Cooper

 

 

Location:  Hastings County     N 44.63469   W -77.46958

In the cemetery, on the west side of Cooper Road (County Road 12), just north of Barry Road.

 

This memorial is another fine example of finding a cenotaph in a place that I didn't even know existed.  Cooper is a small hamlet on the edge of the Canadian Shield.  There are some farms located sporadically around this very rural area and its a weekend getaway to cottagers.  There are no stores or much of anything in the area, just a crossroads and a few houses.

The memorial itself is a tall red granite shaft with a bust of a typical WWI soldier at the top.  The names of those lost in the World Wars are engraved in the granite, six in WWI and one from WWII.  The cemetery is rather large considering the size of the community, it has many gravestones from the first settlers to present day, and several military style grave markers to remember those who proudly served and are buried here.

 

Market text:

Front:

MAJOR S. BRUCE VANLEEK

KILLED IN ACTION AT CAMBRAI

SEPT. 29TH 1918

AGED 34 YEARS

 

PRIVATE EDWARD CANNIFF

KILLED IN ACTION AT VIMY RIDGE

MAY 9TH 1916

AGED 27 YEARS

 

ERECTED

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS

BY THE FRIENDS OF COOPER AND REMINGTON

1914 - 1918 

 

 

 

 

Right side:

PRIVATE ALFRED WARD GORDON

KILLED IN ACTION AT PASSCHENDAELE

OCT. 26TH 1917

AGED 24 YEARS

 

PRIVATE ALFRED NUNNEY

KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE

APRIL 4TH 1918

AGED 23 YEARS

 

 

 

 

 

Back:

WILLIAM ASKHAM

KILLED IN ACTION D-DAY

JUNE 6TH 1944

AGED 33 YEARS

 

 

 

 

Left side:

PRIVATE THOMAS C. BROAD

KILLED IN ACTION AT FESTUBERT

MAY 24TH 1915

AGED 33 YEARS

 

PRIVATE ALVIN PARKS

KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME

OCT. 7TH 1916

AGED 27 YEARS

 

 

 

Lunenburg

 

Location:  United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

N 45.06053   W -74.96037

On the west side of County Road 12, about 1 km north of the village, in Memorial Hill Cemetery.

This memorial proudly stands in Memorial Hill Cemetery.  It lists the names of the five local heroes who died in the First World War.  No other wars or conflicts are mentioned.  The names are extremely difficult to read in the grey granite stone, but my research associate Louise made several trips to document and photograph the site for accuracy.  Accompanying the memorial is a WWI artillery piece and also a bench for those who wish to sit and remember the fallen.  We can find very little information in relation to the origin of this beautiful memorial.  Lunenburg is small agricultural village with little written about its history.  There is something very special, and one of the reasons I started this project many years ago, about finding these touching memorials in small villages that we didn't even know existed, yet they contributed so much to the greater cause of our freedom.

Marker text:

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN
HEROES

PTE. WM GERALD GARDINER
50TH BATT. KILLED AT VIMY

RIDGE. FEB. 26, 1916  AGE 27 YRS.

 

PTE. FRANK BURTON
24TH BATT. KILLED AT VIMY
RIDGE, MAY 5, 1917  AGE 22YRS

 

PTE. WM WERLEY

75TH BATT. KILLED IN ACTION
JUNE 8, 1917  AGE 26 YRS.

 

PTE. JAMES POAPST
156TH BATT. KILLED IN ACTION
OCT. 30, 1917  AGE 22 YRS

 

PTE. EARL W. WARNER

154TH BATT. KILLED AT BATTLE OF
AMIENS. AUG. 10, 1918  AGE 20 YRS.

 

1914 - 1918

 

Richmond

 

Location:  City of Ottawa     

N 45.194292  W 75.838257

Southeast corner of Perth and McBean St.

 

 

Richmond Ontario, now part of Ottawa since the amalgamation, is 36km away from the downtown core. Founded in 1818 and named after the Duke of Richmond, this small village was the second military settlement in Ontario after the 1812 war. The first settlers were soldiers and their families from the British Army regiments that were disbanded in Canada in the late 1800s.

Richmond is a nice small historic area, it also has quite a few memorials. There are plaques, honour rolls, street names, signs in cemeteries to indicate where some veterans are buried, Richmond also has a beautiful small memorial park and cenotaph that honours local war dead.

The cenotaph which consists of an 8 foot tall cross made of dark polished Barre granite from Quebec and supported by a Stanstead grey base was dedicated and unveiled on November 6th 1988. Behind, there is a fieldstone wall with 2 plaques. On the right of the cenotaph, there is a sign with the names of the local servicemen who were killed in action.

