Blind River

 
Location:  Algoma District     N 46.18675    W -82.95626
On the north side of the Trans-Canada Highway, immediately west of the bridge.
 
This memorial consists of a tall stone cairn with two brass plaques.  The top plaque lists the names of those brave men who died in the World Wars.  The bottom plaque recognizes the Korean War, although no names are listed with this war.  The small park is situated across the road from the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, where this memorial was originally located. It was moved to its present site in a small memorial park in 1975.  There are no records of when the cairn was originally constructed, all the town's records were lost in a fire in 1954.  The park is in a very pleasant spot alongside the water, with Canada Geese frequenting the grassy areas.

I am told by a family member that the name Joseph Ouellette, should actually be spelled Joseph Willette, 102nd Batt, Reg. #1003958.
 


Marker text:
Top plaque:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
BLIND RIVER & VICINITY WHO
SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES
DURING WORLD WARS I. AND II

1914 - 1918
ATKINSON, GORDON C.
BERGERON, JOSEPH
CAMPBELL, WILBERT
CHISHOLM, DONALD
CURRIE, DANIEL
DALLAS, THOMAS C.
DAWKINS, GUY
DESMARAIS, FRANK
DUFOUR, ALFRED F.
FORTIN, JOSEPH
GEORGE, JAMES
GERMAINE, GEORGE
GREEN, ALBERT
HAWKINS, GEORGE

JODOUIN, EMILE
LANG, WILLIAM
LANTAIN, MARCEL
LARIVIERE, FRANK
LAVIGNE, ALEXANDER
LIZOTTE, FRANCIS
OUELLETTE, JOSEPH
OUELLETTE, PAUL
SCULLY, PATRICK
TASSE, FRANK
TESSIER, WILLIAM
TREMBLAY, JOSEPH
WALLACE, HUGH

1939 - 1945
ALLEN, HENRY
BAILLARGEON, AIME
BENEDICT, GEORGE
GOULDING, STANLEY
JUILLETTE, MERVIN
LIZOTTE, GERALD

McDONALD, JOHN L.
PILON, EMILE
QUINN, JOHN
STROM, WALTER
TIMMERMANS, ARIE F.
TREMBLAY, E.

"LEST WE FORGET"
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF BLIND RIVER
 


Lower plaque:
KOREA
1950 - 1953