Port Rowan

Location:  Norfolk County     N 42 37.287   W 80 27.037
On the north side of Lakeshore Road, west of Ellis Street.
 

Located on a hill overlooking the picturesque harbour, we find a very nice memorial dedicated to the men of this village who served and died in the great conflicts of the 20th century.  The memorial is sponsored by the local Branch No.379 of the Royal Canadian Legion.
The front of the cenotaph lists the wars, and includes the service of the Merchant Marines.  The back of the tall granite stele lists the names of those from Port Rowan and Walsingham who lost their lives in the World Wars.
The view of the harbour and Lake Erie is quite spectacular from this vantage point, giving the visitor much to see and much to remember.
 


 
Marker Text:
Front:
LEST WE FORGET

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF PORT ROWAN
AND DISTRICT WHO SERVED
AND DIED IN----------
WORLD WAR I
1914-----1918
WORLD WAR II
1939-----1945
KOREAN WAR
1950-----1953
MERCHANT MARINES  1939-45

SPONSORED BY
PORT ROWAN BRANCH
NO. 379  CANADIAN LEGION
B.E.S.L.
 



 
Back:
LOCAL SOLDIERS WHO
LOST THEIR LIVES

WORLD WAR I
PORT ROWAN
AUSTIN BENNETT
JOHN STEWART CRERAR
WILLIAM H. EMSLEY
ROY CURTIS FEERE
HENRY ARTHUR HARDING
REGINALD HICKMAN
SAMUEL ED HODGINS
NORMAN JOHN MACKENZIE
HUGH A. SLINGERMAN
DAVID WALPOLE
LEONARD E. WALPOLE

WALSINGHAM
J. LORNE BOWYER
JAMES CRAIG
JOHN HENRY GORDON
WALTER JARVIS
LEVI NELSON KENLINE
HARRY JAMES MURPHY
C. CLYDE RUSH
ENOCH ARTHUR UTTON

WORLD WAR II
PORT ROWAN
GEORGE E. ATKINSON
JAMES BRODY
LORNE EDWARD BROWN
WILLIAM FEERE
BRYCE E. FOSTER
JOHN DAVID LUXTON
CHARLES BENJAMIN PIERCE
FRANK H. PICKERSGILE
WILLIAM C. REID
WILLIAM STACKHOUSE
WILLIAM ALEXANDER STRACHAN
GEORGE WINFIELD