Kingston - I.O.D.E. Cenotaph

 

Location:  Frontenac County   N 44 13.342  076 29.480
On the south side of King Street, at George Street, beside the Murney Tower.
 

Kingston has a long and proud military history, perhaps more so than any city in Canada.  After the Great War, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire commissioned this wonderful cenotaph to honour the brave men and women of Kingston who gave their lives in the war.  It was erected in 1925, to great fanfare and great thanks for the sacrifices made.
Later the dates of the Second World War and Korea where added to the memorial, which proudly stands in the shadow of the impressive Murney Tower.


Marker text:
Front:
TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN PROUD
AND LOVING
MEMORY OF
THOSE KINGSTON
MEN AND WOMEN
WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR

THIER NAME LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE
1914 - 1918

W W II
1939 - 1945

KOREA
1950 - 1953
 

Rear:
THIS CROSS
IS SET UP BY
THE KINGSTON
CHAPTERS OF THE
IMPERIAL ORDER
OF THE DAUGHTERS
OF THE EMPIRE

DEDICATED
MAY 17  1925

 

Cooksville

Location:  Peel Region   N 43 35.768  W 079 36.008
At the entrance to the St. John's Dixie Cemetery, at 737 Dundas Street East.
 

This touching memorial is located at the entrance to the St. John's Dixie Cemetery, once part of the village of Cooksville.  Today, little remains of the village from the times prior to the 1940's, having been engulfed by the City Of Mississauga, and now only known as a small neighourhood of a much larger city.  The area has been completely paved over and replaced by modern progress.  Sadly, the men of Cooksville who died in the World Wars, would not recognize their village today.  History has passed them by. 
The memorial was erected in 2001 by the Cooskville Branch 582 of the Royal Canadian Legion, which thankfully remembers the past and the sacrifices of those who served, and to those who are interred in this cemetery, one of the few lasting remnants of a once proud village.  Lest We Forget.

Marker text:
(Legion crest)
BRANCH 528
COOKSVILLE

LET THERE BE PEACE

WWI                 WWII                  KOREA
1914-1918    1939-1945            1950-1953

THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED AND DEDICATED
ON NOVEMBER 11 IN THE MILLENIUM YEAR OF 2001
BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 528
AND ST. JOHN'S DIXIE CEMETERY
BY REV. ROBERT J. PAYTON
 

Warsaw

 

Location:  Peterborough County  N 44 25.817  W 078 08.231
On the east side of the corner of Mill and Water Streets.
 

This memorial is dedicated to those brave men of Dummer Township who gave their lives in the First World War.  Erected in 1921, by the local memorial committee.  A stone soldier stands at attention at the top of the memorial, while below him inscribed in the stone are the words 'OUR HEROES'.  A brass plaque lists the names and dates of death of these local heroes.  Seeing the dates of the day they fell, gives a sad feel to the loss of a small community, as indeed the last days of the Great War were the most devastating.


 
Marker text:
OUR HEROES

TO THE HONOR AND MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF DUMMER
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

