Merrickville

 

Location:  Leeds and Grenville United Counties
N 44.913852  W -75.836036
400 St. Lawrence St. (corner of Drummond St. E.)
 
 
Flanked by the Canadian flag and the Union Jack, this 10 to 12 feet tall stone cairn was constructed in 1938 in time for the Remembrance ceremony honouring local servicemen. Later on a plaque for WWII and Korean War were added.  Although that no names appear on the Korean War plaque it nonetheles honours everyone who served and who died in that war.

In 2017 there was a record attendance at the Rembrance ceremony as there was also a special guest, his Excellency Jang Hoi Kim, consul general of South Korea who also laid a wreath at the cenotaph.

Also, in that park, there is a 25 pounder field gun and a Vimy Oak which was planted on May 13, 2017.

 

**Thanks to Louise Bellec for the great write up and photos.

 

 

 

 

 

Marker text:

Front top:

IN LOVING MEMORY

OF THOSE

WHO SERVED AND DIED

1914 - 1918

 

Spirit that made these Heroes dare

To die or leave their children free,

Bid time and Nature gently spare

The Cairn we raise to them and thee.

                                            (EMERSON) 

HONOUR ROLL

KILLED IN ACTION

Lieut.  S.B. TALLMAN

Captain  H. CRANSTOUN

Private  G.R. ANGUS

     "        E. BUSH

     "        G. BIGHAM

     "        J. CLINTON

     "        J. DRENNAN

     "       W. DRISCOLL

     "       Rev. W.G. DAVIS

     "       T. ELLIOTT

     "       W. FITZGERALD

     "       D. FORBES

     "       P.J. FOSTER

     "       L. GERALDI

 

Private T. IRVIN

     "       H. KNOWLES

     "       W. KNOWLES 

     "       A. LEE

     "       M MISKELLY

     "       A. McLEAN

     "       J. McWILLIAMS

     "       J.R. McWILLIAMS

     "       H. ROSE

     "       D. ROACH

     "       R. TELFORD

     "       W.L. WATT

     "       R.N. WATT

     "       R. WATTS

1939 - 1945

KILLED IN ACTION

F/L  A.C. WATT

F/L  N.A. WATT

P/O  J.F. HUMPHREYS

LT.  W.J. ARMSTRONG

Sgt.WAG  B.W. WEAVER

Sgt. AG  J.A. DAVIS

Sgt. AG  S.A. WILSON

       OB  E.V. MARSHALL

 

Front lower:

KOREAN WAR   1950-53

IN LOVING MEMORY FOR

THOSE WHO SERVED AND

THOSE WHO DIED, IN THE

CONFLICT.

 

 

 

 

 

Left side plaque:

SERVED OVERSEAS

Lt. Col. T.C. BEDELL

Major  W. ELLIOTT

Capt.  A.M. BELL

     "     E. J. KYLE

     "     H.R. Merrick

     "     R. BENN

Lieut.  W. J. CARNWITH, M. M.

    "        C. JAKES

Sergt.  H. E. BOYD, M. M.

    "        S. E. BURCHILL

    "        A. M. WATCHORN

    "        L. W. MISKELLY

Corpl.  R. BOLTON

    "         B. WILSON

    "         S. A. MILLS

L. Corpl.  C.L. WATT

Private     A. ARNOTT

     "           H. H. BOYD

     "           Wm. BOYD

     "           A. BURCHILL

     "           J. S. BURCHILL

     "           N. BROUSE
     "           W. CARLEY
     "           E. CARLEY
     "           J. CARNWITH
     "           M. CUMMINGS
     "           J. CRAIG
     "           G. CRANSTOUN
     "           F. CARR M. M.

     "           J. CUMMINGS
     "           G. L. DAVIS
     "           R. A. DERRICK
     "           W. DEVITT

     "           Wm. DEVITT
     "           W. EASTON
     "           L. EAGLEY
     "           A. EAGLEY
     "           L. EVOY
     "           F. EASTON

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right side plaque:

SERVED OVERSEAS

Private  J.H. ERRETT

      "       E. ERRETT

      "       S. R. FITZGERALD

      "       B. GARDINER

      "       R. C. HARRISON

      "       C. HOGAN

      "       A. HUNT

      "       J. HUTTON

      "       A. JOHNSTON

      "       J. JOHNSTON

      "       D. KANARD

      "       D. J. LEE

      "       J. MAXWELL

      "       J. McGUIRE

      "       D. McINTYRE

      "       F. A. NEWMAN

      "       F.S. NEWMAN

      "       P. PAUL

      "       R. N. PAUL

      "       H. PHILLIPS

      "       W.E. PHILLIPS

      "       H. PLUMMER

      "       H. ROACH

      "       G. GREAD

      "       P. ROSE

      "       C. SUNDERLAND

      "       J. SCOTT

      "       A. SMITH

      "       M. SMITH

      "       A. SPLANE

      "       A. STEWART

      "       M. VANSTOCHEN

      "       H. WALSH

      "       W. WARD

      "       J. WATSON

      "       S. A. WATT

      "       B. WEBSTER

      "       J. WILLIAMS

      "       W. A. WILSON

      "       R. N. OWENS

 

