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"