Pte. Gordon H.D. Carveth  5th C.M.R.  Apr. 24, 1916
Pte. Norman Darling  8th C.M.R.  May 14, 1916
Pte. Henry Joseph Kelly  5th C.M.R.  June 6, 1916
Pte. Edward Grout  52nd Batt.  Jan.16, 1917
Pte. William Batten  96th Batt.  Apr. 9, 1917
Pte. Percy T.W. Cooper  93rd Batt.  Apr. 9, 1917
Pte. William R. Forbes  10th Batt.   Apr. 9, 1917
Pte. Percy Brew  102nd Batt.  May 14, 1917
Pte. Francis E. Armstrong  51st Batt.  June 3, 1917
L. Cpt. Stanley Thompson  5th C.M.R.  June 12, 1917
L. Cpt. Clayton R. Selkirk  5th C.M.R.  June 23, 1917
Pte. Isaac Hampton  195th Batt.  Aug. 16, 1917
Pte. Hilliard C. Kidd  46th Batt.  Aug. 21, 1917
Pte. Ernest Bell  93rd Batt.  Oct. 4, 1917
Pte. Percy M. Lemay  5th C.M.R.  Oct. 28, 1917
Pte. Thomas O. Hawthorne  51st Batt.  Nov. 10, 1917
Pte. Henry J. Murphy  77th Batt.  Sept. 15, 1916
Pte. Charles E. Rogers  235th Batt.  Jan. 7, 1918
Pte. Ira T.R. Snelgrove  54th Batt.  Aug. 8, 1918
Pte. Gordon F. Calberry  25th Batt.  Aug. 18, 1918
Pte. Herbert V. Calberry  1st DP Batt.  Sept. 30, 1918
Pte. Wilburt McCracken  9th C.M.R.  Oct. 10, 1918
Pte. William J. Newman  93rd Batt.  Oct. 11, 1918
Pte. Percy H. Drain  6th Can. Res.  Oct. 28, 1918
Pte. Stanley Kidd  93rd Batt.  Nov. 17, 1918
Pte. Lawrence Murtach  93rd Batt.  Apr. 4, 1917
Pte. Oswald Alexander  187th Batt.  June 25, 1917
Pte. Stanley James  "C" Battery  June 16, 1916
Pte. Robert E. Emery  93rd Batt.  June 11, 1920
Cpl. Allen Ray  52nd Batt.  Oct. 11, 1920
Pte. Thomas A. Walbridge  21st Batt.  Nov. 17, 1917
Pte. Jacob Quackenbush  5th C.M.R.  Sept. 27, 1918

1914 - 1918

 

Penetanguishene

 

Location:  Simcoe County   N 44 46.063  W 079 55.974
On the east side of Main Street, in Memorial Park.
 

A very nice memorial, made of large bricks, dedicated to those who fell during the two Great Wars.  A smaller plaque was added later to recognize those lost in the Korean War.  Penetanguishene has been the home of a military presence since before the days of the War of 1812, providing a valuable port and link between the Great Lakes.  During the Great Wars, the men of this area continued their valuable contribution by serving gallantly overseas, and giving their lives when called upon.


Marker text:
main plaque:
ERECTED BY
THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE OF
- PENETANGUISHENE -
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL DURING THE GREAT WARS

[left column/colonne de gauche]

1914 - 1918

NOBLE BRADEN
ISAAC BEAUCHAMP
HERMAN DESROCHES
MEDORE J DUBEAU
C. T. DARLING
W. T. ELLIOTT
CARL DUSOME
C. HERBER WRIGHT
CHARLES HIRST
CLIFFORD HAMES
WILLIAM KENNEDY
XAVIER LONGLADE
WILFRED MORIN
GEORGE MORIN
A. T. McFADDEN
PERCY HARVEY
CORY NORTON
LYALL OSBORNE
JOHN L. PEACOCK
NAPOLEAN PICOTTE
E. F. RICHARDSON
F. J. RICHARDSON
ROBERT RUMBLE
GEORGE DOSOME
GEORGE SIMMONS
HAROLD SPROULE
A. H. THOMPSON
A. L. WEBSTER
A. P. VASSEUR
J. VAILLANCOURT

[right column/colonne de droite]

1939 - 1945

ERIC BOOTH
PETER BRASSEUR
CHRISTOPHER CADEAU
DONALD COPELAND
HUGH CURRY
ALDIE DESROCHERS
RAYMOND DION
RAYMOND DUPUIS
ROBERT DUBEAU
NORMAN FRASER
FRANCIS FORGET
GARNET HOPPER
RAYMOND LACROIX
LEO LACROIX
WILLIAM LAFRENIERE
RUSSELL McINTAGGART
PHILIP MAHER
CHARLES E. MARSHALL
RONALD NOBLE
WILLARD PERREAULT
PHILBERT ROBILLARD
FRANK ROGERS
ROBERT SAWYER
DOUGLAS WEBSTER
PATRICK GARROWAY
LEONARD DESJARDINS
JOSEPH CLOUTHIER
WILLIAM B. CLOUTHIER
LAWRENCE LEGAULT
LIONEL LEROUX
JAMES LEELAND
 


small plaque:
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO FELL DURING
THE KOREAN WAR
1950 - 1953

