Marysville

 
Location:  Frontenac County   N 44° 11.598 W 076° 26.440
On the north side of Main Street, in front of the Wolfe Island Town Hall.

This memorial, the only one on Wolfe Island, was erected in 1994 by the Township of Wolfe Island.  The township was expanded in 1998 to include the Township of Howe and several small islands in the vicinity, now known as the Township of Frontenac Islands.  The Township Hall itself is a National Historic Site, with its own interpretive plaque.
  
 

Marker text:
WOLFE ISLAND TOWNSHIP
COUNCIL
PAST AND PRESENT

ON BEHALF OF ALL ISLAND RESIDENTS,
WISH TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO
ANSWERED THE CALL OF THEIR COUNTRY
TO HELP PRESERVE THE PEACE AND
FREEDOM WE NOW ENJOY.  SOME PAID
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, SOME SUFFERED
SEVERE WOUNDS AND HARDSHIP.  OTHERS
CONTINUED TO SERVE, AND STILL DO, IN
THE ARMED FORCES OF CANADA.

ERECTED NOVEMBER 1994

Minden

 

Location:  Haliburton County   N 44 55.495  W 078 43.454
On the south side of Bobcaygeon Road, west of Newcastle Street.

The stone cairn rests along the busy main street, in a small park called The Village Green.  The cairn has two brass plaques, one which lists the names of those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the two World Wars and Korea, the other recognizing the dedication by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch  #129.


Marker text:
Top plaque:
THOSE OF HALIBURTON COUNTY WHO
PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

REMEMBERED AT THE MINDEN CAIRN
MINDEN, ONTARIO

1914-1918
DUNCAN ANDERSON
BENJAMIN BIRD
ARTHUR BISHOP
GEORGE BOWERS
WALTER BOWRON
WILLIAM CARNOCHAN
EDWARD COLE
EDWARD COX
HERBERT COX
FREDERICK CROFTS
RUSSELL DRURY
GEORGE DACK
PERCY GAINER
RICHARD GREGORY
ROBERT GROVES
ARTHUR HARRISON
JOSEPH HENDERSON
MILTON HOBDEN
JOSEPH HOWE
GEORGE HUNTER
GEORGE LEVRINGTON

JAMES LEWIS
SAMUEL LITTLE
GEORGE LOGAN
BRUCE McKNIGHT
ASTON MOORE
LESLIE REYNOLDS
MACK SCOTT
EDGAR STAMP
WILLIAM VALENTINE
DONALD WATT
CHARLES WELCH
HARRY WELCH
HILLIARD WOOD

1939-1945
 JACK ANDERSON
LYLE BOICE
LESLIE BURK
ARTHUR CARNOCHAN
ELMER V. COVERT
VERN COWAN
ROSS DAVIDSON
RICHARD DAWSON
BURT FIELDING
MERVIN HARRISON
ALZIE HENDERSON
LYLE HORSLEY
IRWIN HOWE
RUSSELL LA RUE
MAX McCRACKEN
JAMES NICHOLLS
DONALD PASQUINO
JAMES REDNER
GEORGE SWANTON
WALTER ALBERT WINN
JAMES WRIGHT

1951
JOHN HARTLE
 

Lower plaque:
ERECTED BY
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION MEMBERS
BRANCH 129
 

Angus

 

Location:  Simcoe County   N 44 19.138  W 079 52.949
On the north side of Queen Street, at Cross Street.

Originally erected in 1938 by the Angus Horticultural Society, the main plaque on the tall stone cairn was later changed to include those who also died in World War II.  Subsequent small plaques were added to remember Korea and Peacekeepers. Oddly enough, this memorial and gardens is locked behind a large iron fence, with public access limited to the street.
Angus has always had strong ties to CFB Borden, which lies at the the south end of town.   A little known RCAF munitions depot was housed in Angus, and in 1958 a tragic explosion occurred in Depot 13X, taking the lives of seven men.  This is one of the worst peacetime munitions explosions in the country.  A stone has been placed in the garden, near the base of the main cairn, to remember the seven.


