Location: Norfolk County N 42.841173 W -80.305266
Corner of Norfolk Street and Wilson Avenue, beside the High School.
"The Simcoe Carillon Tower is dedicated to Norfolk County residents who
died in the First and Second World Wars. It was erected by the Committee
of Prominent Veterans in 1925. Construction started November 4, 1924
and the dedication ceremony took place on June 17th, 1925. The structure
is 60 feet in height and 22 feet square. It is constructed of
Hagersville limestone and trimmed with carved Indianna stone and is set
on a pile of foundation. It comprises 23 bells weighing over 8,000
pounds. In 1946, a plaque was added with the names of those killed in
the Second World War." **excerpt taken from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/5569
The memorial also features plaques dedicated to the 133rd Norfolk Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in WWI, and also honouring those from the local high school who fell in the Great War, and the Afghanistan conflict.
Marker text:
Front:
Left Plaque:
THIS CARILLON TOWER
HAS BEEN PLACED HERE WITH THE
HOPE THAT IT MAY LONG STAND IN
EVERGROWING HONOUR AND UNFADING
GRATITUDE TO OUR MEN OF NORFOLK
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
PT.E D.F. ABBOTT PTE. R.E. ACTON PTE. CECIL ALWARD
SGT. J.WM. ALWARD SPR. GEO. A. ANDREWS PTE. LEVI W. ASHFORD
PTE. FRANK BALL CORP. WM. BAIRD M.M. SGT. F.W.G. BARNWELL
PTE. C.W. BEGARDUS PTE. AUSTIN BENNETT PTE. JOHN BERRY
PTE. LEONARD BLAKE PTE. C.R. BLORE PTE.HARRY BOOTH
SAPPER LEO BOUGHNER PTE. LORNE J. BOWYER PTE. FRANK BRINN
PTE. S.H. BROADRIB CORP. WM. BROUGHTON PTE. HAROLD BROWN
PTE. J.C.(BILL) BROWN PTE. H. CARL BROWN LT. ROBT. RAY BROWN
PTE. JAS.R. BUTLER FLT. LT. SANDY McD BROWNE PTE. G.R. BRIER
PTE. HAROLD BUTLER PTE. F. EARL BURNETT PTE. WALTER CADE
PTE. WM. H. CAMPBELL PTE. JOHN T. CARNAHAN PTE. E.J. CASSELS
PTE. ARTHUR CLARK PTE. LLOYD COATES PTE. GEORGE COLTON
PTE. G.W. COOK D.C.M. M.M. PTE. JOHN COOK PTE. WALLACE COOK
PTE. GERALD W. COWARD PTE. JAMES CRAIG PTE. JOHN S. CRERAR
PTE. F. CRIPPS LIEUT. MILTON G. CRUISE FLT. LT. CARLETON CRYSLER
PTE. HARVEY H. DAVIS PTE. ALFRED DAW PTE. WALTER DELINE
PTE. WM. DENNY PTE. ROSCOE DEVITT PTE. WM. H. DICK
LIEUT. MILTON W. DICK PTE. WILLIAM DICKEY PTE. GEO. DICKIE
PTE. DAVID DICKSON PTE. PATRICK DICKSON PTE. HAROLD F. DIVER
PTE. E.F. DOLMAN PTE. FRED DOREY PTE. JOHN E. DOUDNEY
PTE. FRANK DOUGHERTY MAJ. R. LOUIS DUGIT PTE. W.H. EMSLEY
LIEUT. HAROLD S. EDMONDS M.C. PTE. WM.E. FOULKNER PTE. ROY FEERE
PTE. LAURENS M. FLEG PTE. JOHN FOLMSBEE LIEUT. CECIL FRANKLIN
PTE. WALTER FRENCH PTE. LEONARD H. GARLAND PTE. ALLEN GILSON
SGT. J.M. GOULDEN SGT. VERNE GREEN PTE. V.E.M. GREENLAND
PTE. WESLEY GURR PTE. C. BERT HAMMOND PTE. HERBERT W. HAMMOND
LIEUT. H. LLOYD HAMMOND PTE. LORNE HANSEL PTE. ED. HARTER
