Toledo

 

Location: Leeds and Grenville United Counties

GPS:  N 44.740276  W 75.994510

At the corner of County Roads 8 and 1, the main intersection in town.

 

 

This obelisk occupies a small triangular shaped park at the junction of CR 1 and CR 8 which are the main roads of this very small village. Accompanying this monument are a 25 pounder gun and a flagpole which at its base is a circular bench.

A pathway leads to the obelisk, strategically placed at an angle so one can see both sides where the plaques honouring our fallen heroes are. Besides each name, is the date of these local soldiers when they paid the ultimate sacrifice in both WW1 and WW2. 

If you look closely to the close-ups of the plaques, you will notice, that originally the names were engraved on the stone and later on the plaques were added.

The local Branch 475 of the Royal Canadian Legion is a short distance to the east of the memorial park.

 

Thank you once again to my fellow researcher Louise Bellec for providing the photos and details.

 

Marker Text:

Plaque:

THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THE SOLDIERS OF KITLEY
WHO FOUGHT AND DIED
FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN

THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

PTE. JAMES LAWSON   JUNE 14, 1916

PRIVATE. A. ELLERY TALLMAN   APR. 9, 1917

PTE. WILLIAM A. LETFORD   MAY 1, 1917

PTE. FRANCIS X. MORRISEY   AUG. 21, 1917

PTE. EDWIN BOOTH   SEPT. 20, 1917

PTE. EDWARD H. BELLAMY   MAR. 21, 1918

GNR. RUSSELL RICE   JUNE 3, 1918

PTE. JOHN W. RATHWELL   AUG. 21, 1918

PTE. DENNIS DONOVAN   NOV. 9 1918

LEST WE FORGET

 

 

Plaque:

LEST WE FORGET

IN MEMORY OF

THE SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN
OF KITLEY
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
FOR OUR FREEDOM DURING

WORLD WAR II
1939 -1945

LAC CHARLES WRIGHT   JULY 16, 1942

PTE. HAROLD E. BAKER   JUNE 19, 1944

LIEUT. RODGER CAULEY   FEB. 8. 1945

PTE. VICTOR STEWART   FEB 27, 1945

F/O LOUIS J. KELLEY   JUNE 6, 1945

" THEY DIED FOR US "

 

 

Sign:

The 25 Pounder

This became the standard field gun for the British

and Commonwealth countries during WWII.

It remained in service with British forces until 1967.

This particular gun was built in 1942 in Sorel, Quebec.

It is a 25 pounder Mark 2 gun on a Mark 1 carriage.

(It is not known if the gun saw action in Europe.)

Wt.   1.98 tons or 3968 lbs

Calibre   87.6mm or 3.45 ins

Elevation   -5 degrees to 40 degrees

Traverse (on carriage)   %4 right or left

Muzzle velocity   1700 ft/sec

Range  13,400 yds  (7.61 miles)

Shell wt.   25 lbs

 

Lucknow

 
Location:  Bruce County     N 43 57.607   W -81 30.799
531 Campbell street, in front of the library.
 

 

This attractive cenotaph was erected in 1929 by the Lucknow Women's Institute, as a memorial to those men from Lucknow who fell in the Great War.  The statue was added one year later, being carved of Italian marble in the same location and same time as the statue found on the Teeswater cenotaph.  The original statue, during my visit, was standing in front of the local Legion, and a new statue was erected on top of the cenotaph.  The entire cenotaph seems to have been completely refurbished at some time, the names updated and the statue made to look fresh and ready to stand for many years to come.
 


Marker text:
Front:
DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF LUCKNOW
1914 - 1918

THEIR NAME
LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

ALYMER AITCHISON
CLEVELAND AITCHISON
ANDREW HABICK
ARNOLD RATHWELL
ROBERT McINTOSH
ALEXANDER MACDIARMID
ALBERT JEWITT
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL
CAMERON CAMPBELL
SIDNEY TOWLE
BERT ENGLISH
MELVIN CLARK
BOYD NICHOL
HENRY ABBOTT
 




