Colborne

 
 
Location:  Northumberland County     N 44 00.324    W -77 53.327
In Victoria Park, 1 King Street West

This memorial, found in Victoria Park is made up of two memorials.  The first being the main memorial which was erected to honour those who served and died in the Great War.  The second was erected as a separate memorial to honour those lost in the Second World War.  The park is also home to a gazebo, picnic benches, historical plaques and cannons, and is the central park in this small town. 
The Great War memorial features a very weather-worn statue of Italian marble standing on top of a granite stone.  The names of those who served, and those who died are forever engraved in the stone for all to remember.  As seen many times in these small town memorials, the long list of names far outweighs the population of the citizens, showing the commitment made by local men to serve their country in time of war.
The second memorial erected for World War II features the names of the dead, but not of those who served.  It is a single piece of grey granite, no statue, but well taken care of.  The Korean War is also acknowledged on the back of this stone.  The local branch 187 of the Royal Canadian Legion is very active in the community and takes great pride each year in hosting the Remembrance Day parade and ceremony.
The setting for these memorials is very attractive and helps to make this memorial one of my favourites to visit.  I highly recommend stopping to pay your respects when in the area.

Marker text:
Great War cenotaph:
Front:
IN MEMORY
OF
OUR COLBORNE BOYS
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918

KILLED IN ACTION
LT. LORNE CAMPBELL, M.C.
W.A. SMITH
PTE. L.D. COX
G. CHATTERSON
W.R. FRAZIER
F.L. GRIFFIS
A.E. PETERS
J.W. WARD
A. WHITE

DIED ON SERVICE
FLT. LT. T. MANLEY
CADET N.W. ALYEA
PTE. A.A. MORROW
E.S. BURLEY

THEIR NAME LIVE FOREVER
ALSO PTE. W.C. PETERS
 


 
Right side:
ROLL OF HONOUR
SERVED IN FRANCE
MAJOR E.E. LATTA
H.A. SNETSINGER
CAPT. C.H. FOWLER
A.C. MCGLENNON
A.G. THOMPSON
LT. F.S. DOUGLAS
K.B. EDDY
C.O'C. FENTON
D.O. MALLORY
K.K MCCALLUM
J.M. SNETSINGER, M.C.
FLT. LT. G.F. HATCH
SGT. MAJ. W.H. STEER
SGT. H.T. CONNORS
W.J. COWIE, D.C.M.
THOS. CROSSMAN
R.E. IVES
V.E. IVES
C.C. PHILP
J.R. ROUTLEDGE
H. SCOTT
R.G. TERRY
CPL. T.P. ASHCROFT
CHAS. BUGG
W.G. SUTTON
A. VICKERY
H.S. WHITE
J.E. WICKS
GNR. M.N. BROWN
A. GODMUNDSON
R. HALLENBACK
 
 



 
Back:
ROLL OF HONOUR
SERVED IN FRANCE
GNR. J.E. HAUGHTON
THOS. JOHNSTON
V.E. PARK
L.J.L. REDFEARN
DVR. WM. MASON
R. STEN
A. SUTTON
G.M. TEASDALE
SGR. J.M. DENIKE
D.B. DOUGLAS
C.W. NUNN
PTE. H. BESTWICK
D.H. BLACK
D.F. BRIGGO
B.J. BROWN
F. CHAPIN
EDGAR CHATTERSON
M.F. COLEMAN
GEO. W. CONNORS
A.J. DUBAY
H.A. FREE
F.A. GILL, M.M.
FRED GLOYNE
A.W. HALLENBACK
M. KING, M.M.
WM. MCBAIN
A. MCGUIRE
ROY MATTHEWS
R.L. PALMER
W.G. PRATER
G.H. ROTHWELL
 


 
Left side:
ROLL OF HONOUR
SERVED IN FRANCE
PTE. PERCY ROUTLEY
W.B. SARGENT
S.D. SCRIPTURE
J.A. STEVENSON
GEO. W. STONE
E. VICKERY
E.C. WHITNEY
ANDREW YOUNGS
J.J. YOUNGS
PETER YOUNGS

SERVED IN ENGLAND
MAJOR W.S.R. WILSON
CAPT. W.J. TROOP
LT. H.E. THOMPSON
Q.M. SGT. A. TOMS
SGT. S.D. DUDLEY
IRA EDWARDS
W. KEMP
CPL. C.P. BROWN
SGR. W.H.L. GOULDING
PTE. C.R. COYLE
E.D. DUDLEY
O.H. EARL
J.A. EDWARDS
B.D. HALLENBACK
F. HODGES
J.I. MATTHEWS
W.A. MOORE
J.P.G.D. STANTON
 



 
WORLD WAR II Memorial:
Front:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND TO PERPETUALLY HONOUR OUR MEN
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
1939 - 1945

CPL. BROOKS VICTOR E.
P/O. FARRELL DOUGLAS
W/O. GRANT W.K.
CAPT. McCUTCHEON HAROLD
PTE. McMURRAY CLARKE
F/O. PETERS ARTHUR H.
LAC. REED ARCHIBALD C.
LIEUT. SUCCEE ROSS

"THEY SERVED TILL DEATH! WHY NOT WE?"

ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS AND FRIENDS
OF THE COMMUNITY UNDER THE AUSPICES
OF THE LADIES AUXILIARY TO THE
COLBORNE BRANCH 187 CANADIAN LEGION

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KOREA
1950 - 1953