Russell

 

Location:  United Counties of Prescott and Russell

N 45.25957    W -75.35841

Beside the Legion, at the corner of 1st Avenue and 24 Legion Lane.

 

 

Russell's Royal Canadian Legion Br. 372 is in itself a memorial dedicated to three local men who died within a few weeks from each other in September 1943. Inside the building named the Long-Twiname-Henderson Memorial are some memorabilia of WWI, WWII and some personal belongings of the three soldiers who are honoured. Also a quilt inside, on which every poppy represents the names inscribed on the cenotaph at front of the building. One of the most interesting displays is a frame that honours Stuart Long, Eric Twiname and Gordon Henderson.

The cenotaph itself stands beside the Legion and proudly lists the names of the men from this community who lost their lives at war.  The grey granite stone is in very good condition and well cared for by the Legion members.

 

Special thanks to Louise Bellec for the photos and description.

 

Marker text:

Cenotaph:

                                 IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
                                   SERVED AND THOSE WHO
                                       GAVE THEIR LIVES
                                    IN WORLD WARS I AND II
                                FROM RUSSELL AND DISTRICT

 

                                        G.A. COCHRANE

                              L. TRUE                      A. FADIE

                              L. MILLAR                  J. PETERS

                              G. W. HOWES           H. TURNER

                              J. STONIER                D. McKNIGHT
                              C. H. BLANEY            R. CARKNER
                              C. FETTERLY              W. FETTERLY

                                         R. BROWNLEE

                                           1914 - 1918

 

                              S. LONG                  G. HENDERSON
                              E. TWINAME          E. GRAHAM

                                           1939 - 1945

 

                           AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
                                  AND IN THE MORNING
                              WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

 

                                   KOREA   1950 - 1953

 

 

 

 

Inside display:

P.O. Stuart Herman Long:

Born August 29 1921 and reported M.I.A. September 27 1943 in flying operations over Germany.

Service Number: J/17407

R.C.A.F. 

Division 405 Sqdn

His name is on Runnymede memorial panel 176. Also commemorated on page 182 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.

 

 

 

P.O. Eric Philip Twiname:

Born November 28 1920 and was stationed in Malta when he was reported M.I.A. on Sept 24 1943.

Service Number: J/17440

R.C.A.F.

Division: 39 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

His name is on Alamein Memorial column 272. Also commemorated on page 222 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. 

 

 

 

W.O.II W.Op. Air/Gnr  Gordon Henderson:

Born on March 2, 1917 in Russell, ON and K.I.A on September 12 1943. W.O. Henderson had 25 operational flights to his credit and had been flying with an R.C.A.F. Squadron over North Africa. He graduated as a wireless air gunner from Guelph, trained in Paulson Manitoba and Debert N.S. before going overseas.

Service Number: R/95705

R.C.A.F.

Division: #500 (County of Kent) Sqdn.

Buried in El Alia Cemetery, Algeria Grave 12. D. 13. Also commemorated on p.169 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.