LIEUT. HENRY A. HARDING PTE. ANDREW HARRISON PTE. ALF. H. HARRIS
PTE. ROY HICKMAN CORP. REGINALD HICKMAN PTE. FRANK W. HILL
PTE. HAROLD HILLIS SGT. FRED HOBSON V.C. PTE. ROY HOWICK
PTE. BEN HOWARTH PTE. JOHN W. HUKE PTE. A.W. HUTCHEON
PTE. ARCHIE HUTCHISON SGT. JAS. HUXLEY PTE. FOSTER HYDE
PTE. WALTER JARVIS PTE. A.L. JONES PTE. NELSON KENLINE
PTE. THOMAS KNELLER PTE. REGINALD KNIGHT PTE. A. FRED KNOTT
PTE. ALFRED KING PTE. PERCY KRELL PTE. ARTHUR LANE
PTE. ALBERT LARSSON PTE. BRUCE B. LEASK PTE. MARSHALL LEFLER
PTE. LLOYD B. LEWIS PTE. LEWIS A. LOCKMAN PTE. WALTER LONG
PTE. WM. LOWN PTE. WALTER LOW PTE. C.O. MALCOLM
SGT. ARTHUR T. MARCH PTE. WALLACE MARR PTE. EDGAR MARTIN
PTE. HARRY MASTERS PTE. JOHN MAY PTE. GORDON C. McCALL
PTE. A.E. McCALL PTE. CYRUS McCLENTIC PTE. NORMAN McKENZIE
PTE. ALEX McLEOD PTE. CHARLES McNAB PTE. ANDREW MESSECAR
PTE. MORLEY E. MOFFAT PTE. T. MILLER PTE. GEORGE E. MORRIS
PTE. ARCHIE MORRIS PTE. DAVID MORRIS PTE. LORANCE T. MORROW
FLT. LT. J.E. MOTT CORP. H.J. MURPHY PTE. FRANCIS L. MURPHY
PTE. CL. E. MURCH PTE. THOS. MUSGROVE PTE. ROY MYERS
SIG. GEO. A. NEILL PTE. HAROLD V. NETHERCOTT CORP. ROBT. NUNN
PTE. HUGH L. OLMSTEAD PTE. JOHN PAKE PTE. GEO. F. PARRELL
CAPT. A. HILTON PAULIN PTE. EDGAR D. PEARCE SIG. CLINTON PEGG
SGT. THOS. PEPPER PTE. CHAS. S. PLACE LIEUT. WILSON PORTER
PTE. CECIL POWELL PTE. JOSEPH POWELL PTE. GEO. A. PRATT
PTE. ROBT. PRENTICE PTE. ERNEST C. QUANBURY LT. J. HENRY QUANBURY
PTE. CHAS. REED PTE. JAMES REYNOLDS PTE. HARRY REVELL
PTE. GEO. A. RIBBLE PTE. W.P. RICHMOND PTE. W.J. RINGLER
PTE. LORNE ROBINS PTE. THOS. ROBINSON PPTE. C. CLYDE RUSH
PTE. FREEMAN RYERSE PTE. LEO SCHLOSS PTE. LEONARD SCOTT
PTE. JOHN R. SEARLES PTE. CHARLTON SEBRING PTE. E.H.C. SELLAR
PTE. GEO. SHERLOCK PTE. HARRY SHERMAN PTE. O. SILVERTHORNE
PTE. WILFRED SIMMONS CAPT. JOHN O. SLAGHT M.C. PTE. NILE SLOAT
PTE. H.A. SLINGERLAND PTE. GORDON A. SMALL PTE. WM. SMITH
PTE. H. WHITNEY SMITH PTE. PERCY J. SMITH PTE. WALTER SMITH
PTE. ED. G.S. SMITH PTE. ERNEST W. SMITH PTE. JOHN A. SMITH
SGT. BERNARD SOHIER FLT. LT. J. MITCHELL SOUTER PTE. GEO. SPAIN
PTE. JOHN W. SPAIN PTE. W.J.F. SPELLER PTE. D. EARL STEGMEIR
PTE. GUY STEWARTSON CORP. CHAS. L. STIPES PTE. F.N. STROHM
PTE. ROY B. THOMPSON PTE. ROBT. TOWLAND NURSE ALICE TRUESDALE
PTE. STAN WAKEFORD PTE. LEONARD E. WALPOLE PTE. DAVID WALPOLE
PTE. PERCY E. WALLACE FLT. LT. R. SHERWIN WATT PTE. JNO. WATMOUGH
PTE. ARTHUR WEST PTE. LEWIS E. WEST PTE. BILL JIM WEST
PTE. JOHN WESTGARTH CADET G.J. WHITE
PTE. LEWIS C. WHITING LIEUT. LEROY WHITSIDE
Right plaque:
PTE. JOHN WILSON PTE. ROSS E. WINEGARDEN
PTE. ARNOLD WOOD FLT. LT. HARRY C. WOOD
PTE. ERNEST YOUMANS PTE. J. YOUNG
"TO YOU, FROM FAILING HANDS, WE THROW
THE TORCH - BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH." McCREA
WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
