Ripley

 

Location:  Bruce County    N 44.07217   W -81.58002

In front of the Township Hall, 23 Queen Street.

 

This memorial is found in front of the Huron-Kinloss Township Hall.  At the time of the Great War, this was known as Huron Township and the memorial reflects that fact as it honours the men from Huron and the village of Ripley who left to fight overseas.  It lists all the men who served as well as all those who died.  A separate plaque on the side of the memorial lists those lost in the Second World War.  As we have seen many times, the long list of names is staggering considering the rural nature of this township.  Surely the loss of men was a tremendous blow to the community, both during the war and for years after.  The plaque remains in terrific condition for its age, all names are clearly read will remain in this sacred place for a long time.  Lest We Forget.

 

 

Marker text:

Front:

1914     1919

TO THE HONOUR AND MEMORY OF THOSE WHO

SO NOBLY SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR.

ERECTED BY THE RATEPAYERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HURON AND THE VILLAGE OF RIPLEY.

THESE BRAVELY FELL

LINDSAY WM.

BELL, CLIFTON

BELL, NORVAL

BRIDGE, HAROLD PERCY

BUCKINGHAM, WILMER C.

CAMPBELL, CAMERON

CAMPBELL, ALEX.

CLARK, MELVIN

EDWARDS, FRED.

GOSSEL, EDWIN

HANNAFORD, JOHN

KING, EDWARD

LOVETT, HARRY

McDONALD, DONALD W.

McDONALD, JOHN ALEX.

McDONALD, MADO D.

McINTOSH, ROBERT,

McLEOD, ALEX. S.

McPHAIL, JOHN

NIMMO, LESTER G.

NORMAN, CHARLES

PARSONS, ERNEST

POOLEY ERNEST G.

REYNOLDS, DANIEL

ROSS, ANDREW

SNOWDEN, JOHNSTON

TOUPE, BLAIR

TOUZEL, SIDNEY

TOWLE, ROBERT S.

WATSON, JOHN R.

WELSH, MURRAY

WHITBREAD, HARRY

WREN, CHARLES

SERVED OVERSEAS

ALLEN, ALBERT E.

AMBROSE, NORMAN

BAIRD, PATRICK

BARNES, ARTHUR

BARRETT, SIDNEY

BATTLE, FREDERICK

BELL, ALBERT

BELL, WILTON

BELL, WILLIAM LLOYD

BILLINGS, WALTER

BLACKMAN, FRED

BLUE, GEORGE

BUCKINGHAM, ERNEST

BUCKINGHAM, LESLIE

CAMERON, PETER

CAMERON, JAS. ARCHIE

CARNEGIE, DONALD

CARTER,PETER

CLARK, FRANCIS

CLARK, ERNEST

CORNISH, JAMES

COTTON, HARRY

COX, DAVID

CRAWFORD, ORAH, W.

CULBERT, LOT E.

CUMMING, JAMES H.

CUMMING, LESLIE S.

CUNNINGHAM, JOHN

DRAPER, WILLIAM

DURRANT, JAMES

DYMOTT, ARTHUR C.

EDWARDS, MORRIS

EILER, LORNE

ELDRIDGE, JOHN

ELLIOTT, JAS. FRANK

ELLIOTT, HENRY J.

EMMERTON, ERNEST

EMMERTON, RICHARD

FERGUSON, ROBERT 

FERRIS, THOMAS

FINLAYSON, RODERICK K.

FINLAYSON, DR. D. R.

FINLAYSON S. (NURSE)

FRASER C. (U.S.A.)

FRASER, HAROLD

GAMBLE, WILFRED

GILBERT, HOWARD

GILLIS, MURDOCH L.

GREENWOOD, WALTER

HANSLEY, WILLIAM

HINE, PERCY WILLIAM

HILL, NELSON ANSLOW

HILTON, ARTHUR

HARRINGTON, JOSEPH

HENDERSON, ROBERT J.

HUNT, BENJAMIN

HUSTON, JOHN

IRWIN, STEPHEN

IRWIN, WILLIAM R.

JACKSON, ROY

JENNINGS, HERBERT

JOHNSTON, JAMES

KEHOE, FRANK

KING, FRANK

LAWS, THOMAS

LEE, FRANK

LOVE, SAMUEL R.

MARTYN, DONALD B.

MARTYN, H. LAISHLEY

MARTYN, EUGENE E.

MARTYN, ROSS, H.

MARTIN, ANGUS

MARTIN, JOHN R.

MASON, THOMAS

MASON, WILLIAM

MATHESON, MURDOCH

MATHESON, ANGUS

MATHESON, MURDOCH

MOORE, EDWARD

MOORE, FRANK

MILLS, JOHN

MURRAY, NEIL

MURRAY, ANGUS

MORGAN, J. RUEBEN

MORGAN, WM. K.

McAULEY, ANGUS

McCREIGHT, FRANK 

McDONALD, DONALD J.

McDONALD, FINLAY

McDONALD, JOHN A.

McDONALD, MURDOCH

McDONALD, ANGUS

McDONALD, ARCHIE

McDONALD, DONALD

McDONALD, NORMAN

McDONALD, JAMES C.

