gun out of action.
Cpl. Miner then rushed single-handed an enemy bombing post, bayoneting two of the garrison and putting the remainder to flight. He was mortally wounded in the performance of this gallant deed.”
(London Gazette, no.30975, 26 October 1918)

Marker text:

LEST
WE
FORGET

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY
OF THOSE WHO DIED

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Right:
1914-1918
BERT BLACKER
S.H. BROWN
D.A. CANTELON M.M.
HOMER CANTELON
RAY CANTELON
NEWMAN CLUFF
M. DRAPER M.M.
FRANK FAIR
A.L. FISHER
FRANK FORRESTER
A.B. FURNESS
F.C. GRAELIS
A.H. GRANT
W.S. GRANT
JOHN HALL
WM. HALL
H.O. HANNENT
E.B. HILL
J.C. LOCKWOOD
W.B. McTAGGART D.S.O.
C.K. MACPHERSON
J.K. MAIR
WM. MANNING
W.E. MORGAN
AUSTIN NEDIGER
E. PATTISON
G.B. SEWELL
WM. SEWARD
H. TWYFORD
J. USHER
WM. WALKER
RICH. WALTON JR.
GEO WICKS

CPL. HARRY G.B. MINER V.C.-C.G.


 Left:
1939 - 1945
BENJAMIN CHURCHILL
OWEN COMBE
ALVIN CORLESS
MURRAY CUDMORE
JAMES FRASER
JOHN HAWKINS
ROBERT HOPSON
ELWIN HUNKING
KEITH JENKS
DOUGLAS McKENZIE
ERNEST MITTELL
CHARLES MUTCH

1950 KOREA 1953