GNR. GEORGE F. ADAMS GNR. ROBERT AITKEN CHIEF ENGINEER HUGH ALLAN
P.O. JOHN N. ALMOND TPR. ALLAN J. ANDERSON PTE. ROY ANDERSON
PTE. LLOYD M. ANDERSON LIEUT. GEORGE ATKINSON PTE. OLIVER BARBER
CORP. WESLEY BARBER RFMN. GEORGE A. BELL SPR. GEORGE A. BENNER
GNR. WILLIAM M. BENNETT L.S.C.R. BLACKHURST SGT. C. REX BOWYER
L. BDR. CLENDON D. BRAZIER GNR. LAWRENCE BRIDGES
FLT. SGT. STANLEY BROCKINGTON SGT. LORNE E. BROWN
FLT. SGT. HEBERT BRYDEN PTE. WILLIAM BUCK MIC CLAUDE L. BUCKLEY
SGT. MARVIN BURTIS P.O. LEONARD CAMPBELL-ROGERS
PFC. THOMAS H. CLARY O.D. BEVERLEY COLE SPR. LEROY COPE
PTE. ALBERT CROCKETT SEAMAN KENNETH T. CRONK SGT. BRUCE CULLEN
STO. DOYLE I. CULLIFORD WO2 DONALD G. CULVER PTE. GEORGE J. DARBORN
PTE. WALTER DOAN PTE. WALTER R. DRAPER PTE. LOUIS M. EGERTON
PTE. WILLIAM FEERE SGT. ROBERT FERGUSON TPR. W. FESCHUK
PTE. THOMAS C. FLEW TPR. BRYCE FOSTER GNR. E.P. GLIDDEN
SGT. WILLIAM H. GRAHAM P.O. GRANT L. HALL SGT. HARRY P. HAMILTON
LIEUT. JAMES D. HAMILTON F.O. DOUGLAS HAMMOND GNR. P.R. HANEY
WIND CMDR. GRAEME E. HARRISON PTE. KENNETH HAYCOCK
LIEUT. GEORGE A. HEATH SGMN. BEN HEMSLEY WO1 MARVIN HERRON
F.O. RAYMOND HERRON GNR. MORLEY HICKS RFMN. FRANK HOLMES
GNR. EARL HOOVER FLT. SGT. ARTHUR G. INNES SGT. THOMAS A. IVEY
F.O. ALLAN H. JACKSON PTE. EDMUND JEWISS FLT. SGT. DOUGLAS JOHNSON
L.CPL. HAROLD JONES PTE. LOUIS KAY BMDR. ANTHONY KELLNER
PTE. RALPH KELLNER GNR. MICHAEL KUDRICH STO. FREDERICK LAMBERT
FLT. SGT. HARRY LEATHERDALE SGT. JOHN R. LECKIE PTE. JOHN LEE
P.O. HERBERT LEECE PTE. MARCEL LeSAGE O.D. JEFFREY A. LONG
SGT. J.D. LUXTON PTE. LLOYD W. MARR F.O. JOHN G. MARTIN
F.O. NEIL J. MERINUK L. BDR. LEO E. MILLARD P.O. ALLAN MILLER
SGT. JAMES E. MILLER PTE. BERKLEY MITCHELL PTE. ROBERT I. MULLIGAN
FLT. SGT. IAN MURRAY PVT. CARSON McDANIEL S.P.O. JOSPEH G. McDERMOTT
P.O. ROBERT McGHIE FLT. SGT. DONALD McLEOD PTE. ARTHUR G. NEIL
CAPT. C. RAY NEIL PTE. WILLIAM H. NEWKIRK PTE. ALEX NOVINKA
SGT. LEONARD OSBORNE CPL. WILLIAM J. PALMERSTON
E.R.A. BEVAN PAMPLIN SGT. ROBERT PEGG L.CPL. FREDERICK J. PETTIT
LIEUT CHARLES E. PHILLIPS CAPT. FRANK PICKERSGILL SGT. BEN PIERCE
F.O. JOHN M. POLOMARK PTE. CHARLES R. RAWCLIFFE PTE. GEORGE REID
SGT. WILLIAM C. REID CPL. HAROLD RENTON PTE. FRED ROBINS
FLT. LIEUT. A.J. RUTTLEDGE F.O. DONALD A. RYERSE F.O.C. RICHARD RYERSE
F.O. BRUCE A. ST. LOUIS TPR. LLOYD SCHRAM P.O. ERNEST A. SHAW
P.O. GEORGE SHAW GNR. BASIL W. SMITH F.T SGT. MILTON R. SMOKE
FTE. WILLIAM A. STACKHOUSE PTE. HUGH STEWART LIEUT. JAS. A.C. STEWART
RFMN. JAMES ARTHUR STEWART SGT. ALEX STRACHAN
FLT. LIEUT. CARMAN STROUT F.O. ROBERT C. STUART P.O. JOHN W. SUMMERHAYES
PTE. FRANK TEDLEY PTE. GLENDON THEAKSTON P.O. JACK H. THORNTON
CPL. THOMAS W. THRALL F.O. EARL UNDERHILL SGMN. EDMOND VAN ACKER
L.CPL. FIDELIS VAN ACKER PTE. JOHN R. VANCE STEWARD DIRK VAN OOYEN
FLT. SGT. ROGER VEIT SGMN. HECTOR VERTENTE PTE. RAYMOND J. VINCE
