Stella

 

Location:  Lennox and Addington County     N 44.16916   W -76.70354

In front of Amherst Island Public School, 5955 Front Road.

 

 

This memorial on Amherst Island, honours the men from this island who died fighting for our country in the World Wars and the Boer War.  To visit this scenic island, you must take a ferry from Millhaven to Stella, operated by Loyalist Township.  The area surrounding the memorial was overgrown at the time of my visit, this was most likely due to the Covid-19 crisis which had many services suspended during the summer of 2020.  Perhaps when the school is allowed to open once again, the grounds will be better tended.  The island is inhabited by 450 year round residents and that figure will double during the summer months when the cottagers move in around the shoreline.  Inland the island is mostly rural, with farms taking up most of the land use.  It is also home to extensive wildlife areas for migratory birds.  This island is well worth visiting to get away from the crowds of the mainland, the roads here tend to be almost deserted and there is lots to see for the intrepid explorer.  Please stop to visit this humble cenotaph and pay your respects to those who gave their lives for freedom.

 

Marker text:

THEY DIED

THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

BOER WAR 

1902

EDWARD FILSON

1st  WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918

JAMES BELL

EARNEST DENNER

MAURICE GLASS

THOMAS McFERN

STIRLING POLLEY

ROSS PRINGLE

OSWALD WEMP

FREDERICK WILLARD

 

2nd WORLD WAR  1939 - 1945

JOHN KEARNEY

WALLACE KEARNEY

FREDERICK WEMP