Dorchester

Location:  Middlesex County     N 42 59.188   W 81 03.460
On the east side of Dorchester Road, at the entrance to the community centre.
 

This memorial was erected in 1966 by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 513.  Found at the entrance to the North Dorchester Community Park, this is a busy area for all local residents.
No names are listed on the granite stele, but the major wars of the previous century are engraved and forever remembered by the community.



Marker text:
LEST WE FORGET

IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY.

WORLD WAR I
1914 - 1918
WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945
KOREN WAR
1950 - 1953

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE
SUN AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

ERECTED 1966
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 513
 

Carp

 
 
Location:  City of Ottawa     N 45 20.725   W 76 02.368
On Donald B Munro Drive, where it meets Falldown Lane.


This memorial representing the township of West Carleton, was recently unveiled in 2011.  The sculpture was made by Ron Cowle, a noted artist and sculptor.  The park is very nicely laid out and landscaped, featuring a one-of-a-kind bronze sculpture of a soldier reading his mail from home amid the rubble of war, also a black granite plaque with the names of the war dead from this region, and an artillery piece of recent vintage.
My hat is off to the Carp Business Improvement Area for creating a unique and well-done memorial to honour those who died many years ago.  This community has not forgotten the sacrifices made by those who came before.
 



Marker text:
WEST CARLETON WAR MEMORIAL
MONUMENT COMMEMORATIF
DE GUERRE DE WEST CARLETON

1914-1918
Beedie, Charles P.
Bishop, Walter J.
Boucher, Henry
Clanachan, Alexander
Davis, James L.D.
Falls, Robert L.
Fennell, Thomas H.
Guy, Robert B.
Jones, Harry
King, Alexander
McLachlin, Ewen
Milford, Thayer V.
Mooney, Richard F.
Pinhey, Charles H.
Potters, Calvin
Sales, George
Scott, Harold A.
Sparks, Ledger
Wishart, James W.
Younghusband, Francis L.

1939-1945
Armitage, Maxwell J.
Bradley, Roydon
Cavanagh, Robert A.
Craig, Allen B.
Dalgity, Frederick F.
Davis, Howard E.
Falls, William J.
Hodgins, Adam K.
Johnston, John A.
McBride, Mona E.
Mulligan, Thomas C.
Potter, John M.
Scharfe, Pitman S.
Riddell, Raymond R.
Thomas, William G.
Watson, Donald A.

Vietnam
Eadie, Gordon P.

 LEST WE FORGET     N'OUBLIONS PAS

Preston

 
 
Location:  Waterloo Region     N 43° 23.794 W 080° 21.561
On the east side of King Street E., at Argyle Street N.
 

This beautiful memorial was unveiled with great fanfare and celebration on November 8, 1926, by the Ontario t. Governor Col Henry Cockshutt.  The entire town shut down and paid tribute to the fallen of the Great War.  The names of Preston residents killed in the Great War have been etched into the stone with lead.  The structure is made of Canadian grey granite, erected by the McIntosh Granite Co. of Toronto. 
In 1949, the names of those who died in the Second World War were engraved alongside their comrades from the previous generation.
The unique and stunning monument was restored in 1991 and each year the village of Preston, which is now part of the larger Town of Cambridge, pays homage to its lost sons, in a wonderful Remembrance Day parade and ceremony.
The memorial is at the head of Central Park, an area filled with various plaques to recognize the history of this area, and to remind all citizens that they are part of a long-standing community, although they have been merged into the larger conglomerate of Cambridge.
A mural commissioned by the local Royal Canadian Legion overlooks the memorial from the side of a nearby building.  This artwork itself is a wonderful tribute to those who have served and continue to serve the community.
 




Marker text:
Front:
THEIR NAME LIVETH    FOR EVERMORE

A WALL OF     DEFENCE

THEY WERE     UNTO US

IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF PRESTON
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
AND IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO
THOSE WHO SHARED ITS DANGERS

1914     1918

ARTHUR H. WADE
WILLIAM F. ADAMS
EDWARD CALLAN
J. LYNN PATTINSON
WILLIAM JOHNSTON
REGINALD SEARS
ALFRED HAWKINS
ARCHIBALD P. HOUSLER
HERBERT F. MORRIS
GEORGE E. SIMMERS
IVAN H. THOMAS
JAMES H. REID
JOHN HUGHES
EDWARD HALE
ROBERT W. ROGERS
HORACE K. SKIPTON
GEORGE BRADLEY
ROLAND TANNER
ERNEST GATEHOUSE
JOHN M. RATZ
JOSEPH H. GOODARE
FRED T. CRITCHER
JOHN C. CHARLTON
ROGER E. GRANT
GEORGE V. HADFIELD
LANCELOT C. VON ENDE
ROBERT W. McMEEKIN

