Sturgeon Falls

Location:  Nipissing District   N 46 22.063   W 79 55.998
Behind the Legion, on the west side of River Street.

 

A wonderful memorial featuring two large stones dedicated to the brave souls who have given their lives for their country, in the World Wars, Korea, and Peacekeeping.
The first stone was erected by Branch 225 of the Royal Canadian Legion, listing the names of the dead of the major conflicts.  A centre flagpole also has a small plaque dedicated to one of our peacekeepers who lost his life in Cyprus in 1983.
The second stone was originally located near the Abitibi Power Dam, and was dedicated by the Abitibi Power and Paper Company, in honour of its employees who fought and died in the Second World War.  Their names engraved on this attractive brass plaque.  The stone was moved recently to its new location, beside the Legion.  The company and the town suffered great loss during the World Wars, as indicated by the long list of lost men.

 

 

Marker text:
Legion stone:
ALL THESE WERE HONOURED
IN THEIR GENERATIONS AND
WERE THE GLORY OF THEIR
TIMES
ECCLESIASTICUS 44.7

TOUS CES HOMMES FURENT
HONORES PAR LEURS
CONTEMPORAINS TOUS ONT ETE
LA GLOIRE DE LEUR TEMPS
L'ECCLESIASTIQUE 44.7

1914 - 1918

R. ARMITAGE
T. CHARBONNEAU
H. DOLAN
G. DOIGE
H. DEROCHE
G. DOLE
A. DUBE
C.H. EVANS
G. FLANNIGAN
J. GARROW
J. KIDD
F. LEVESQUE
F. LARIVIERE
E. LONEY
J.W. MACINNIS
J.W. NORTH
F. NIPHON
H.E. PIERCE
J. RATCHFORD
A. STILLAR
H.S. TILLEY
W. WILSON

1939 - 1945

S. ARMITAGE
E. AUBIN
G. AUBIN
R. AUBRY
A. CLARK
I. CLARK
W. CLARK
G. COCKBURN
J. COMMANDA
E. DUCLOS
A. DUVAL
G. FORTIN
O. GALIPEAU
G. GALLAGHER
G. GAMMELL
G. GOULAIS
R. HOLDER
A. LABELLE
E. LANSDOWNE
G. MERCHANT
B. MCCOOL
R. PELLAND
Q. PERRY
O. PRIMEAU
R. QUENNEVILLE
P. RESTOULE
R. ROBINEAU
L. ROCHON
R. SERRE
R. SPOONER
L. THERIAULT
A. TURPIN

KOREA CORÉE
1952

H. PRUD'HOMME

LEST WE FORGET

 

 

Abitibi Stone:
THIS PLAQUE IS ERECTED
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF ABITIBI POWER AND PAPER
COMPANY LIMITED AND
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 1945

G.H. ANDERSON
R.H. BETTS
J. BOYD
B.E. COLUMBUS
J.E. COOPER
G.S. CYBOLSKY
R.J. D'ARCY
E.A. DAWSON
G. DEAN
F. DEWAR
G.J. DOYLE
B.G. FOY
D. GOLD
E.W. GOLD
H. HAIDER
R.R. HALFORD
J.E. HORVATH
V. HUGLI
M. KALIK
W.J. KASUBECK

W.F. KNIGHT
A.J. LABARRE
F.H. LALOR
T.E. LAVALLEE
O.J. LOCKE
D.S. MACLEAN
J.G. NAULT
H. NEWLOVE
R. NICHOLAS
R.D. POE
J.G. ROACH
W.T. ROBINSON
A.J. RONHOLM
F. SABOURIN
J. SEMENVIK
S.H. SMITH
L.A. TOURAND
E. VAILLANCOURT
W.N. WOLF
W. YURINCHUK

THEY GAVE THEIR ALL IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM

 

Flagpole plaque:
IN MEMORY OF
DUANE WILSON PVTE
2ND BATT. P.P.C.L.I.
CYPRUS
1983