Oakville

 


Location:   Halton Region     N 43 23.573   W 79 42.754
2500 Lakesore Raod West.
 

A fairly modern memorial by most standards, this cenotaph can be found in Chris Vokes Memorial Park.  Major General Christopher Vokes was a senior Canadian Army officer in World War II, having commanded troops in the Battle of Ortona and the Battle of Hochwald.  He retired to his home in Oakville and died of cancer in 1985.

The memorial lists the two World Wars and Korea, but does not mention any names of the many soldiers from this town who fought and died so bravely in those major conflicts.



Market text:
Front:
A TRIBUTE
TO THE DEAD
AN ADMONITION
TO THE LIVING
LEST WE FORGET
 






Left side:
FIRST WORLD WAR
1914 1918
 





Right side:
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 1945
 





Rear:
KOREA
1950 1953
 

London - South African War

 

Location:  City of London    N 42 59.312  W 81 14.914
In the centre of Victoria Park, 509 Clarence Street.
 

A beautiful statue located in the centre of Victoria Park, this wonderful monument pays tribute to the men of London who fought and fell in South Africa during the 1899-1902 conflict.  The monument is topped with a bronze statue of a British Empire soldier along with a maiden of peace reaching up to offer him an olive branch of peace.
The names of the major battles of that war and the names of the dead are forever carved into the granite stone base.  Originally erected in 1912, this memorial was re-dedicated in 2000, when additional plaques were added to commemorate the Royal Canadian Regiment.
One of the most striking and beautiful memorials to be found in Ontario, in stark contrast to the horrors of the South African battles that claimed so many young lives.




Marker Text:
Front:
PRO PATRIA

"IN HONOUR OF THE MEN
FROM THE LONDON DISTRICT
WHO FOUGHT FOR THE EMPIRE
IN SOUTH AFRICA,
AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL."
1899 - 1902
 


This badge is presented to
The Royal Canadian Regiment
by the City of London
1 July 2000
to commemorate the
re-dedication of the
South African War Memorial


Donated by
Imperial Order
Daughters of the Empire
(IODE)
Re-dedicated July 2000
 





Right Side:
Pte. D.L. MOORE  R.C.R. I
FEB 14th 1900

Pte. J.A. DONEGAN  26th M. Lt. I
FEB 18th 1900

Pte. R. SMITH  26th M. Lt. I
FEB 18th 1900

Pte. W.G. ADAMS  7th Regt. Fus.
APRIL 16th 1900

Pte. F.G.W. FLOYD  7TH Regt. Fus
MAY 10th 1900

Pte. E. MULLINS  R.C.R. I
 





Rear:
PAARDEBERG

DRIEFONTEIN

JOHANNESBURG

DIAMOND HILL

BELFAST

WITTEBERGEN

RELIEF OF MAFEKING
 





Left side:
ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOON

ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY

CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES

STRATHCONA'S HORSE

ROYAL CANADIAN INFANTRY

CANADIAN FIELD HOSPITAL
 

Port Rowan

Location:  Norfolk County     N 42 37.287   W 80 27.037
On the north side of Lakeshore Road, west of Ellis Street.
 

Located on a hill overlooking the picturesque harbour, we find a very nice memorial dedicated to the men of this village who served and died in the great conflicts of the 20th century.  The memorial is sponsored by the local Branch No.379 of the Royal Canadian Legion.
The front of the cenotaph lists the wars, and includes the service of the Merchant Marines.  The back of the tall granite stele lists the names of those from Port Rowan and Walsingham who lost their lives in the World Wars.
The view of the harbour and Lake Erie is quite spectacular from this vantage point, giving the visitor much to see and much to remember.
 


 
Marker Text:
Front:
LEST WE FORGET

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF PORT ROWAN
AND DISTRICT WHO SERVED
AND DIED IN----------
WORLD WAR I
1914-----1918
WORLD WAR II
1939-----1945
KOREAN WAR
1950-----1953
MERCHANT MARINES  1939-45

SPONSORED BY
PORT ROWAN BRANCH
NO. 379  CANADIAN LEGION
B.E.S.L.
 