McDONALD, ARCHIE (S.A.)

McDONALD, ALEX (S.A.)

McDONALD, WILLIAM

McDONALD, MALCOLM M.

McDONALD, ALEX. S.

McDONALD, CHARLES L.

McDONALD, J. PRESTO

McDONALD, ALEX. B.

McDONALD, CHARLIE

McDONALD, DONALD

McGREGOR, JOHN

McGREGOR, DONALD G.

McGILLIVRAY, REV. C.

McGUIRE, HOWARD

McKAY, JOHN A.

McKAY, ROBERT

McKINNON, ALLAN

McLAY, ALLAN A.

McLAY, NAGUS

McLENNAN, DONALD

McLENNAN, ANGUS

McLENNAN, NEIL

McLENNAN, DONALD J.

McLEOD, JOHN ANGUS

McLEOD, PETER

McLEOD, ADAM

McLEOD, MALCOLM

McMURCHY, ALISTER

McMURCHY, SAMUEL

McTAVISH, FRED. G.

McTAVISH, PETER R.

NEWTON, WILLIAM F.

NEWBY, BADEN POWELL

OSBORNE, JAMES ERNEST

PARKER, ALBERT

PARRY, SYDNEY

PEACOCK, HAROLD

PEAKALL, STANLEY W.

POCKLEY, WILLIAM

PETTIT, FRED.

POLLOCK, WILLIAM R.

PIPER, FREDERICK G.

RADCLIFFE, JOHN

REAVIE, JOHN M.

ROWNEY, GEORGE P.

ROULSTON, PERCY J.

RITCHIE, ALBERT C.

RUTHERFORD, ROSWELL

RUTTLE, MEREDITH L.

RUTTLE, E.N.

SANFORD, DAVID

SLACK, FRANK

SCOTT, BENJAMIN

SCOTT, RICHARD

SPROULE, HUGH

STANLEY, HOWARD P.

STANLEY, THOMAS J.

STEPHENSON, ALBERT E.

STREET, HARRY

STREET, ALBERT

STEER, WILLIAM

SMITH, HUGH

SMITH, ROBERT C.

STEPHENS, A.W.

STANLEY, MAE (NURSE)

SNOWDON, DAWSON

STAUFFER, DAN.

SUMMERS, GEORGE

SWATMAN, GEORGE

TOUPE, DUNCAN B.

TOUZEL, THOMAS

TURNER, SAMUEL

TRELEAVEN, CLIFFORD L.

TULLOCH, HARRY V.

TUCKER, HENRY

VEITCH, HARRY S.

WALDEN, WILBERT G.

WILKINSON, THOMAS G.

WILSON, ARCHIE B.

WILSON, WILLIAM A.

WILSON, SIDNEY

WHITE, JOSEPH R.

WHITBY, JOSEPH

WRIGHT, ALBERT

WRIGHT, WILLIAM

WORTHAM, JOHN

YEMEN, MATT. (S.A.) 

SERVED IN CANADA

BLUE, JOHN

BLUE, WILLIAM (U.S.A.)

CAMPBELL, JAMES

CARDIS, DONALD

CULBERT, EARL

CULBERT, LORNE H.

ENSIGN, WILLAM H.

FAIR, FRANCIS T.

FRASER, C. (U.S.A.)

GOSSEL, DANIEL

HARRINGTON, ALBERT

HENRY, HOWARD

HOLMES, EARL A.

HOOEY, CLARENCE

IRWIN, D. RUSSELL

IRWIN, LLOYD

JACKSON, EARL

JOHNSTON, ELLIOTT

MACKLEM, FRANK

McDONALD, JOHN (U.S.A.)

McDONALD, JOHN

McDONALD, MURDOCH

McDONALD, RODERICK C.

McDONALD, ROY C.

McIVER, JOHN

McLAY, MALSOLM

McLAY, MURDOCH

McLEAN, WILLIAM H.

McLEOD, HERNAN R.

McLEOD, WILLIAM

McTAVISH, CAMERON

OSBORNE, RUSSELL

PALMER, THOMAS E.

REAVIE, E.L. (U.S.A.)

REID, STANLEY

REID, WESLEY

ROULSTON, CLIFFORD

ROULSTON, WALTER

SCOTT, FRANK

SCOTT, JAMES

SYDER, WILLIAM

WALDEN, HAROLD

WYLDS, WESLEY

McCULLOUGH, CLYDE

HOOGE    LENS     ST. ELOI     ARRAS     SOMME     YPRES     

MONS     AMIENS     CAMBRAI     VIMY     ARLEUX

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

 

 

Left side:

HURON     RIPLEY

IN

GRATEFUL TRIBUTE

THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM

1939 - 1945

MARVIN K. BROWN

COLIN M. MacDONALD

ARTHUR J. POLLOCK

GORDON B. McGUIRE

LORNE J. POLLOCK

JOSEPH A. ELLIOTT

RODERICK A. FINLAYSON

KEITH R. McCORMICK

JOHN A. McLEAN

NORVAL E. POLLOCK

 

WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM