Gore Bay

 

Location:  Manitoulin District  N 45.918721  W -82.646688 
The Legion branch is located at 26 Phipps Street, the memorial is located at the rear of the Legion, on Meredith Street.

This memorial is dedicated to the Ex Service Men and Women and those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 514.

Marker text:
Left:
(Legion logo)
LEST WE FORGET

WESTERN MANITOULIN
BRANCH 514

Right:
( 60th Year Anniversary torch and flame logo)

Whitby - Camp X

 

Location:  Durham Region   N 43° 51.264 W 078° 53.053   
On the south side of Boundary Road, in Intrepid Park.

On the shores of Lake Ontario, at the boundary between Whitby and Oshawa, sits one of the most important historical sites from World War II. Now known as Intrepid Park, the Waterfront Trail runs through the property, this 280 acre site was once home to the most secret and vital military bases in Canada. This was once the location of the infamous “Camp X”, the British and allied forces secret espionage and spy school. It also acted as a vital communication link between Britain and the United States, with large communication towers and cutting-edge technology, this was the place where overseas information passed secretly between the allied nations.

In 1940, when the camp first opened, this area was very secluded and remote, and its location along the lake was vital, not only for training spies and special ops soldiers, but for exchanges of intelligence with the U.S., at a time before the United States was officially involved in the war. Agents from the FBI and the Office of Strategic Services (fore-runner of the CIA) secretly attended Camp X.

Camp X officially opened for training on December 6, 1941, the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Trainees at the camp learned sabotage techniques, subversion, intelligence gathering, lock picking, explosives training, radio communications, encode/decode, recruiting techniques for partisans, the art of silent killing and unarmed combat. Camp X offered no parades for its graduates and none were ever publicly recognized for their accomplishments.

By the time Special Training School #103 terminated training operations in 1944, up to 2000 students had graduated from the camp.

In 1945, Igor Gouzenko the Soviet Embassy cypher clerk whose defection exposed the Soviet spy threat in North America, was hidden at Camp X along with his family for two years. Prime Minister Mackenzie-King was first advised about the camp’s existence when it was suggested that Gouzenko be hidden there.

This was also the beginnings of the fictional 007 James Bond character. Author Ian Fleming worked at the camp and created his secret-agent stories from the happenings at the camp. After the war he began writing his famous novels, and the franchise was born from the dust of Camp X.

Post-war, the camp was re-named the Oshawa Wireless Station and turned over to the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals as a wireless intercept station, military talk for a spy listening station. The Oshawa Wireless Station continued operations until 1969 when it too closed. All remaining buildings were demolished or relocated elsewhere and the property abandoned. Records pertaining to Camp X were either locked away under the Official Secrets Act or destroyed after WWII.


Now known as Intrepid Park, named after Sir William Stephenson, Director of British Security Co-ordination, and the man responsible for operating this camp.

Today, almost nothing remains at the site, unless you take a closer look. The majority of the buildings at the camp where demolished and bulldozed into Lake Ontario, however you can still see evidence of foundations here and there, and rumour has it that a bunker was sealed and remains hidden under as layer of dirt and vegetation. A large crater on site shows evidence of explosives training, and molten pieces of shrapnel can be found scattered throughout the grounds, if you look carefully. Take a walk along the cobblestone shoreline, and you are sure to find evidence of the camp washed up along the beach, pieces of barbed wire, ceramic from dishes, sometimes a shell casing from firearms training, almost anything is bound to turn up so keep your eyes open. I would suggest taking a peek with a metal-detector as well, you have very good odds of finding all sorts of treasures.

Camp X is remembered by a beautiful memorial on the hill overlooking the grounds, paying tribute to those who trained and lived here, and helped to preserve our freedom.

For a much greater history and excellent website:   http://webhome.idirect.com/~lhodgson/camp-x.htm

Marker text: (Both plaques front and back)
Top:
CAMP X
1941-1946

ON THIS SITE BRITISH SECURITY
CO-ORDINATION OPERATED SPECIAL
TRAINING SCHOOL No.103 AND HYDRA.

S.T.S. 103 TRAINED ALLIED AGENTS
IN THE TECHNIQUES OF SECRET
WARFARE FOR THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS
EXECUTIVE (S.O.E.) BRANCH OF THE
BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

HYDRA NETWORK COMMUNICATED
VITAL MESSAGES BETWEEN CANADA, THE
UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.

THIS COMMEMORATION IS DEDICATED 
TO THE SERVICE OF THE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO TOOK PART IN THESE
OPERATIONS.

Bottom:
IN MEMORY OF
SIR WILLIAM STEPHENSON
"The Man Called Intrepid"

BORN AT WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA, JANUARY 11, 1896
DIED AT PAGET, BERMUDA, JANUARY 31, 1989

DIRECTOR OF BRITISH SECURITY CO-ORDINATION
1941-1946

Other Plaque:
In Loving Memory of
WILLIAM HARDCASTLE
22 JUNE 1914 - 2 MAY 2002
CAMP X - HYDRA
Remembered by Family and Friends 

 Camp X from the air, 1943.

Dundalk

 

Location:  Dufferin County, Southgate Township  N 44 10.116   W 080 23.574 
Located in a small parkette, at the corner of County Road 9 (Main Street) and Proton Street W.

Manufactured and erected in 2006 by Shelburne Memorials and Branch 285 of the Royal Canadian Legion.  A small fountain stands in front of the memorial, and two benches give time to rest and reflect in the shade of the trees and gardens.

Marker text:
Centre:
BY THE GRACE OF ALMIGHTY GOD
MAY ALL WHO PASS THIS WAY
HOLD SACRED IN THEIR HEARTS
THE MEMORIES OF THOSE
WHO FOUGHT AND DIED
THAT ALL MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM

1950 KOREA 1953
PEACEKEEPERS

LEST WE FORGET

Right:
1914
1918

Left:
1939
1945

Clinton

 

Location:  Huron County, Central Huron   N 43 37.077  W 081 32.352 
On the east side of County Road 4 (Albert Street), one block north of Highway 8.  In front of the municipal offices.

This small parkette contains a beautiful garden and walkway, leading to the white granite memorial.  Clinton was once home to CFB Clinton, the first Radar Training School in North America.

One of the names on this memorial is that of Corporal Harry Miner, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery at Amiens.  Here is brief biography of Cpl Miner, taken from the forces.gc.ca website.

Harry Garnet Bedford Miner

Harry Garnet Bedford Miner was born in Cedar Springs, Ontario on 24 June 1891 and lived on a farm. In December 1915 he enlisted in the 142nd Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was transferred to the 58th Infantry Battalion the following year. Miner received the Croix de Guerre from the French government in recognition of the part he played in operations near Lens in 1917.
Corporal Miner was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for his conduct on 8 August 1918, the first day of the massive Allied offensive around Amiens in France. Near Demuin, Miner charged a German machine gun position alone and, after killing the crew, turned the captured weapon on the retreating enemy. Later in the day, with the help of two comrades, he attacked another enemy machine gun emplacement and put it out of action. Again alone, Miner assaulted a German bombing post, dealt with two enemy soldiers with his bayonet, and put the other occupants of the position to flight. It was during this last action that Corporal Miner received severe grenade wounds that proved to be fatal.

Citation

“For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack, when despite severe wounds he refused to withdraw. He rushed an enemy machine-gun post single-handed, killed the entire crew and turned the gun on the enemy.
Later, with two others, he attacked another enemy machine-gun post, and succeeded in putting the gun out of action.
Cpl. Miner then rushed single-handed an enemy bombing post, bayoneting two of the garrison and putting the remainder to flight. He was mortally wounded in the performance of this gallant deed.”
(London Gazette, no.30975, 26 October 1918)

Marker text:

LEST
WE
FORGET

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY
OF THOSE WHO DIED

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Right:
1914-1918
BERT BLACKER
S.H. BROWN
D.A. CANTELON M.M.
HOMER CANTELON
RAY CANTELON
NEWMAN CLUFF
M. DRAPER M.M.
FRANK FAIR
A.L. FISHER
FRANK FORRESTER
A.B. FURNESS
F.C. GRAELIS
A.H. GRANT
W.S. GRANT
JOHN HALL
WM. HALL
H.O. HANNENT
E.B. HILL
J.C. LOCKWOOD
W.B. McTAGGART D.S.O.
C.K. MACPHERSON
J.K. MAIR
WM. MANNING
W.E. MORGAN
AUSTIN NEDIGER
E. PATTISON
G.B. SEWELL
WM. SEWARD
H. TWYFORD
J. USHER
WM. WALKER
RICH. WALTON JR.
GEO WICKS

CPL. HARRY G.B. MINER V.C.-C.G.


