Location: Lanark County N 45.33010 N -76.29061
On the east side of County Road 29, beside the public school.
This cenotaph is situated in the
Pakenham Township Community Horticultural Park which is situated on the right of
Pakenham Public School.
The Pakenham area is known for the five-arch stone bridge built across the Mississippi River. Built in 1901, it is the only five-arch stone bridge in North America. The community itself is named for Major-General Sir Edward Pakenham who was killed near the Mississippi River in the southern United States commanding British forces at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
The Celtic Cross on the memorial symbolizes the Irish heritage of the early settlers to this area. The names of the brave men who made the supreme sacrifice in the World Wars are listed on the cenotaph.
**Special thanks to fellow researcher Louise Bellec for the photos and the description.
Marker text:
Front:
KOREA
1950 - 1953
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF
PTE.W.E. FISHENDEN
JAN. 7th 1917
PTE. E.W. GEMMILL
NOV. 3rd 1917
PTE. A.W. FISHENDEN
FEB. 28th 1918
PTE. A.T. BURGESS
AUG. 8th 1918
PTE. A. WILLIAMSON
AUG. 14th 1918
MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Right:
1914 - 1918
J. H. BLAIR
W. FRASER
T. HAGGERTY
G. T.
LAIDLAW
T. MUNDAY
L. SEAL
J. SINCLAIR
MEN FROM THIS TOWNSHIP WHO
MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
Left: 1939 - 1945
W. A. CAMPBELL
R. H. DEUGO
E. J. LEDOUX
A. E. B. LAIDLAW
D. S. SCOTT
K. A. SCOTT
MEN FROM THIS TOWNSHIP WHO
MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
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