Ontario War Memorials: London

Location: City of London N 42 57.93 W 81 15.753
At the corner of Briscoe Street West and Holborn Avenue, in front of the Church of the Epiphany.

This memorial is dedicated to the men of the Manor Park area of London. Originally erected in 1925, the monument was re-dedicated again in 1985. The plaque on the front list the names of the dead from the First World War along with some of the major battles. Plaques on the sides of the monument recognize the conflicts of the Second World War and Korea, although no names are listed in relation to these wars. The statue was made by the Artcast Company of Georgetown, Ontario. It features a WWI soldier standing guard over his lost comrades. This is an otherwise forgotten memorial in the suburbs of the city, but the names of the lost live on in Remembrance. The Church of the Epiphany holds a Memorial Service here on the last Saturday of October, and holds several Honour Rolls within the church.

Marker text:
Front:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
THE HONOR OF

SERGT. THOS FLEMING
70th CAN. BATT.

CORP ROBERT LIZMORE
5th C.M.R.

PTE JAMES McCOLL
5th C.M.R.

PTE THOS HAYES
1st CAN. BATT.

YPRES SOMME

SERGT GORDON WILEY
3rd STAT. HOSP.

L/CPL CHARLES E. BOLKE
CAN. ENGS.

PTE JAMES E. MITCHELL
EAST SURREY

PTE SAMUEL GERRARD
C.A.S.C.

VIMY RIDGE

CORP W. WOODS
18th CAN. BATT.

PTE JOHN V. SULLIVAN
21st CAN. BATT.

PTE JOHN W. MITCHELL
EAST LANCASHIRE

PTE CORNELEUS COSSON
34th BATT.

PASSCHENDAELE

DEDICATED MAY 31, 1925

REDEDICATED NOV. 2, 1985