 Left:
1939 - 1945
BENJAMIN CHURCHILL
OWEN COMBE
ALVIN CORLESS
MURRAY CUDMORE
JAMES FRASER
JOHN HAWKINS
ROBERT HOPSON
ELWIN HUNKING
KEITH JENKS
DOUGLAS McKENZIE
ERNEST MITTELL
CHARLES MUTCH

1950 KOREA 1953

Bethany

Location:  Kawartha Lakes   N 44 10.927  W 078 34.043
On the south side of Highway 7A, beside the Bethany Municipal Office and Library.

Erected by the People of Bethany and District, this memorial is dedicated in memory of the men from Manvers Township who died defending freedom in the First and Second World Wars.
A bronze plaque can also be found on the front of the municipal building, with the names and details of those men who died in World War I.   This plaque pre-dated the stone cairn cenotaph.

Marker text:
LEST WE FORGET

IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN FROM MANVERS TOWNSHIP
WHO DIED DEFENDING FREEDOM
IN TWO WORLD WARS
1914-1918
CAIRNS FRANK, COULTER HENRY
CHAMBERS P. CAPT.,  DELONG CECIL
EDWARDS ALBERT. FOWLER WESLEY
GRAHAM EDGAR. HUTCHINSON E. CPL.
HARDMAN THOMAS. HENDERSON ANDREW
HUBERT FERDINAND. HADAWAY RICHARD
JONES EDWARD. KEATING GEORGE
MANN GEORGE. NASMITH JAMES LT.
MORTON CHARLES. SMITH HENRY
WHITEHEAD GEORGE
1939-1945
BROWN A. SPR., FARROW FOSTER
McGILL RAY. SHACKLETON GARNET
WADDELL A.F.O., WHITESIDE ROY

Bronze Plaque:
GREAT WAR
1914     1919
ERECTED BY
THE PEOPLE OF BETHANY AND DISTRICT
IN MEMORY OF

CAPT. PERCY WILMOT CHAMBERS     DOUAI    AUG. 13. 1917
LT. JAMES THOS. HUTCHINSON NASMYTH     ST. JULIEN     APRIL 22, 1915
CPL. SAML. ELMER HUTCHINSON     CAMBRAI     OCT. 5, 1918
PTE. WILLIAM HENRY COULTER     BRAMSHOT HOSPTL.     AUG 11, 1917
PTE. CECIL GEORGE DELONG     VIMY RIDGE     APRIL 7, 1917
PTE. ALBERT EDWARDS     VIMY RIDGE     APRIL 9, 1917
PTE. EDGAR GRAHAM     VIMY RIDGE     APRIL 9, 1917
PTE. THOMAS HARDMAN       VIMY RIDGE     APRIL 9, 1917
PTE. ANDREW HENDERSON     PASSCHENDAELE     NOV. 6, 1917
PTE. FERDINAND HULBERT     FRANCE     SEPT. 11, 1917
PTE. GEORGE KEATING     ARRAS     MAR. 30, 1918
PTE. CHARLES HERBERT MORTON     LENS     SEPT. 11, 1917
PTE. HENRY SMITH     VIMY RIDGE     MAY 26, 1917
PTE. GEORGE MANN     SEAFORD ENG.     FEB. 3, 1919

Alliston

 

Location:  Simcoe County, New Tecumseth   N 44 09.028  W 079 52.249 
Located on the north east corner of Albert Street and Paris Street, beside the Curling Club.

This is a fairly new memorial, only being erected in the past year.  There is currently a large controversy  in Alliston regarding the future of the old Memorial Arena, in turn, the town has erected this new monument to honour its lost heroes.
The monument is very attractive and colourful, consisting of a single large slab of black granite, with inscriptions in white lettering.  The crests of the Town, the Legion and adorning poppies are coloured with appropriate flair.  Five flagpoles grace the monument, and a large courtyard surrounds the area.  To be as politically correct as possible, the memorial is bilingual, although this is not a French-speaking community, as evidence by the list of names.