K. R. MONAGUE
H. J. MOREAU
M. J. MOREAU

Port Burwell

 

Location:  Elgin County   N 42 38.749  W 080 48.317
20 Pitt Street, on the corner of Pitt Street and Erius Street
 

Located in Ken Kirkpatrick Memorial Park, this fabulous memorial was erected in 1929 in honour of those killed on the First World War.  A plaque added later recognizes those lost in the Second World War.  The parkette is beautifully tended, with an abundance of flowers and shrubs.  An anchor rests at the foot of the steps leading into the parkette, and a plaque honouring Ken Kirkpatrick is also found at the entrance.

A short distance to the west, can be found the H.M.C.S. Ojibwa, and Oberon Class submarine that acts as a living museum, offering tours and gift shop.  Don't miss this great piece of history, and a wonderful tour.


Marker text:
upper plaque:
IN MEMORIAM

THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR US, WE GIVE THIS
TO THEIR MEMORY

1914 - 1918

IN THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
PORT BURWELL
AND THE TOWNSHIP OF BAYHAM
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR

HONOUR ALSO TO THOSE
WHO DARING TO DIE,
SURVIVED

KILLED IN ACTION

JOHN W. ARMSTRONG
FRANK BRINN
PHILIP J. BRIERLY
JAMES L. BAIN
ALBERT G. EAKINS (LIEUT)
C. A. W. FORBES
ROBERT C. GRANT
MERVYN MCD. HOPKINSON
JOHN B. KIRKBY
THOMAS H. LIGHT
LEWIS A. LOCKMAN

JOHN H. MURPHY
WALTER E. MARLATT
CLAUDE ORTON
ERWIN PEARSON
HAROLD RAVEN
ARTHUR ROBINSON
HARRY THOMPSON
LEWIS E. WEST
ARTHUR WEST
BILL JIM WEST
ALEX WILLIAMS

SURVIVED
NURSING SISTER ANNA M. COLLINS

SAMUEL H. ARMSTONG
LELAND C. ADAMS
WILLIAM N. BURN
LLOYD BEECRAFT
ARTHUR J. BODSWORTH
WM. G. BURTENSHALL
EARL BERRY
W. CECIL BAIN
ERNEST CHUTE
WALTER CHALK
LAWRENCE L. CARTWRIGHT
ELMAS A. CHUTE
WALLACE DIEHL
HARRY FORD
ALBERT H. FERRIS
JOHN GIFFORD
L. C. GARNHAM
ALEXANDER HOWEY
MURRAY HERRIES

GEORGE F. HIBBERD
WALLACE HOLLYWOOD
HAROLD HAYES
CLAYTON HAINES
DELAMERE HEALY
RAY JOHNSON
HUGH JOHNSTON
WILLIAM G. KIRKBY
R. EARL KIRKBY
HAROLD KETCHABAW
WILLIAM LAWRENCE
MORGAN M. MITCHELL
BRUCE MORSE
HUGH L. MCCONELL
DUNCAN MCPHERSON
GEORGE R. MCLEAN
ARCHIE G. NAISMITH (CAPT)
JOSEPH G. PORTCH

MARTIN J. RYAN
SYDNEY RAVEN
CLARENCE W. SAXTON
WENDELL SOPER
LAWRENCE SOPER
CLAYTON SMALE
LEE STRATTON
LINDEN STAFFORD
CHARLES SPIECE
WILLIAM STRATTON
LYMAN H. TRIBE
HENRY TEMPLE
WILLIAM TEMPLE
HAROLD WALKER
ARTHUR WALKER
ELLIS WALKER
OSCAR WILLIAMS
WILLIAM WILLIAMS
WALTER TEMPLE

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"


lower plaque
1939  OUR HONOURED DEAD  1945

JACK BALL
H. W. GRIFFIN
ROBERT MCGAW

JOHN MEYER (LIEUT.)
ERMUS MONACO
LEONARD PALMER

WALT. BRACKENBERRY
"LEST WE FORGET"