**Thanks to Louise Bellec for the photos and description. 

 

Marker Text:

Left Plaque:

IN MEMORY 
OF THOSE
WHO SERVED

 

Right plaque:

WE WILL
REMEMBER 

THEM

 

 

 

 

Sign Board:

Lest We Forget

 

HONOUR ROLL

RICHMOND AND DISTRICT SERVICEMEN

KILLED IN ACTION

 

This memorial provided by

THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION RICHMOND AND DISTRICT BRANCH #625

 

LT. McELROY

VICTOR H.

D.F.C.

WWI  R.A.F.

K.I.A. 2nd SEPTEMBER, 1918

AGE 21

 

SGT. BIRD,

EDWARD

WWI ARMY

K.I.A. 15th JUNE, 1915

AGE 30

 

PTE. BROWN,

LINDSAY K.

WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 27th OCTOBER, 1944

AGE 21

 

PTE. CARRIGAN,

ORVILLE K.

WWII ARMY

K.I.A. 15th SEPTEMBER, 1944

AGE 23

 

PTE. DORATY,

MAGUIRE
WWI ARMY

K.I.A. 16th SEPTEMBER, 1916

AGE 20

 

P/O DUBROY,

WILLIAM E.

WWII RCAF

K.I.A. 11th FEBRUARY, 1944

AGE 20

 

GNR. EYNOUF
GEORGE
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 20th AUGUST, 1918

AGE 25

 

PTE. EYNOUF
JOHN

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 13th NOVEMBER, 1916

AGE 21

 

PTE. FALLS

ROBERT L.

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 9th APRIL, 1918

AGE 26

 

PTE. FEATHERSTONE,

JONATHAN V.

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 29th SEPTEMBER, 1918

AGE 28

 

F/O FINDLAY,

JACK C.

WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 3rd OCTOBER, 1943

AGE 36

 

CPL. LEWIS,

ARTHUR G.D.

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 9th APRIL 1917

AGE 16

 

L/CPL. MACKEY,

ROBERT B.

WWI ARMY

K.I.A. 6th NOVEMBER, 1917

AGE 26

 

PTE. MARSHALL, 

SAMUEL
WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 1st SEPTEMBER, 1918

AGE 22

 

N.S. McDIARMID,

JESSIE M.

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 27th JUNE, 1918

AGE 38

 

A.B. MITCHELL
FREDERICK E.H.

WWI R.N.

K.I.A. 22nd SEPTEMBER, 1914

AGE 22

 

CPL. MITCHELL
JOHN A.

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 22nd AUGUST, 1918

AGE 23

 

P/O MOORE
WILLIAM I.

WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 12th MAY, 1944

AGE 25

 

PTE. MURRAY,

JOSEPH H.

WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 1st SEPTEMBER, 1944

AGE 22

 

W.O. POTTER,

JOHN M.

WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 27th APRIL, 1944

AGE 26

 

PTE. RAYNER,

ROBERT E.

WWII ARMY

K.I.A. 19th FEBRUARY, 1945

AGE 29

 

F/S RICHARDSON,

EDMUND
WWII RCAF
K.I.A. 15th OCTOBER, 1942

AGE 31

 

PTE. RUSHLEAU,

JOHN E.

WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 28th OCTOBER, 1944

AGE 21

 

A.B. SAVAGE,

FRANCIS H.

WWII R.C.N.V.R.

K.I.A. 20th SEPTEMBER, 1943

AGE 21

 

PTE. SIMMONDS, JOHN

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 21st APRIL, 1916

AGE 17

 

PTE. SPEARMAN,

CHARLES W.

WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 6th APRIL, 1941

AGE 21

 

P/O SPEARMAN,

GORDON D.

WWII RCAF

K.I.A. 7th MAY, 1944

AGE 21

 

PTE. STEWART, 

SEFTON I.

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 8th AUGUST, 1918

AGE 20

 

GD STRONACH,

JOHN D.

WWII ARMY
K.I.A. 29th OCTOBER, 1944

AGE 28

 

PTE. SULLIVAN,

SYDNEY J.

WWI ARMY
K.I.A. 4th FEBRUARY, 1917

AGE 22

 

A.B. WHITTEMORE,

EDWIN G.

WWII R.C.N.V.R.

K.I.A. 10th FEBRUARY, 1942

AGE 33

 

SGT. LEGER
MARC D.

PPCLI-AFGHANISTAN
K.I.A. 18th APRIL 2002

AGE 29

 

"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

 

THIS YEAR OF THE VETERAN "2005" MEMORIAL

LISTS ALL KNOW CASUALTIES.

 

ADDITIONAL NAMES OR DETAILS WILL BE ADDED

IF OBTAINED.

 

 

Back of board:

" WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"