Noelville

 

Location:  Sudbury District     N 46.13539   W -80.43149

At the corner of St. David Street North and Vercheres Street, beside the fire hall.

This memorial represents the municipality of French River.  The memorial itself is located in the bilingual village of Noelville, in the aptly named Veterans Park.  The local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion oversees the care of the park.  No names are listed on the memorial, the grey granite marker simply reminding all who pass to remember the fallen.  A large stone with a plaque recognizes the companies and organizations that were responsible for the creation of the memorial.

 

Marker text:

LEST WE

FORGET

FRENCH RIVER

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

BRANCH 640

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

ON SE SOUVIENDRA

Richmond Hill - Peace Park

 

Location:  York Region     N 43.83764   W -79.42978

8640 Yonge Street, on the grounds of the Canadian Museum of Indian Civilization.

 

 

This memorial was unveiled in 2010 on World Peace Day.  It is a statue of peace and also a remembrance of those who gave all to allow us to live in peace.  Peace Park has several displays within its boundaries, including Gomukh Fountain, Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Memorial to Fallen Soldiers, an Inukshuk for Canada's Indigenous natives, Dedication to Children, In Flanders Fields plaque, and the Nelson Mandela memorial.  This is all located on the grounds of the Vishnu Mandir Temple which is home to the Canadian Museum of Indian Civilization.  There is a lot going on here, a great addition to the local community.  More can be seen at their website:  https://vishnumandir.com/attractions/peace-park/

 

The memorial itself stands at the heart of Peace Park.  This magnificent monument captures the glory and heroism of our armed forces. Shaped as a maple leaf, it is exquisitely carved in black and Imperial red granite, sourced from southern India.  There is also a pair ofplaques with the words of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" and also a poem entitled "Because of Them", written by a local grade 6 student.

 

 

Marker text:

This memorial is dedicated by the

Indo-Canadian community to the Canadian Armed Forces

for their exemplary service, courage and bravery as

peacekeepers all over the world.

"They sacrificed their lives so that we may

live in peace."

This monument has been donated to the

Canadian Museum of Hindu Civilization by

Shylee & Ajit Someshwar

Christine & Bhupinder Khalsa

Jaya & Vasu Chanchlani

When peace doves soar high over our skies

When the beacon of friendship and love

illuminate our lives

When the winds of peace begin to serenade

over our lands

Let us embrace each other, all hatred forgotten

Will you then, spare a thought for soldiers like me

who did not return. 

A Fallen Soldier

  

  

 

  

 

Rockland

 

Location:  Prescott and Russell County     N 45.55032   W -75.29851

Beside the Clarence-Rockland Town Hall, 1560 Laurier Street.

Rockland is a fast-growing bilingual community 25 kilometres east of Ottawa.  Most of the town's residents make the daily commute into the nation's capital, then return home to the relaxing shopping and recreational opportunities provided in this expanding part of the province.

The memorial is dedicated to the memory of soldiers lost in the two World Wars, Korea and Afghanistan.  The names listed on the grey granite stone are only those lost in World War II.  Interesting is that the inscriptions are written in either French or English, depending on the native language of the fallen soldier. There are no markings on the back to indicate those lost in other conflicts.

 

***Photos by Louise Bellec.

Marker text:

Front:

AN MEMORIAM

1939 – 1945

W01. LAWRENCE R. MOFFATT
DIED MAY 4,1942, AGED 31 YRS.
SGT. ROLLAND F. PILON
MORT LE 6, AVRIL, 1943,
À L’ÂGE DE 27 ANS.
M.N. RAYMOND L. LAJEUNESSE
DIED FEB.18,1944, AGED 19 YRS.
LIEUT. GAETAN LAVIGNE
MORT LE 10, JULLIET, 1944,
À L’ÂGE DE 24 ANS.
LAC. LÉO PIGEON
MORT LE 20 À OUT, 1944.
À L`ÂGE DE 19 ANS
CAPT. JAMES WILLIAMSON
DIED IN ACTION OCT. 18,
1944, AGED 26 YRS.
MAJ. GEORGE A. WHITE
DIED IN ACTION OCT. 23,
1944, AGED 28 YRS.
WO2. JACQUES SIMARD
MORT LE 14, JANVIER, 1945,
À L’ÂGE DE 23 ANS.
SGT. BERNARD GASTON PILON
MORT LE 30 MARS, 1945.
À L’ÂGE DE 19 ANS.

W. W. I. 1914 – 1918
KOREAN WAR 1950 – 1953

AFGHANISTAN

2001 - 2014

 

Avonmore

 

Location:  United Counties of Stormont, Glengarry and Dundas.

N  45.17255   W -74.96765

Next to the Post Office at 3276 main Street.

 

This memorial is dedicated to the members of this community who died in the two World Wars.  The tall black granite obelisk stands proudly along the tree lined Main Street of this picturesque community of 330 people, conveniently located between Ottawa and Cornwall.

**Photos provided by Louise Bellec.

Marker text:

Front:

IN MEMORY OF

OUR FALLEN HEROES

SGT. ALBERT J. TINKESS

CECIL BETHUNE

LORNE BETHUNE

LINDEN BLAIR

ENEAS GRANT

DUNCAN McAULEY

DUNCAN McLEOD

JOHN POAPST

ROY TINKESS

WILFRED WARNER

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

 

1914 - 1918

 

 

 

 

Right side:

1950 - 1953

 

 

 

 

Left side:

IN MEMORY OF

OUR FALLEN HEROES

1939 - 1945

 

FORBES BENNING

GEORGE HOUGH

HUGH McKEON

WILLIAM SCOTT

LYALL SHAVER

 

LEST WE FORGET