Marker text:
Stone cairn:
Main plaque:
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
KILLED IN ACTION
1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945

H.A. WEST
FRANK COULSON
M. DUCKWORTH
G. MISCAMPBELL
P. ROLLINS
L. WILLOUGHBY

U. N. FORCES

B. K. STRINGER
C. B. KOREJWO

ERECTED BY AUGUS
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
1938
 

Korea plaque:
KOREA

KOREAN WAR
1950-1953
PEACEKEEPING
1953-1955

Peacekeepers plaque:
THE PEACEKEEPERS

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
 

13X stone:
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
LOST THEIR LIVES IN 13X
EXPLOSION MARCH 20, 1958

LAC EARL C. BOUGHNER
EDWIN ELLIOT BUSH
LAWRENCE DOBS
WAYNE CHARLES KENNARD
ROBERT C. McGILLVARY
HOWARD THOMPSON
EDWARD TROTT

LEST WE FORGET

Belleville - Merchant Navy

 

Loction:  Hastings County   N 44 11.357  W 077 23.216
In a park near the river, on the southwest corner of Cannifton Road and Bell Blvd.

Hidden along the banks of the Moira River, amongst a grove of trees, is found this small memorial dedicated to the Merchant Navy.  This beautifully engraved black granite stone gives thanks to a forgotten aspect of the Great Wars, one which was key to victory for the allies.  The Merchant Navy pressed on through terrible circumstances to supply the war effort with a steady supply of men and materials.  Their losses were great, but the importance of their efforts were crucial in victory. 
 

Marker text:
THE
LIFELINE OF THE
WORLD

1914-1919   1939-1945

This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the Canadian
Merchant Navy.   Their courage, fortitude and determination in two World
Wars kept the ships sailing through the terrible years of unparalleled loss.
In particular we remember the men and women who gave their lives and
whose only grave is the sea.  Their supreme sacrifice in both World Wars
ensured the lifeline of Troops and of supplies without which victory could not
have been ours and without which we would not now enjoy our freedom.

LEST WE FORGET 

In which we served

Arthur

 
 

Location:  Wellington County   N 43 49.943  W 080 32.268
In Memorial Park, at 150 George Street, on the corner with Frederick Street West.
 

As you enter the Village of Arthur, a large welcomes you to to "Canada's Most Patriotic Village".  During the Second World War, the village had more than 14 percent of its citizens in uniform.  Of the 836 residents, 116 sons and daughters were in the fight for freedom.  It is believed this is the highest ratio of involvement of any village in the country.  The long list of names from the First World War is equally impressive. 
The residents of Arthur also raised over $250,000 in War Bonds, which was over 64% of the entire towns property value at the time.

The memorial is made up of several plaques and dedications.  In 1995 the current Wall of Honour was erected, with all plaques and names of the brave brought together in one place.  At the sides of the memorial are a pair of modern day guards, taking up position to protect those who served before them.  The list of names is long, but considering the size of Arthur, you will not find a more deserving town to be dubbed Canada's Most Patriotic.
 

Marker text:
Wall in front:
MOST PATRIOTIC VILLAGE
ON JUNE 6, 1944, WHICH WAS D-DAY IN EUROPE, THE VILLAGE
OF ARTHUR WITH A POPULATION OF 836, HAD 116 SONS AND
DAUGHTERS IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, MANY OF WHOM WERE
OVERSEAS, AWAITING THE EUROPEAN INVASION. THIS WAS THE
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ENLISTMENT OF ANY COMMUNITY IN
CANADA – THUS THE DESCRIPTION OF ARTHUR AS CANADA’S “MOST
PATRIOTIC VILLAGE”.
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THIS FINE RECORD AND ESPECIALLY OF THOSE
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE, THIS PLAQUE IS PROUDLY
DEDICATED TODAY.
AUGUST 6, 1995
ARTHUR & AREA HOMECOMING 1995
 
 

Front Top left:
 IN PROUD AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
ARTHUR, WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED OPPOSITE,
AND WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY.
THIS MEMORIAL HAS BEEN ERECTED SO THAT
AFTER GENERATIONS IN THIS PLACE MAY THE BETTER
KNOW THE COST TO US OF THIS PRESERVATION AND
CONTINUANCE OF BRITISH LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY
ARTHUR MEMORIAL WORKERS , AUGUST, 1923.
 

