Kingston R.C.H.A.

 

Location:  Frontenac County   N 44 13.419  W 76 29.391
In the park, at King Street and Barrie Street.
 

This is the National Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Memorial, the only one of its kind in Canada dedicated exclusively to the RCHA.  It was erected in 1921 by General Burstall, and then updated and re-dedicated again in 1951 by FM Lord Alexander.
The memorial consists of a large granite structure with brass plaques to honour those lost in the Great War and World War II.  There are also plaques to recognize the Battle Honours of this famous regiment.  The memorial is flanked by two artillery cannons from the 1800s, and fronted by a WWII 25-pounder gun which features plaques from the Royal Canadian Regiment in Korea, the PPCLI and RCR from Afghanistan.
The RCHA has been an integral part of all military actions in all wars that Canada has served.  The strategic use of the artillery was a key component in the victory at Vimy Ridge, and has proudly supported our ground troops in every battle since that time.
 


Marker text:
Front:
1914        1919


ERECTED BY THE
OFFICERS, N.C.O'S AND MEN OF THE
ROYAL CANDIAN HORSE ARTILLERY
IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THEIR COMRADES WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR

LT. COLONEL D.I.V. EATON
MAJOR T.D.J. RINGWOOD
MAJOR H.W. MACPHERSON M.C.
MAJOR W.E. STEACY M.C.
LIEUT. A.D. WILLIAMSON
LIEUT. A.R. STEWART

SERJT. E.A. KING
CORPL. (SS) J. GLAGG
CORPL. W. BAILEY
CORPL. J. DALGLEISE
CORPL. J.W. SIMPSON MM
CORPL. G.H. TWITT
BOMBR. S.V. MOORE
BOMBR J. STODDART
A./BDR. P. ASHBY
A/BDR. E. COKER
A/BDR. F.R.L. McAULEY
A/BDR. C. NELSON
GUNNER E. ANDREWS
GUNNER R. CLARKE

GUNNER J.P. HARPER
GUNNER E.J. HOCKIN
GUNNER H.J. JUHEL
GUNNER W.R. JERRAN
GUNNER A. PEPIN
GUNNER E. RIDER
DRIVER J.A. COOPER
DRIVER C.E. CHAINEY
DRIVER A.C. NORWICH
DRIVER R.E. PEACOCK
DRIVER E. QUINN
DRIVER W. ROBERTSON D.C.M.
DRIVER J.M. WALLACE
TPTR. J. LOWE

BOMBR W.E. CASS (LIEUT. R.F.C.)
A/BDR. A.C. ROSS (LIEUT. CAN. INF.)
GNR. H.S. LEWIS (LIEUT. CAN. INF.)
ARMT. Q.M.S. H. PHILLIPS R.C.O.C.

THEIR NAME LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE
 




Left side:
N GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR

CAPTAIN R. A. DONALD
CAPTAIN W.H. HOWARTH
CAPTAIN T.H. TURNER
LIEUT H.J. BEDELL
LIEUT W.J.C. JOHNSTON
SERGT M. J. DAGGITT
SERGT W.J. HUNTER
SERGT W.C. KNAPTON
SERGT J.E. TISDALE
BOMDR J. DAVIDSON
BOMDR F.J. STEVENS
L/BDR L.E. MILLARD
L/BDR A.J. RIDLINGTON
L/BDR R.F. TAYLOR
GUNNER. C.P. BAILEY
GUNNER M. BOISVERT
GUNNER A.R. CARSWELL
GUNNER H.F. DAST
GUNNER M.F. HINDS
GUNNER H.J. LEACH
GUNNER A.F. MACDONALD
GUNNER D.J. MINGAY
GUNNER D.L. MURPHY
GUNNER D.D. MACMILLIAN
GUNNER E.R. RINK
GUNNER C.W.J. SADLER
GUNNER B.W. SMITH
GUNNER C.R. SWEET
GUNNER M.M. TWEEDLY
GUNNER N.R.H. WAITT
GUNNER J.V. WHITE
GUNNER S.E. WILSON
GUNNER W.R. ZUBEK
 


 
 
Right side:
IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR

BRIGADIER J.N. LANE, DSO
CAPTAIN FW DREWRY, MC
CAPTAIN E.H.W. LAMBART
CAPTAIN F.W. WIGGINS
LIEUT G.P. DAMER
B.S.M. (WO II) W.J.B. McLEOD
SERGT A.D. GRAHAM
SERGT W.L. IGGLESDEN
SERGT R. LONG
L/SERGT M.H. LAMBERT
BOMDR R. BOON
L/BDR W.E. MANNVL/BDR L. MILLER
L/BDR K.W. SIMMONDS
GUNNER G.F. ADAMS
GUNNER G.L. BENEDICT
GUNNER W.A. BOWNES
GUNNER A. DACK
GUNNER W. FLIS
GUNNER M.L. KOSMACK
GUNNER K.L. LUHTA
GUNNER S.J. MARSHALL
GUNNER W.J. MUCHMORE
GUNNER B.E. McKINNEY
GUNNER P. RICHARD
GUNNER A.S. RUSHLOW
GUNNER A.W. SCOTT
GUNNER H. SCHULTZ
GUNNER G.F. SZOCS
GUNNER I.L. VINCE
GUNNER A.J. WARRENER
GUNNER L.A. WILLIAMS
GUNNER A. WITHERALL
 

 

Aylmer

 
 

Location:  Elgin County   N 42 46.387  W 80 59.034
On the south side of Talbot Street West (Highway 3), east of Centre Street.
 