CPL. HARRY WAGNER PTE. HOWARD WAGNER PTE. IVAN WAGNER
TPR. J. VINCENT WAGNER FLT. SGT. LEO WARDELL PTE. ALVIN WATSON
PTE. LLOYD W. WHITEHEAD PTE. GEORGE E. WILSON L.A.C. GEORGE WINFIELD
PTE. ROY WOODEY P.O. BEVERLEY WYCOFF PFC. FRED J. ZYWICKI
FLT. SGT. GEORGE T. HODGSON
WHILE THE RIVERS RUN TO THE OCEAN.
AND THE SHADOWS MOVE IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
AND THE SKY FEEDS THE STARS.
ALWAYS WILL YOUR HONOR AND YOUR NAME
AND YOUR GLORY, REMAIN
VIRGIL.
THEY WENT WITH SONGS TO THE BATTLE, THEY WERE YOUNG,
STRAIGHT OF LIMB, TRUE OF EYE, STEADY AND AGLOW,
THEY WERE STAUNCH TO THE END AGAINST ODDS UNCOUNTED,
THEY FELL WITH THEIR FACES TO THE FOE.
THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD;
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN,
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING,
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
L. BINYON
THESE BRONZE PLAQUES ERECTED IN 1948.
Left side:
Left plaque:
AFGHANISTAN
2001 - 2014
PO2 DOUGLAS CRAIG BLAKE, CD
3 MAY 2010
Right plaque:
(133rd BATT. CREST)
The 133rd Norfolk's Own Overseas Battalion
of the Canadian Expeditionary Force under the command of Lt.-
Col. A. C. Pratt was enlisted largely from the 39th Norfolk
Rifles of the Canadian Militia in November 1915.
They trained at Camp Borden in the spring of 1916 and sailed
from Halifax on the S.S. Lapland October 30th 1916 with a
strength of 680 officers and men.
Early in 1917 in England the Battalion was disbanded and the
members assigned to other Canadian units, most of which served
in France and Belgium. A combined total of over 100 lives
were lost from the Battalion in the following battles.
YPRES - VIMY RIDGE - HILL 70
PASSCHENDAELE - AMIENS - ARAS - CANAL DU NORD
CAMBRAI and MONS
Their devotion and service has secured an honoured place for
them in the history of Norfolk County.
This historical plaque was erected in 1973
Back:
THE BORAD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF SIMCOE
DEDICATED THE PLOT UPON WHICH THIS TOWER IS
BUILDED. PUPILS AND EX-PUPILS HAVE INSCRIBED
THIS TABLET TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE
SOMETIME STUDENTS OF THE SIMCOE HIGH SCHOOL
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
LIEUT. JOHN W. BOTTOMLEY
PTE. G. WALLACE COOK
FLT. LIEUT. CARLETON CRYSLER
LIEUT. HAROLD EDMONDS M.C.
PTE. FRANCIS L. MURPHY
CAPT. A HILTON PAULIN
PTE. ERNECT C. QUANBURY
LIEUT. J. HENRY QUANBURY
SERGT. VINCENT SPARLING
FLT. LIEUT. SHERWIN WATT
LIEUT. J. LEROY WHITSIDE
CAPT. A. HAMILTON YOUNG
THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY, POURED OUT THE RED SWEET
WINE OF YOUTH; GAVE UP THE YEARS TO BE OF WORK AND
JOY, AND THAT UNHOPED SERENE THAT MEN CALL AGE; AND
THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN, THEIR SONS, THEY GAVE
THEIR IMMORTALITY.
RUPERT BROOKE