L. CORSON JOHNSTON
JOHN F. McCONNELL
JOSEPH HACKETT
ROBERT G. McINTOSH
FRANK A.G. COOPER
HENRY G. HADDAWAY
ROBERT C. BROWN
WILLIAM J. PARKER
HARRY NEWLANDS
GEORGE P. FINK
EDWARD MORRIS
CHARLES H. RILEY
LEONARD KING
RUPERT H. MIDDLEMISS
JOSEPH THOMAS
ROSS E. DENNISON
ROY HALE
WILLIAM J. DURWARD
ALBERT VIGES
HAROLD PAYNE
JOHN G. TRILLER
ARTHUR E. FACH
MILTON CORNELL
LOUIS BENN
CHARLES M. KNACK
WILLIAM C. PLOETHNER
J. LEONARD SHORT


WORLD WAR II

GORDON ANDERSON
BERNAR A. BAKER
SHERWOOD BEITZ
JAMES BELL
GEO. DAVID COLLINS
W. HOWARD DAVIDSON
FRANK DAY
PATRICK DOHERTY
JOHN D. ELLIOTT
G.W. FENNELL
MERVYN FOUSE
ALEX GALL
EARL GRAHAM
GEO. HANSON
DAVID G. HILBORN
PETER HUMENISKI
CHARLES EDWARD HUNTER
HERMAN JINSSEN

1950-1953
KOREAN WAR


WORLD WAR II

W. KLEMENTOSKI
KENNETH H. MASTERTON
EDWARD MARSTON
R. MATTHEWS
D. McDOWELL
F.J. McILVENNEY
ANDREW MOSSER
ROBERT MOSSER
L.T. ROBERTS
GEO. VICTOR RUSS
J.P. SEBASTIAN
TOM SENIOR
LAWRENCE SNELGROVE
JOHN STEPHENSON
W.J. TWINING
ORVILLE J. WEST
D.T. WITHINGTON
C.H. ZIEMAN


KOREA
DONALD E. THOMPSON
1951







Rear:
YPRES     PASSCHENDAELE     ARRAS

MT. SORREL     CANAL DU NORD     CAMBRAI

ST. ELOI     VIMY     SOMME     AMIENS

GIVENCHY     SANCTUARY WOOD     COURCELETTE
 

Honeywood

 

Location:   Dufferin County     N 43 13.315  W 80 11.440
On the south side of Sideroad 25, just west of the fire station.
 

A very small memorial, erected in 1930 along with the accompanying Memorial Park.  The village of Honeywood is a rural farming community with a huge passion for supporting the local sports teams.  The memorial was erected to honour the four local men who died in World War I, and later a single name was added for a single soldier from World War II.

George Prentice was a private in the 1st Battalion, killed in April 1917 at the attack at Thelus, on Vimy Ridge.  His body was never recovered, listed as killed in action.  His name appears on the Vimy Memorial in France.

Sapper John William Tribble was a member of the 4th Divisional Signals Company.  He died in October of 1917 of unknown causes.  He is buried in the Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium.

Private William James Martin served with 47th Battalion, he died in May 1917 at the age of 35.  He is buried in La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, France.

Frederick Alexander was a private with the 15th Machine Gun Company.  He died of severe head wounds from shrapnel on November 11th, 1917.  He is buried at the Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

 
Marker text:
IN MEMORY
OF
OUR FALLEN HEROES

1914 - 1918

GEORGE PRENTICE
JOHN TRIBBLE
WILLIAM MARTIN
FRED ALEXANDER

1939- Wm. SNELL -1945
 

Madoc

 

Location:  Hastings County     N 44° 30.355 W 077° 28.139
In Thomas Thompson Memorial Park, on the south side of St. Lawrence Street East.
 

This beautiful memorial was erected by the Madoc Women's Institute and unveiled with full military honours in November of 1928.  It pays tribute to the men of this vicinity who gave their lives in sacrifice during the Great War.
In later years the names of those lost in the Second World War where engraved in the back of the great stone.  A small plaque acknowledging the Korean War was also added.

