Spencerville

 
 
Location:  United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
N  44 50.546   W 75 32.864
On Centre Street, in front of the Township office.
 

Spencerville is a picturesque village featuring several historical old buildings and a friendly atmosphere.  The memorial is a tribute to the honour of the heroes of the Township of Edwardsburg.  The granite stele and statue stands proudly in front of the Township office.  The long list of names engraved on this monument is impressive from a small farming community, a theme we see across the country from villages and hamlets providing some of the bravest soldiers in the war.
The names have been engraved into the granite and then highlighted by embedding the engravings with lead, which at the time lent to the belief that this would perpetuate the longevity of the monument.  Unfortunately this makes the names very difficult to read decades later.
Originally erected to honour those who died in World War I, it was further updated with the names of those lost in World War II, and later to recognize the sacrifices of Korea and Peacekeeping.
A wonderful memorial of remembrance to carry on the names of those who never returned.



 
Marker text:
Front:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR HEROES
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

THEIR NAMES SHALL NEVER PERISH
LEST WE FORGET

ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS
OF THE TOWNSHIP OF EDWARDSBURG

PTE. JOSIE COOK   APR. 22 1915
SGT. RICHARD GOODIN   MAY 7 1916
LIEUT. W. ROY KINGSTON   JULY 25 1916
LIEUT. T.W.F. MACKNIGHT  R.A.M.C.   SEP. 4 1916
PTE. Wm. H. JOHNSON   SEP. 6 1916
PTE. JAMES F. HAMILL   NOV. 18 1916
PTE. NEIL W. MUNRO   FEB. 26 1917
PTE. D.C. COYLE   APR. 9 1917
LIEUT. WESTON WARD PITT   JUNE 7 1917
PTE. PERCY McEDIS   JUNE  1917
PTE. WILLIE COLLINS   JULY  1917
PTE. FREEMAN G. BARTON   AUG. 2 1917
PTE. CHAS. N. HENOPHY   AUG. 30 1917
PTE. JOHN SIFTON   NOV. 29 1917
LIEUT. HARLOW TRIPP   MAR. 31 1918
PTE. NEWTON HENDERSON   APR. 2 1918
PTE. Wm. ARMSTRONG   AUG. 10 1918
2nd LIEUT. BALDWIN McDOUGALL   SEP. 22 1918
PTE. GEORGE L. AMELL   SEP. 28 1918
PTE. ROLAND WHITING   OCT. 31 1918
PTE. PERCY A. BARTON   NOV. 2 1918
SGT. ALEX. LYON McKENZIE   NOV. 27 1918
SGT. ROY LINDSAY   JUNE 6 1919
GUNr G. HILLIARD RIDDELL   AUG. 29 1920
PTE. HIRAM COOK   DEC. 14 1920

GUNr W.A. DUNLOP   AUG. 21 1917
NURSE LAURA A. MONTGOMERY SHOREY   NOV. 2 1918

WORLD WAR II
VICTOR L.T. HARVEY
LLOYD McGUIRE
CHARLES DIETSWEILER
EDDIE RYLANDS

HOWARD WILSON
THOS. P. QUINN
ARNOLD WALLACE
 
 





Left side:
(Legion Crest)

IN DEDICATION TO THOSE WHO SERVED
KOREAN CONFLICT
1950 - 1953

PEACEKEEPING CORPS
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY
AND THE NOBLE DEEDS
OF THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN
WHILE ON MILITARY SERVICE
TO CANADA
AND OF THOSE WHO DIE
IN THE FUTURE
PRESERVING THE FREEDOM
OF OUR GREAT NATION