 
 Front Top right:
 1914 – 1918

EDWARD ARNOLD
ANDREW BATTLE
ALF. BOND
JOHN BOWMAN
WALTER BURTON
JAMES CANTLON
ROBERT CHAMBERS
ARNOLD COLE
ALEXANDER DUNBAR
HARRY FESSEY
NORMAN GALLOWAY
DONALD GIBSON
FRANK GLEESON

ALEXANDER GRAHAM
SAMUEL GREEN
WESLEY GREEN
LEO. GRIFFIN
ROY HALDANE
JAMES HANSON
IRA HATHAWAY
ELWOOD HEWITT
JOSEPH HOWSON
ROBERT MALETTE
GEORGE MILNE
HERBERT MCDOUGALL
GORDON MCTAGGART
STANLEY BROCKLEBANK, M.C.

ISSAC RITCHIE
PATRICK SCHOLES
IVOR SMALL
WALLACE SMALL
HARVEY SMALL
CONNER SMITH
HENRY TARNEY
LOUIS TUCKER
HOWARD TUCKER
HOWARD WASHBURN
MILTON WATERS
GEORGE WOODOCK
MICHAEL RIORDAN
 

Front bottom left:
 1939 – 1945
BELL W. NELSON
ELLIOTT JOHN A.
EPOCK JEROME
FLEWELLING CHARLES R.
GAFFNEY MICHAEL
HEFFERNAN AUSTIN
HILLIER RAYMOND S.
JAMIESON WALTER
LITTLE R. CALDER
MARTIN JOHN R.
MCCONNELL R. IRVINE
MCFARLANE R. LESLIE
PARK SAMUEL
 

Front centre left:
WWII HONOR ROLL

H. DOYLE
J. DOYLE
J. DOYLE
P. DOYLE
C. DRISCOLL
D. DRISCOLL
F. DRISCOLL
M. DRISCOLL
V. DRISCOLL
L. ECCLES
W. EDEN
A. EDWARDS
B. ELLIOTT
H. ELLIOTT
K. ELLIOTT
J, EPOCH
F. FARLEY
M. FARLEY
F. FARRELL
J. FARRELL
P. FARRELL
S. FARRELL
D. FINN
A. FITZPATRICK
A. FITZPATRICK
G. FITZPATRICK
J. FITZPATRICK
J. FOWLIE
G. FRANCIS
J. FRASER
J. GAFFNEY
C. GAINER
L. GAINER
M. GAINER

T. GAINER
A. GEAR
A. GIBSON
K.GILDER
R. GILDER
D. GIVENS
J. GIVENS
G. GODFREY
J. GOMPF
S. GOULDING
G. GOWLAND
J. GRAY
A. GREEN
K. GREEN
M. GREEN
S. GREEN
V. GREEN
W. GREEN
A. GRIFFITHS
F. HAILEY
F. HAILEY
S. HALLIDAY
A. HARDMAN
B. HARRIS
R. HASTIE
C. HAWLEY
A. HAYES
A. HAYES
F. HAYES
G. HAYES
J. HAYES
J. HAYES
L. HAYES
C. HEFFERNAN

C. HEFFERNAN
F. HEFFERNAN
J. HEFFERNAN
V. HEFFERNAN
G. HENDERSON
W. HENRY
M. HERRIOT
G. HOLLIS
R. HOLLIS
D. HOPKINS
P. KOPKINS
E. JACKSON
G. JACKSON
R. JACKSON
R. JAMES
F. JENNINGS
D. JORDAN
M. JORDAN
F. KELLY
P. KENNEDY
L. KERR
H. KIDNIE
W. KIDNIE
G. KNOWLES
E. LANGDON
H. LANGDON
W. LANGDON
H. LAWRENCE
A. LEIGHTON
C. LEIGHTON
J. LENNOX
D. LEWIS
E. LIVINGSTON
W. LIVINGSTON
 