Beside the memorial are two German trench mortars and also an Ontario Historical Plaque dedicated to John Weir Foote, who bravely earned the Victoria Cross on the beaches of the failed Dieppe Raid in 1942.  He is the only Chaplain to have received the highest award in WWII.




Marker text:
Front:
SOMME

FESTUBERT

VIMY RIDGE

PASSCHENDAELE

ERECTED IN HONOUR
OF THE MEN OF MADOC
AND VICINITY WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES INTHE
GREAT WAR

1914     1916

small plaque:
KOREA
1950 - 1953
 
 




 
Right side:
MONS

LEMMON MURNEY
MACKENZIE DAVID
MILLER FREDRICK M.
MITTS J.F.
MITTS ALTON
MOORE EDWARD
MacTAVISH ROWSELL M.
McCAREY WILLIAM
McGHEE MARSHALL
NEWLAND RICHARD H.
NICKLE LESLIE W.
NICKLE ROBERT J.
PARKS CHAS.
PAYETTE HENRY
PHILLIPS HERB
REID STANLEY
ROBERTS WILLIAM
RODGERS PHILLIP A.
ROSE HERBERT R.
SAGER GEORGE
SAMPLE WELLINGTON
SANDFORD JAMES W.
SMITH HAROLD
SPECK CAMERON
STORING FRANCIS N.
TAYLOR WILLIAM J.
TAYLOR HARRY
TUMELTY EARL
TUFTS ARTHUR Z.
VINCENT WILLIAM
WATSON CHARLES R.
WEESE MILTON
WEST EDWARD J.
WEST ARTHUR
WEST ROLAND
WILES CHAS.
WILKINSON WILLIAM
 




 
Left side:
YPRES

ALEXANDER JOHN J.
ALEXANDER ROBERT
ALLT JOHN S.
AYRHART CHARLES
BADGLEY JOHN
BASSETT LORNE B.
BIRD GEORGE
BRADY JAMES R.
BROADWORTH MALCOLM P.
BROADWORTH CARL Mc.
BROADWORTH ERNEST M.
BROAD THOS. C.
BRONSON JOHN A.
BROWN JOHN
BURNS LAURENCE
BURNS EDWARD
BLAIR JOHN
BENSON FRED
CARMAN LEONARD
CARTWRIGHT JOSEPH
CRAMPY JOSEPH
DEMARSH ALEXANDER
DONALDSON CHARLES H.
DOUGHTY J. CARL
FEENEY JOHN C.
GENEREAUX FRANK
GLOVER WINFRED A.
GORDON A. EDWARD
GORDON WALLACE S.
HARRIS HAROLD B.
HOLLAND GEORGE
KELLAR BRUCE
KELLAR BERT.
KENT GEORGE
KETCHESON ROSS
KINLOCH FRANK
LAIRD JOHN
 



 
 
Rear:
1939 - 1945

ASH A. RUEBEN
AULT ROBERT
BRISTOL ROBERT
BROAD LESLIE
CASSIBO BERNARD
CAVERLY CLIFFORD
COONEY HAROLD
FRANCES JEROME
GENEREAUX JACK
GILMAN PAUL
GRIFFIN HARRY
HERRINGTON ALEX
HUNTER ROBERT
KINCAID ROBERT
KIRBY STEWART
MARTIN KENNETH
McMURRAY ED.
MURRAY ALEX
REEVES MacKENZIE
ROSS WALTER
SCHAMEHORN CLIFFORD
SCOTT WALTER
SPRY CECIL
THOMPSON ROBERT
WALKER FRED
WALKER MALCOLM
WHYTOCK DONALD B.
YOUNG JAMES
 




 
Ontario Historic Plaque:
 JOHN WEIR FOOTE, V.C. 1904-1988

The only chaplain in World War II to receive the Victoria
Cross, Foote was born and raised in Madoc. He entered the
Presbyterian ministry in 1934 and enlisted in the Canadian
Chaplain Service five years later. Assigned to the Royal
Hamilton Light Infantry, Foote distinguished himself during
the ill-fated Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942. Acting "with
utter disregard for his personal safety", he ministered to
the wounded and carried injured personnel from exposed
positions on the beach to first aid posts and landing craft,
all while under heavy enemy fire.Ultimately he was taken
prisoner because he refused to abandon those who could not
be evacuated. For his courageous actions he was awarded
the Victoria Cross, the British commonwealth's highest
military decoration for valour.
Erected by the Ontairo Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Communications.