Eastwood

 

Location:  Oxford County     N 43.14420   W -80.65758

In the cemetery behind St. John's Anglican Church, 685860 Oxford Cty. Rd. 2.

During the annual Decoration Day at the St. John’s Anglican Church on June 5, 2016, a new memorial was unveiled to honour the veterans from the church community that had made the ultimate sacrifice during WWI and WWII.

James “Jim” Arthur Langdon is the only soldier listed on the Memorial for WWI.  He was born on September 23, 1882 in East Zorra Township. In June 1916, he fought at the 3rd battle Ypres in Sanctuary Woods, Belgium where he was originally presumed missing and then believed killed on June 2, 1916 at the attack at Maple Copse. He is commemorated on the Menin Gates (Ypres) Memorial in Belgium, as well as on the monument in the Pioneer Cemetery in Oxford Centre. 

 

 

 

 

Marker text:

WWI

JAMES LANGDON

 - BELGIUM

 

LEST WE FORGET

 

WWII

LEONARD BOYCE

- SICILY

 

EMERSON CASE

- ENGLAND

 

JOHN KENNERLY

- ITALY

 

NORMAN COLE

- HOLLAND

 

GREATER LOVE HAS NO ONE THAN THIS,

TO LAY DOWN ONE'S LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

JOHN 15:13

 

Toronto - RAF Memorial, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

 

Location:  City of Toronto     N 43.69881   W -79.37382

In Mount Pleasant Cemetery, a short distance inside the Bayview Avenue gates.

This memorial was erected to pay tribute to the airmen who died while on duty in Canada as members of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during World War I.  This was before the 1920 creation of the RCAF.

Later, the dates of World War II were also added.  A brass emblem of the RAF is mounted at the top of the tall granite stone.  No names are mentioned on the memorial, but several former servicemen are buried in this busy cemetery, including one of the most famous of them all, William G. Barker V.C.  You can see my previous post of his memorial by following this link:  http://ontariowarmemorials.blogspot.com/2013/03/toronto-william-g-barker.html

The Mount Pleasant cemetery is the final resting place of dozens of people who served gallantly for the cause of freedom.  A wonderful resource of the detailed list WWI & WWII Commonwealth War Graves found here:   file:///C:/Users/Tim/AppData/Local/Temp/mount-pleasant-cemetery-wwi-wwii-cwgc-listing.pdf

 

Marker text:

(RAF crest)

TO

THE MEMORY

OF

THE OFFICERS

NON-COM. OFFICERS

CADETS AND

AIRMEN

OF THE ROYAL FLYING 

CORPS

AND

ROYAL AIR FORCE

WHO DIED

WHILST ON DUTY

IN CANADA

1917 - 1919

1939 - 1945

LaRue Mills

 

Location: Mallorytown in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

GPS: N 44.431691  W 75.885784

 

 

This memorial is situated on the north side of the scenic Thousand Island Parkway near where Old River Rd and Buells Point Rd meet. Located on the left at the entrance of the historical LaRue Mills cemetery, is a bench with a plaque honouring 12 men from the Front of Escott Township who lost their lives in WWI and WWII.

 

Both, the memorial and cemetery are easily missed as they are situated far from the road. At first I was looking for the cemetery. Took me a long time to find it until I realized that when there is a sign saying there is an historical place or plaque, you better slam on your brakes because it is where that sign is, not further at the next street. Saw the bench and at first thought that is was dedicated to someone who passed away or maybe that the bench was donated by a generous benefactor until I read the plaque, then I knew that it was a memorial dedicated to some brave men who died for us. 

We shall remember them.

 

***Photos and description by Louise Bellec.

 

Plaque on bench :                      IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM
                                                         FRONT OF ESCOTT TOWNSHIP
                                                            WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN
                                                                WORLD WAR I AND 

                                                                  -----------

 FREDERICK F. COOK      MORTON HODGE    FREDERICK SALTER 

 RICHARD L. GIHON   FRANK BENNETT  GEORGE W. MALLORY

                                                                 ------------

 MORRIS H. LAMBERT    JACK D. BUELL    IRVINE I. DONOVAN

 CHARLES A. MASSEY Jr.   HUGH C. LYNCH    RANDY M. RUNNING

 WILLIAM L. SIMPSON    DOUGLAS MOULTON   WILLIAM G. McKEE