Right side:
2ND WORLD WAR

1939 - 1945
ELDON BUCKINGHAM
WILLIAM BOWERS
ALLAN DURNIN
HOMER DURNIN
RODERICK FINLAYSON
JAMES HUESTON
CHARLES JEWITT
HAROLD IRWIN
ALFRED LAPOINTE
IVAN MAGOFFIN
ALEX McKENZIE
MacKENZIE MOWBRAY
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
GRANT MacKENZIE  M.D.
HAROLD MacTAVISH
GEORGE McQUILLAN
GORDON McGUIRE
HARRY PREST
THOS. F. WILSON
GRAHAM DURNIN
 


 
Back:
SINCE DIED

PETER MacKINNON
WILLIAM HABICK
 

Cobourg

 
Location:  Northumberland County     N 43 57.572   W -78 09.725
Located in Victoria Park, between King Street and Queen Street.

This memorial was rebuilt in 1990, and stands proudly in the centre of Victoria Park.  The cenotaph itself consists of a large cross with an engraved base paying honour to those who have served.  The gates of the park, at the north side off King Street, pay tribute to the heroes of WWII and lists the names of those lost in the Second Great War.  The names of those lost in WWI do not appear to be listed on any monument in the park, unless I have missed their location, in which case I apologize and will return to document those.
The Cobourg Branch 133 of the Royal Canadian Legion is widely regarded as one of the most active forces in the promotion of the Highway of Heroes, the stretch of Highway 401 from Trenton to Toronto.  It is here, during the Afghanistan War, that as fallen soldiers were repatriated back home, their remains and their families would be driven along the highway, and thousands of everyday people began to pay their respects of the fallen heroes and the motorcades by standing on the bridges and overpasses of the highway, waving flags and showing support for our troops.  This became a huge tribute to all our troops and to this day, remains a strong tradition of respect and honour.

Marker text:
Cenotaph:
Front:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD,
IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
TO THOSE FROM COBOURG
WHO SERVED
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO DIED
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914     1918
THIS MEMORIAL
HAS BEEN ERECTED BY
THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS
 


Side:
WORLD WAR II
1939     1945


CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
MARINE MERCHANDE CANADIENNE
1914-18     1939-45     1950-53
THE LIFE LINE OF THE WORLD
POUR LA SURVIE DU MONE LIBRE



Side:
"STANDING BENEATH THIS CROSS
OF SACRIFICE, WE REMEMBER,
AND MUST CHARGE OUR CHILDREN
TO REMEMBER, THAT AS OUR
DEAD WERE EQUAL IN SACRIFICE
SO THEY ARE EQUAL IN HONOUR
FOR THE GREATEST AND LEAST
OF THEM HAVE PROVED THAT
SACRIFICE AND HONOUR ARE
NO VAIN THINGS BUT TRUTHS
BY WHICH THE WORLD LIVES."
 

Side:
KOREA
1950  -  1953





Park Gates:
Left side:
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE
THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD,
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR
THE YEARS CONDEMN.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORYBY
THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN'S CLUB OF COBOURG
AUGUST 1, 1948
 


Right side:
TO THE FALLEN
1939---1945

BEACH, ROY F.
BOLSTER, JOHN
BOUNDY, ALLAN
BOSWELL, DAVID D.
BOWEN, HENRY L.
BRADBURY, CLIFFORD D.
BROWN, RALPH
BULGER, LLOYD
CREIGHTON, JOHN
CLEMENT, ROGER
CHAPMAN, JOHN
DENTON, DOUGLAS
DREWRY, FREDERICK W.
EDWARDS, ROBERT
FICHT, DONALD
FLESCH, ARNOLD L.
GALLAGHER, GERALD
HAYWARD, PETER
HIE, ELWOOD
STEWART, DAVID

JACOBSON, CHARLES M.
LEETHAM, HARRY
LONSBERRY, FRED
MEDHURST, GEORGE
MITCHELL, EUGENE
McDONNELL, MURRAY E.
McGUIRE, HARRY F.
McIVOR, ELGIN
McKENZIE, DONALD F.
McMURDO, JOHN
NICHOLSON, ALLAN L.
PAGE, DONALD
PHILLIPS, CAMERON
ROLLINGS, WILLIAM A.
SCHLEIHAUF, HOMER
TITFORD, C.K. (BILL)
THOMPSON, ALEX
WAGHORN, JACK
WHYTE, LLOYD