 

 

Vimy Oak plaque:

Merrickville's Vimy Oak

(Queen's robur)

This oak tree, planted on

May 13, 2017,

descends from acorns gathered

after the Battle of Vimy Ridge,

April - 12, 1917

It honours the memory of those

who served including three soldiers

from Merrickville who died during

that battle:

Private Thomas John Irvine and

brothers Lance Corporal

William Graham Knowles and

Private Hugh Lloyd Knowles.

This plaque was unveiled on

July 1, 2017

on the 150th anniversary of Canada.

Repeated in French.

 

 

 

Hensall

 
 
Location:  Huron County     N 43 26.038   W -81 30.244
On the north side of King Street, in front of the old Town Hall.

This memorial is a classic WWI memorial with a statue of a soldier, made of Italian marble marble.  The names of those lost in the First War War, along with their battalion affiliation, are engraved in the black granite base.  The names of those lost in the Second World War were added later.  The memorial is located beside the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 468.
There is some speculation as to whether or not this was the first memorial in Ontario to be dedicated after WWI.  I have not found any evidence to confirm or dispute the claim that this was the first memorial of its kind in Ontario, but if so, then it is certainly worthy of praise for the local citizens of the time to ensure the names of their lost heroes would be honoured forever.
 




 
Marker text:
Front:
N.S.H.G. PETTY DONALDSON
MEMBERS OF 161st BATT.
R.G. ANGELL  47th BATT.
C. AITCHESON  58th
B. BROWN  58th
H.F. CLARKE  47th
A.E. CLARKE 58th
R.E. COOK  58th
E.C. DILLING  47th
G.R. JOHNSTON  58th
J.D. MacLAREN  47th
W.A. McKAY  38th
G. McBRIDE  58th
C.A. PARKER  58th
G.H. PETTY  44TH
R.H. PASSMORE  47th
G. REICHARD  47th
C. TROYER  38th
W.B. WILSON  47th
T.H.I. WILKINSON  58th
G. WASHINGTON  161st
 



Right side:
O. BUCHANAN  142nd BATT.
F. CROKER  28th
D. DAVIS  16th
W.J. HAWKINS  5th
A.J. HARTUNG  58th
P.T. MOIR  27th
A.W. PORTER  58th
R.M. YUILL  1st C.M.R.
H.H. VOLLICK  25th RES.
J.W. WILKINSON  P.P.C.L.I.
C.J. DICKISON

1939-1945
W.L. NICHOL  H.L.I.C.
G.L. PASSMORE  R.C.A.F.
A. PRIOR  5th A. DIV.
S. TAYLOR  R.C.O.C.
M. TAYLOR  AIRBORNE
 


 
Left side:
T.W. ACHESON  R.C.H.A.
E.F. BUTLER  1st BATT.
W.C. COOK  INF.
H. DOUGALL  1st C.M.G.C.
R.B. LOGAN  28th BATT.
G.B. MULLHOLLAND  19th
J. MacARTHUR  24th
F. RICHARDSON  33rd
F. SKELTON  58th
J.H. STONEMAN  C.M.G.C.
G. WELSH  R.A.F.

1939-1945
A.D.G. BELL  R.C.A.F.
A.E. CHIPCHASE  R.C.R.
B.G. DICK  R.C.N.V.R.
A.A. McEWEN  R.W.R.
 

North Gower

 
Location:  City of Ottawa     

GPS: N 45,129583  W 75.716895

2353 Perkins Drive, in Horace Seabrook Park. 

 This cenotaph is situated in the far right end of Horace Seabrook Park. One would never know that a small community would have a cenotaph especially as it is located in a secondary street away from the main intersections, where there is barely any traffic.

This 8 foot tall (about) memorial made of concrete sits on a parquet of laid out bricks. The top part of this simple cenotaph has a typical cross of sacrifice and just below a new sign that was added in 2018 before Remembrance Day. Compared to what it was before "To Those Who Served" was just painted on this cenotaph. The new sign gives it a little extra and looks much nicer.

This cenotaph might be simple but sends a message that every generation should always remember and have gratitude.  Whether our soldiers  have survived the war or be killed in action, for if it were not for their sacrifice we might not be here today .

***Special thanks once again to Louise Bellec for providing the photos and description.

 

  

 

Marker text:

TO THOSE 

WHO SERVED