 
 Front bottom right:
 1939 – 1945
POVEY EDWARD
PRINGLEMEIR LEO M.
PRIOR KENNETH
ROCHE THOMAS
SAMUEL ALLAN G.
SAMUEL ROSS L.
SCHMIDT FREDERICK J.
SCHMIDT LEO V.
SCHMIDT RAY J.
SHAW CLARENCE A.
TROUGHTON T. WHITNEY
WATERS MERVIN H
 

Front centre right:
WWII HONOR ROLL

I. LOWERY
J. LYNES
W. LYNETT
H. MACDERMOTT
C. MACDONALD
K. MACDONALD
R. MACDONALD
W. MACDONALD
H. MACDOUGALL
R. MACPHERSON
L. MAINLAND
A. MALONE
O. MARSHALL
W. MARSHALL
A. MARTIN
L. MCARTHUR
E. MCCABE
A. MCCULLOCH
R. MCCULLOCH
J. MCCURRY
J. MCDONOGH
G. MCEWEN
D. MCFADZEAN
B. MCFARLANE
A. MCGIVNEY
J. MCGIVNEY
P. MCGIVNEY
L. MCGOLDRICK
A. MCGRATH
A. MCGRATH
L. MCGRATH
L. MCGROREY
V. MCGROREY
N. MCINNIS
H. MCKERRACHER

P. MCNABB
D. MCNAMARA
F. MCNAMARA
L. MCNAMARA
A. MCWATERS
J. MCWATERS
T. MEYERS
A. MITCHELL
B. MITCHELL
G. MITCHELL
I. MITCHELL
N. MITCHELL
E. MORRISON
A. MORTLEY
C. MORTLEY
H. MORTLEY
J. MULLIN
J. MULLIN
K. MULLIN
G. MURCHISON
J. MURCHISON
S. OAKES
W. OAKES
J. O’DONNELL
J. O’DONNELL
M. O’DONNELL
P. O’DONNELL
W. O’DONNELL
K. O’NEIL
P. O’NEIL
P. PASSMORE
R. PASSMORE
A. PATTERSON
M. PATTERSON
R. PHILIP

H. PHILP
H. PICKETT
M. PICKETT
J. PINDER
N. PLUME
A. PRENTICE
G. PRENTICE
D. PRINGLEMEIR
F. PRINGLEMEIR
J. PRINGLEMEIR
P. PRINGLEMEIR
B. PRIOR
J. PRIOR
N. PRIOR
R. PRIOR
L. QUINLAN
M. QUINLAN
E. RAFTIS
F. RAFTIS
G. RAFTIS
J. RAFTIS
J. RAFTIS
L. RAFTIS
M. RAFTIS
P. RAFTIS
T. RAFTIS
W. RAFTIS
G. REEVES
R. RENDALL
J. RIORDON
H. RITCHIE
F. ROACH
H. ROBERTSON
G. ROBINSON
M. ROCHE
 

 
Right side top:
 HONOR ROLL

A. KEELEY
J. KELLEHER
W. KENNEDY
W. KIRK
L. LANDES
G. LANGDON
W. LANGDON
A. C. LENNOX
W. J. MAGWOOD
P. MAGWOOD
J. MILNE
T. MILNE
H. MITCHELL
J. MITCHELL
J. N. MITCHELL
J. J. MORROW
A. MURDOCK
G. MCDOUGALL
N. A. MCEACHERN
P. MCGARVEY
W. MCGAUGHEY
G. MCGINN
L. MCGINN
N. MCTAVISH
P. MCTAVISH
T. NEWELL
J. NORRIS
G, O’NEILL
J. O’REILLY
A. O’STRANDER
G. O’STRANDER
R. PARR
A. PATTERSON
G. PATTERSON