This beautiful memorial, found beside the Town Hall in the downtown area of town, was erected in November of 1928 to much fanfare and celebration.  A parade led by the Elgin Regiment and several local bands was much appreciated by the two thousand spectators and supporters who witnessed the event.
At the time, the list of names numbered fifty-five local men who died in the Great War.  After the Second World War, a copper plaque was added to the base of the memorial with a further twenty-six names of men lost in that war.  Later the copper plaque was removed and the names permanently inscribed into the granite.  Recently the Korean War inscription was also added, although thankfully no persons of this area lost their lives in Korea.
The memorial was designed by James W. Hutchinson  and features a tall granite stone with a statue of a weeping woman in the centre, flanked by the names of the dead, and in front of the monument is a representation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  The Legion crest rests on the sidewalk in front of the memorial.
This is one of the most beautiful and original of the small town cenotaphs to be found in Ontario, and the sacrifice of the men of Aylmer should never be forgotten.



Marker text:
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF
AYLMER AND MALAHIDE
WHO FOUGHT AND DIED
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

W. ANTILL
O.G. BALLAH
E. BARKER
H. BLASHILL
H.E. BURNHAM
J.H. BRANION
M.J. BENNER
W. BARNES
D.G. BENSON
W.H. CLAIRE
R.W.E. CHRISTIE
D.L. DOAN
J.C. DUNNING
C.E. ELWORTHY
M.D. FLUELLING
C.A. FORBES
E. FREIGHT
R. GATWARD
O. GARNER
C.L. HAIGHT
W.H. HAIGHT
D.K. HAMILTON
J.A. HARE
H. INGRAM
F. KILMER
C.E. KENNINGTON
F. LEARN

I. McL. LAWRANCE
T. LIGHT
A. METHUEN
E.D. MITCHELL
A.E. MOTT
G. MOORE
A.B. MANN
C. McEWEN
C.E. ORTON
W. O'NEIL
O.L. POUND
C. PROWSE
V. PROWSE
H.G. PURKISS
W. PROSSER
A.F. ROBERTS
A.T. RICHARDSON
W.P. RICHARDSON
L.M. RAYMOND
H. SIMPSON
C. STARTUP
B.J. TIMPANY
H. THOMPSON
W. TURNER
W. WICKHAM
C. WESTBROOK
A.W. YOUELL
 


1939 - 1945

L.D. BENNETT
R. CARROTHERS
B. CLEAVER
A. CHIPCHASE
H. CHIPCHASE
O.L. DAVIS
W. DOAN

C. DRYNAN
G. DURDLE
A. FARR
D. FINCH
R. GARNHAM
J. MAY
V.G. HOWEY

D. MILLARD
M. MILLS
A. MARTENS
C.A. PURDY
G. PRIDEAUX
H.W. REID

G. ROWE
A. SHAPTER
M.O. VAN HENDE
G. VAN PATTER
L. WILLIAMS
B. WILSON
J.C. WILSON

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE


KOREAN WAR     1950 - 1953
 

 

Aylmer - RCAF Station

 

Location:   Elgin County   N 42 48.177  W 80 57.403
Near the entrance of the Ontario Police College, at 10716 Hacienda Road (County Road 32).
 

The current location of the Ontario Police College was once the site of R.C.A.F. Station Aylmer, once of several training bases for air crew and support personnel during World War II.  The Aylmer station was in operation from 1941 to 1961.
The memorial is the original wind tee, used to direct air traffic at the training school.  It was restored and relocated her in 1983, dedicated to all who served at this training facility.  There are two plaques with this memorial.  One at the beginning of the walkway to the wind tee, the second on the wind tee itself.
Thank you to the Ontario Police College for ensuring the remembrance of those who came before them, and to Royal Canadian Legion Branch #81, for making the memorial possible.
 



Marker text:
Walkway plaque:
RCAF STATION AYLMER

THE ONTARIO POLICE COLLEGE NOW OCCUPIES THE
SITE THAT WAS FORMERLY THE LOCATION OF THE
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE STATION AYLMER

BETWEEN 1941 AND 1961 THOUSANDS OF AIRCREW
AND GROUND SUPPORT PERSONNEL RECEIVED THEIR
TRAINING HERE. MANY OF THESE GRADUATES WENT
ON TO GIVE THEIR LIVES IN SUPREME SACRIFICE
FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM DURING THE SECOND
WORLD WAR AND THE KOREAN WAR.

IT IS TO THESE COURAGEOUS SPIRITS WHO
HAILED FROM CANADA, THE UNITED STATES
AND ALL PARTS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
THAT THIS RESTORED AND RELOCATED WIND TEE
IS DEDICATED.

LEST WE FORGET

MAY 1984
 


Wind tee plaque:
FROM 1941 UNTIL 1961 THIS "WIND TEE" WAS
USED TO DIRECT AIR TRAFFIC AT THE ROYAL
CANADIAN AIR FORCE TRAINING SCHOOL
WHICH OCCUPIED THE SITE OF THE PRESENT
ONTARIO POLICE COLLEGE.  IT WAS RESTORED
AND RE-LOCATED HERE IN 1983 BY BRANCH
No.81 OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION.

BY KIND PERMISSION OF THE
ONTARIO POLICE COMMISSION