Marker text:
ALLISTON WAR MEMORIAL
MONUMENT DE GUERRE D'ALLISTON

DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WARS OF 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945
DEDIE AUX MEMBRES DE CETTE COMMUNUATE QUI ONT FAIT L'ULTIME
SACRIFICE LORS DE GUERRES MONDIALES DE 1914-1918 ET 1939-1945

WORLD WAR I
PREMIERE GUERRE MONDIALE
ANDERSON W., ARTHURS C., BROWN B., BROOKS S., BUCHANAN R., CALLANDER A.,
CHANTLER L., DALE G., DAVIDSON C., DOLMAN H., DUNGEY G., DUNNING A., DUNHAM W., ELLIS J., ELLISON A., FERRIS D., FOSTER S., GORDON A., HENDERSON W., HOLT F., IRWIN J., KIDD H., KIERNAN H., LEMON H., MILNE W., MILNE G., MOUDER R., MORRISON J., MOONEY W., NELSON M., NUNN H., NUNN W., PADDISON N., PHILLIPS A., PRESTON W., RILEY N., RYAN T., STEELE F., SHEPHARD R., SMITH A., STONEHAM A., WALLACE R.,
WILSON C.

WORLD WAR II
DEUXIEME GUERRE MONDIALE
ALDERSON J.G., ANDERSON B.A., ADAMS A.M., ATKINSON S.A., BANTING F.G., BELL F.C.,
BURT C.F., BURKE J.J., CAUTHERS W.A., CHERRY E., DOWLING D.M., GAULLAUGHER R.C.,
HACKETT D.G., HOARD G., KENNEDY D., KING J.W., LEMON J.H., MICHAELIS A.T., MASON T.F., MOORBY D., PARKER H., PEACOCK W.G., RUTHVEN J.L., SMALLEY D., SMITH B., WARMAN A., WILLOUGHBY J.A.

"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
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Eugenia

 

Location:  Grey County, Grey Highlands   N 44° 18.773 W 080° 31.495  
In the parking lot for the Eugenia Falls Conservation Area, west of County Road 13.

This memorial is dedicated to the Local Veterans from the First and Second World Wars. Names of the dead of the Great War appear on the front, those who survived on the back.  Names of the soldiers from the Second World War appear on the right side, on the bottom.  It was erected by the Eugenia Ladies' Community Group. Limestone base with life-sized statue of a soldier on guard above.  A black metal fence surrounds the memorial.  Beautiful memorial in a wonderful park setting, with a scenic waterfalls not far away.

Marker text:
Front:
"UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND
SHADOWS FLEE AWAY"

WALTER FISHER
FRED SMITH
EMERSON C. SMITH
DAVE ARMSTRONG
ROBERT LEOPARD
JOHNSON HOWARD
W.J. BULLIVAN

ROBT. BELL
WES. WILSON
CHAS. ROY
EARL PARLIMENT
STANLEY PARLIMENT
FRED. FISHER

OUR GALLANT DEAD

Left:
THEY DIED AS FEW MEN GET
      THE CHANCE TO DIE,
FIGHTING TO SAVE A WORLD'S
      MORALITY.
THEY DIED THE NOBLEST
      DEATH A MAN MAY DIE,
FIGHTING FOR GOD.  AND RIGHT,
      AND LIBERTY.
AND SUCH A DEATH IS
     IMMORTALITY.

Right:
ERECTED AND DEDICATED
BY THE PEOPLE OF EUGENIA
AND COMMUNITY, TO THE
MEMORY OF HER SOLDIERS
WHO FOUGHT AND DIED
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

1939  OVERSEAS VETERANS  1945
D. CAIRNS
A. MARTIN
D. MAGEE
G. STEWART
G. HELMKAY
R. CLARK
B. CAMPBELL
M. WILLIAMS
J. JAMIESON
N. WILLIAMS
F. PARTRIDGE
J. PARK
W. JONES
E. BOYCE
W. SCORER
G. CROFT
E. CROFT

"THEY OFFERED THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY"

Rear:
THOSE WHO DARING TO DIE SURVIVED

JOSHIAH PARLIMENT
JAS. FAWCETT
H. OSBORNE
F. OSBORNE.
N. OSBORNE
W. WILLIAMS
ALEX HOY
CHAS. HOY
W.D. CAMPBELL
HENRY TUDOR
ROY McMILLIAN
HENRY THORNBURY
HERB. FISHER
CHAS. FISHER
RUSSEL PARK

ELWOOD PURVIS
E. HOPPER
FRED. WILKINSON
CHAS. WILKINSON
V. FORD
ALF. GENOE
HERB. GENOE
W.E. MORGAN
W. SEMPLE
EDWIN SMITH
J. ARMSTRONG
CECIL MELDRUM
J.R. BULLIVAN
JACOB SLOAN