Sudbury - WWI Cenotaph

 

Location:  City of Sudbury     N 46.49297   W -81.00083

On the corner of Elm Street and Lorne Street, beside the courthouse.

 

This tall granite memorial was constructed in 1928 to honour those who paid the ultimate price in World War I.  A brass sword adorns the top of the memorial and two plaques reminds of the sacrifices made in that horrendous war.  The sides of the cenotaph list the main battles of the Great War.  At the time of its construction, no one could foresee that we would once again send our best overseas to fight tyranny in only a few short years.  This cenotaph is no longer used for Remembrance Day ceremonies, they now take place at the newer cenotaph in Memorial Park, however the Legion still makes sure to place wreaths here at this historic spot to always remember the fallen.

 

Marker text:

Top plaque:

THEY DIED THE

NOBLEST DEATH THAT

MAN MAY DIE

FIGHTING FOR GOD AND

RIGHT AND LIBERTY

AND SUCH A DEATH IS

IMMORTALITY

 

Bottom plaque:

IN GRATEFUL

REMEMBRANCE OF

OUR

GLORIOUS 

DEAD

"THEY BRACED THEIR BELTS ABOUT THEM

AND CROSSED IN SHIPS, THE SEA.

THEY FOUGHT, AND FOUND SIX FEET OF GROUND

AND DIED FOR YOU AND ME."

 

YPRES      1914 - 1918     MONS

 

Right side:

PASSCHENDAELE

AMIENS

DROCOURT - OUEANT

CAMBRAI

VALENCIENNES

 

Left side:

ST. JULIEN

FESTUBERT

SOMME

VIMY

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