Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Acton



Location:  Halton Region   N 43 37.875  W 080 02.366
70 Mill Street East, at the corner of Elgin Street.

The beautiful memorial was erected by the citizens of Acton, to honour those who gave their lives during the Great War.  A single tall pillar marks the original memorial, while two smaller pillars at each side remember the sacrifices made during the Second World War.
This memorial rests on the grounds of Trinity United Church, and great care has been taken by the town to preserve this memorial and the names of those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

Marker text:
Centre pillar front:
ERECTED BY
THE CITIZENS OF
ACTON

IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
HER SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT
AND THOSE WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR

THE GLORIOUS DEAD
CORP•J•L•MOORE 24TH BAT’N
CORP•R•HURD 29TH BATT’Y
CORP• W•G•BROWN 6TH F CO C•E•
PTE• J•D•BURT 15TH BAT’N
PTE• M•KALEY 21ST BAT’N
CAPT• T•A•ARTHURS
CHAPLAIN CHINESE LAB BAT’N
PTE• A•ANDERSON 116TH BAT’N
PTE• F•ELKINGTON 58TH BAT’N
PTE• F•WILLS 4TH BAT’N
PTE• J•FRYER 1ST BAT’N
PTE• T•IRVING 3RD BAT’N
PTE• G•MCLEOD 20TH BAT’N
PTE•A•WINTERBURN 4TH BAT’N
LIEUT• H•G•KING
13TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS
PTE• A•GRIBBEN 42ND BAT’N
PTE• P•RADFORD 164TH BAT’N
SERGT• W•LEE 4TH BAT’N
PTE• P•GODFREY 198TH BAT’N
CORP• F•MASTERS M•G•S 4TH BAT’N
PTE• J•J•KENNEDY 95TH BAT’N
SERGT• M•N•STUCKEY 19TH BAT’N

1950 KOREA 1953

THEIR NAME LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE
 


Centre Pillar Right Side:
VIMY RIDGE

PASSCHENDAELE

AMIENS

ARRAS

BOURLON

WOOD

CAMBRAI

DOUAI

MONS
 


Centre Pillar Left Side:
YPRES

FESTUBERT

GIVENCHY

ST. ELOI

SANCTUARY

WOOD

HOOGE

THE SOMME
 


Right Pillar Front:
1939 - 1945

A.C. E.A. ANDERSON
F/SGT. K.H. BUCK
F.O. W.R. ELWOOD
PTE. J. GIBBONS
F.O. J.T. GUTHRIE
LIEUT. R. HILLIER
SGT. WM. MCCRON
SGT. W. MCCRON
SGT. G.K. MCLELLAN
S/SGT. N.L. MCNABB
 


Right Pillar Side:
BRITAIN

FALAISE

CASSINO

HONG KONG
 


Left Pillar Front:
1939 - 1945
W.O. G.A. MOLOZZI
W/COMDR. D.G. MORRIS
GNR. F. NEAR
L/CPL. A.E. PERRYMAN
PTE. R. ROBERTSON
PTE. H.L. SIMPSON
GNR. G.A. SMETHURST
GNR. J.P. SWEENEY
PTE. G.H. TAYLOR
PTE. H.A. WEBSTER
F.O. R. ROLSTON (1957)
 


Left Pillar Side:
DIEPPE

HOCHWALD

CAEN

ORTONA





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