J. B. PAULIN
J, PENDERGAST
H. PHILP
J. PINDER
L. PINDER
G. PRENTICE
O. PRENTICE
R. PRIOR
E. J. RAFTER
C. SANDERSON
W. SAUNDERS
D. SCHMIDT
L. SCHMIDT
A. SHAW
H. SHAW
R. SHAW
H. SHORT
W. SHORT
P. SIM
M. SMALL
O. G. SMALL
K. SNIDER
E. E. SNIDER
L. STEPHENS
M. STORTZ
G. SCANLON
E. TERNAN
A. THOMSON
S. TINDALE
F. WATERS
D. WILKINS
R. WILKINS
J. WOODCOCK
W. WOODCOCK
H. WEST
 

Right side bottom:
 WWII HONOR ROLL

P. ROCHE
G. ROGERS
H. ROONEY
A. ROSS
W. RUTHERFORD
E. RYAN
A. SAMUEL
K. SAMUELS
H. SAUNDERS
A. SCHMIDT
B. SCHMIDT
F. SCHMIDT
L. SCHMIDT
L. SCHMIDT
E. SCHOLZ
G. SHANAHAN
H. SHANAHAN
S. SHAW
E. SHEEHY
J. SHEEHY
R. SIVELL
G. SMALL
J. SMALL
R. SMALL
D. SMELTZER
E. SMELTZER
G. SMELTZER
K. STEPHENS
N. STEWART
J. STORTZ
J. STORTZ
A. SUSSMAN
B. SWEENEY
S. SWIFT
F. SZABLOWSKI

O. TERNAN
A. THOMPSON
E. THOMPSON
E. TONE
F. TONE
H. TONE
H. TOWRISS
K. TOWRISS
A. TREMAIN
I. TREMAIN
M. TRUEMNER
R. TRUEMNER
R. TURNER
A. VANCE
R. VANCE
J. WALSH
K. WATERS
D. WATSON
N. WEADICK
L. WILLIAMS
G. WILSON
G. WILSON
J. WILSON
R. WINTERS
M. WOODS
R. WORTHINGTON
H. WRIGHT
J. WRIGHT
KOREA
C. COLE
L. RIDSDALE
W. RIDSDALE
 

 
Left side top:
 HONOR ROLL

W. ALLEN
J. R. ANDERSON
K. ANDERSON
W. ATTIE
H. BELL
T. BELL
J. BENNETT
W. BILLINGS
E. BINNS
L. BLACKWELL
J. BOYD
H. BRADLEY
P. BRADLEY
L. BROWNLEE
L. BUNNELL
C. BURT
H. BURTON
W. S. BUSCHLEN
R. BROCK
M. CAMPBELL
J. CAMPBELL
J. CANE
H. CARBIN
J. CARROLL
W. CARROLL
J. J. CASEY
A. COLE
A. CORBETT
C. H. COOPER
E. COOPER
W. DEANS
A. DENSMORE
J. DINGMAN
J. DODGE

A. DOWLING
J. DOWLING
M. DUNN
L. ELLIOTT
L. ELLIS
F. FAIR
P. FARLEY
L. FARLEY
B. FARRELL
M. I. FARRELL
T. FARRELLY
J. FITZPATRICK
C. FITZPATRICK
W. FLETCHER
C. FORD
E. FORD
C. FULLER
C. GIBSON
J. M. GIBSON
W. G. GILPIN
W. GILPIN
W. GRANT
W. HADLAND
R. HALDANE
W. HALDANE
M. HAMMILL
F. HAMILTON
F.R. HARVEY
J. HENDERSON
E. HELLYER
W. J. HOLLIS
A. HOWES
G. HOWSON
H. HOWSON
 

