Location: Grey County N 44.54759 W -80.94275
On the south side of town, between 4th Avenue West and 2nd Avenue East.
The Greenwood cemetery is the final resting place of several men and women who served our country in the Armed Forces. The traditional military gravemarkers can be found throughout the cemetery. Among the many stones are the graves of three WWI heroes who were awarded the Victoria Cross for Valour.
There is also a large monument to honour members of the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) who died during WWI. The Monument was constructed in 1919. It was constructed with field stones from local farmers’ fields and is 35 ft. tall. In 2011, it was part of a restoration project with funds provided through
a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The monument is found centrally located in the cemetery, just north of the mausoleum.
Few cemeteries have three Victoria Cross recipients interred within their grounds as Greenwood Cemetery became the final resting place for William Avery ‘Billy’ Bishop V.C., Thomas William Holmes V.C. and David Vivian Currie V.C. In comparison, twelve Victoria Cross recipients were interred at the United Kingdom’s Brookwood Cemetery which is located near London.
If you plan to visit the cemetery and wish to find these graves, then I would suggest using the following link to tour the grounds and find several other worthwhile points of interest.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7fd97fe46532462ebb87fc2d1f00d646
Marker Text:
IOOF Cenotaph:
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
THOMAS ALLEN
COLIN STANLEY CAMPBELL
GEORGE ARTHUR EWENS
DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD HAY
ROY BROWN McKENZIE
WESLEY CLARENCE McFAUL
CHARLES EDWARD ORFORD
ROBERT POLLOCK
JOHNATHAN RENNIE
JAMES THOMSON ROBB
GREGOR McKENZIE YOUNG
MEMBERS OF
OWEN SOUND LODGE NO. 180
HOME LODGE NO. 441
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE
OF FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
ERECTED BY I.O.O.F. AND REBEKAHS
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