 
Back:
LOCAL SOLDIERS WHO
LOST THEIR LIVES

WORLD WAR I
PORT ROWAN
AUSTIN BENNETT
JOHN STEWART CRERAR
WILLIAM H. EMSLEY
ROY CURTIS FEERE
HENRY ARTHUR HARDING
REGINALD HICKMAN
SAMUEL ED HODGINS
NORMAN JOHN MACKENZIE
HUGH A. SLINGERMAN
DAVID WALPOLE
LEONARD E. WALPOLE

WALSINGHAM
J. LORNE BOWYER
JAMES CRAIG
JOHN HENRY GORDON
WALTER JARVIS
LEVI NELSON KENLINE
HARRY JAMES MURPHY
C. CLYDE RUSH
ENOCH ARTHUR UTTON

WORLD WAR II
PORT ROWAN
GEORGE E. ATKINSON
JAMES BRODY
LORNE EDWARD BROWN
WILLIAM FEERE
BRYCE E. FOSTER
JOHN DAVID LUXTON
CHARLES BENJAMIN PIERCE
FRANK H. PICKERSGILE
WILLIAM C. REID
WILLIAM STACKHOUSE
WILLIAM ALEXANDER STRACHAN
GEORGE WINFIELD
 

 

Tamworth

 

Location:  Lennox and Addington County     N 44° 29.212 W 076° 59.656
At the corner of Concession Street South and Ottawa Street, beside the library.
 


This memorial was originally erected to honour those from this community who served in the Great War.  The names of the dead are engraved on the front of the granite stele, and the names of the men and one Nursing Sister who returned are found on the sides.
On the back of the memorial are engraved the names of those lost in World War II, and the Korean War is also acknowledged, although no one from Tamworth was lost in Korea.
The memorial is placed in a place of honour beside the beautiful library, near the main intersection in town.  The Union Jack flag can be found decorating the cenotaph.  A very nice memorial for a small town, well kept and well supported by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 458.



Marker text:
Front:
IN FLANDERS FIELDS THE
POPPIES BLOW
BETWEEN THE CROSSES
ROW ON ROW

THEIR NAME ENDURETH
FOR EVERMORE

1914     1918
OUR HONOURED DEAD

TOM ADAIR
EDWARD BAKER
VINCENT HARRISON
FRED HUGHES
SAM HICKS
JACK KELLAR
BILL LAWLOR
BERT LOTT
ERNIE WOOD
JOSEPH SWITZER
BRITTON WOODCOCK
WILLIE PRUE
 
 





Left side:
THOSE
WHO CARRIED ON

LAWRENCE COXALL
GEO. CHALK
GEO. DOYLE
GEO. HICKS
HARVEY HICKS
JAMES HARRISON
WILLIAM HAGGERTY
HARRY LETCH
HENRY LOTT
DON LOTT
WILLIAM LOTT
ALBERT MARLIN
JOHN McDONALD
JOHN McADAMS
 





Right side:
THOSE
WHO CARRIED ON

BERNARD O'NEILL
FRED PARKS
JOHN PRUE
SIDNEY PRUE
ARTHUR RORKE
JAMES ROBERTSON
KENNETH STINSON
CALVIN SELEMAN
SAM SWITZER
SCHUYLER  THOMPSON
JACK THOMPSON
CLARENCE THOMPSON
ELTON THORNTON
CHARLIE WOOD

NURSING SISTER
NETA CARSCALLAN
 





Rear:
1939     1945
OUR HONOURED DEAD

LORNE KIRK
LORNE YORK
REGGIE RICHMOND
GEORGE MURPHY


KOREAN WAR
1950 - 1953
 

Whitney

 

Location:  Nipissing District     N 45 29.678   W 78 14.426
On the west side of Highway 60, at Galeairy Lake Road.
 

A beautiful setting along the shores of Galeairy Lake, sits a small veteran's park with a stone cairn and an artillery piece.
The stone cairn recognizes the local men lost in World War II.  Six names appear on the plaque, forever remembered in this small village near the east gate of Algonquin Park.
The artillery piece is a 155mm, made in Sorel, Quebec in 1955.

This memorial is a fine tribute to the memory the men from Whitney, and holds a prominent position in the small village, easily visible to the hundreds of tourists that pass by here on a warm summer day.



Marker text:
THEIR NAMES
LIVETH FOREVER

1939 - 1945

Jack Heintzman

Edelore McGuey

Kenneth Shields

Earl Lynch

Cyril Coghlan

Felix Shalla