Right side bottom:
 WWII HONOR ROLL

J. ADAMS
L. ALEXANDER
M. ALEXANDER
M. ALLAN
M. ALLAN
L. ALLEN
J. ANDERSON
K. ANDERSON
L. ANDERSON
O. ANDREWS
B. ARMSTRONG
C. ARMSTRONG
H. BAILEY
N. BAILEY
A. BANKS
P. BARBER
W. BARLEY
K. BARRETT
B. BELL
F. BELL
J. BELL
A. BOLEN
J. BOLEN
R. BOYD
D. BRILLINGER
A. BROWN
G. BUNNELL
J. BUNYAN
A. BUSCHLEN
W. BUSCHLEN
J. CARLAW
J. CARROLL
J. CHAMBERS
A. CLEMENTS

W. COFFEY
B. COLE
G. COLE
B. COLWILL
C. COLWILL
H. COLWILL
I. COLWILL
M. COLWILL
R. COLWILL
C. CONNELL
P. CONNORS
J. COOPER
P. COUGHLIN
R. COULTER
D. CREWSON
L. CULP
H. CURTIS
A. CURTIS
W. DAVIS
B. DAY
E. DAY
P. DAY
W. DAY
W. DAY
A. DINEEN
D. DINEEN
K. DINEEN
E. DINGMAN
J. DINGMAN
L. DINGMAN
G. DODGE
M. DODGE
L. DOWLING
F. DOYLE
 

Dunnville - Harvard at Library

 

Location:  Haldimand County   N 42 54.256  W 079 37.000
On the east side of Chestnut Street, in front of the Public Library.

Dunnville was home to No. 6 Service Flying Training School during the Second World War.  This Harvard Mark II was the primary trainer for thousands of airmen headed to Britain to fight in the skies over Europe.  This memorial was dedicated in 1964, to those who fought, trained and serviced at SFS No. 6.  In addition, two separate plaques were added later to thank two men who were key supporters in ensuring that the history and contribution of Dunnville to the war effort is not forgotten.
 


Marker text:
Main plaque:
HARVARD MARK II

THIS AIRCRAFT, A NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MARK II, WAS THE PRINCIPAL
SECONDARY TRAINING AIRCRAFT USED BY THE R.C.A.F. DURING THE SECOND WORLD
WAR, 1939-1945.

2,436 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PILOTS RECEIVED THEIR SERVICE FLYING TRAINING
ON THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AT NO. 6 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, R.C.A.F.
DUNNVILLE, FROM OCTOBER 31ST, 1940 UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST, 1944.

THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE WARTIME SERVICE PERSONNEL OF NO.
6 S.F.T.S. WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE COUNCIL IF THE TOWN OF DUNNVILLE.
IT IS A TANGIBLE MEMORIAL TO THE 47 CANADIAN AND OTHER COMMONWEALTH AIRMEN WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE WHILE SERVING AT NO. 6 S.F.T.S. AND IS
A TRIBUTE TO THE MANY THOUSANDS OF R.C.A.F. PERSONNEL WHO FLEW AND SERVICED THIS AIRCRAFT DURING THE SECOND GREAT WAR.

DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1964
 

Top plaque:
IN MEMORY OF
JAMES A. BUCHANAN IV.
1918-1993

AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF THE
NO. 6 S.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. REUNION ASSOCIATION
WHOSE INSPIRATION RESULTED IN THIS
MEMORIAL BEING ERECTED IN 1964
AND HIS GENEROUS BEQUEST IN 1993 WILL
ASSIST IN PROPERLY MAINTAINING
IT FOR YEARS TO COME.

UNVEILED AT
THE 50TH ANNUAL REUNION
BY HIS SON
LT/COL. JAMES A BUCHANAN V.
SEPTEMBER 16, 1995

Middle plaque:
THIS PLAQUE IS PLACED BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE NO. 6 S.F.T.S.
R.C.A.F., DUNNVILLE REUNION
ASSOCIATION TO HONOUR THE
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION OF

FRANK SCHOLFIELD

TO THE ASSOCIATION AND FOR
THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION
OF THE ANNUAL REUNIONS FOR
OVER FIFTY YEARS

UNVEILED AT THE 55TH ANNUAL REUNION
BY GENERAL A.C. HULL,
CMM, DFC, CD,
THIS 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2000.