Location: Prescott and Russell Counties
N 45.60700 W -74.60491
In front of the OPP Station, 419 Cartier Boulevard.
This memorial sits in a narrow strip of land in front of the OPP Station, that was designated as Veterans Park in September 1998. The cenotaph is a tall obelisk that was erected on May 24, 1924. The park is also home to other memorials honouring lost members of the OPP. Hawkesbury is largely a Francophone community and as such, the plaques are mostly in French. I am told by my associate researcher that where there is English on the plaques, the wording does not directly translate to the French equivalent. The left side and the rear plaque are identical but one is French the other is English. Nevertheless, the memorial does list the names of all the members of this community who died in the World Wars while serving our country.
*Photos by Louise Bellec.
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Marker text:
Front:
CORÉE – KOREA
1950 – 1953
LA VILLE DE HAWKESBURY
RECONNAISSANTE
A SES SOLDATS MORTS
DURANT LA GRANDE GUERRE
1914 – 1919
LIEUT. E.G.HIGGINSON JR. R.A.F.
SOLDAT P.BELLEFEUILLE C.E.F.
SOLDAT J.CAYEN C.E.F. SOLDAT W.CAMPBELL C.E.F.
SOLDAT J.FOUCAULT C.E.F.
SOLDAT J.GORMAN C.E.F.
SOLDAT J.GAGNON C.E.F.
SOLDAT G.HARKIN C.E.F. SOLDAT H.HOWLETT C.E.F.
LIEUT. J.J.SHERMAN R.F.A.
SOLDAT J.LABELLE C.E.F.
SOLDAT J.MCGILLIS C.E.F.
SOLDAT F.MCGLINCHY C.E.F.
SOLDAT L.PARK C.E.F.
SOLDAT J.POIRIER C.E.F.
SOLDAT J.TAILLEFER C.E.F.
SOLDAT J.TIMBERS JR. C.E.F.
SOLDAT H.WEBSTERS C.E.F.
DEVOILÉ LE 24 MAI 1924
PAR S.E.LORD BYNG DE VIMY
G.C.B., G.C.M.G., M.O.V. ETC.
GOUVERNEUR GENERAL DU CANADA.
“JE ME SOUVIENS”
PARC DES VETÉRANS
Designé par le Conseil municipal
de la Ville de Hawkesbury
le 28 septembre 1998
VETERANS PARK
Designated by the Municipal Council
of the Town of Hawkesbury
on September 28, 1998
Right side:
ROLL OF HONOUR
IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO
THOSE OF THIS TOWN WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919
LIEUT. E.G. HIGGINSON JR. R.A.F.
PTE. P. BELLEFEUILLE C.E.F.
PTE. J.CAYEN C.E.F.
PTE. W.CAMPBELL C.E.F.
PTE. J.FOUCAULT C.E.F.
PTE. J.GORMAN C.E.F.
PTE. J.GAGNON C.E.F.
PTE. G.HARKIN C.E.F.
PTE. H.HOWLETT C.E.F.
LIEUT. J.J.SHERMAN R.F.A.
PTE. J.LABELLE C.E.F.
PTE. J.MCGILLIS C.E.F.
PTE. F.MCGLINCHY C.E.F.
PTE. L.PARK C.E.F.
PTE. J.POIRIER C.E.F.
PTE. J.TAILLEFER C.E.F.
PTE. J.TIMBERS JR. C.E.F.
PTE. H.WEBSTER C.E.F.
“LEST WE FORGET”
Left side:
ROLL OF HONOUR
IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO
THOSE OF THIS TOWN WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
2ND GREAT WAR 1939 – 1945
F.O. M. MACLEOD
L.T. H. HUDSON
L.T. G. LAVOILETTE
PO. G. BERTHIAUME
PO. J. E. MCGIBBON
W.O.I. R. HUDSON
SGT. D. RHEAUME
PTE. S. MCINTOSH
PTE. A. LAROCQUE
PTE. P. VILLENEUVE
PTE. J. ROBERTSON
PTE. J.M. DICAIRE
Back:
LA VILLE DE HAWKESBURY
RECONNAISSANTE
A SES MILITARIES MORTS
DURANT LA 2IEME GRANDE GUERRE
1939 – 1945
F.O. M. MACLEOD
L.T. H. HUDSON
L.T. G. LAVOILETTE
PO. G. BERTHIAUME
PO. J. E. MCGIBBON
W.O.I. R. HUDSON
SGT. D. RHEAUME
PTE. S. MCINTOSH
PTE. A. LAROCQUE
PTE. P. VILLENEUVE
PTE. J. ROBERTSON
PTE. J.M. DICAIRE
DEVOILÉ LE 4 SEPT 1950
PAR S.E. LE MARECHAL TRES HONORABLE
VICOMTE ALEXANDRE DE TUNIS
K.G., G.C.B., G.C.M.C, C.S.I., D.S.O.,
GOUVERNEUR GENERAL DU CANADA
“JE ME SOUVIENS”
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