Amherstview - Loyalist Township

Location:  Lennox and Addington County   
N 44 13.474  W 076 38.277
In the settlement of Amherstview, in Centennial Park, on the east side of Fairfield Boulevard.

Loyalist Township was one of the first areas of Ontario to be settled, mainly by United Empire Loyalists after the American Revolution.  In 1998, Loyalist Township was formed after the amalgamation of several smaller towns and townships.

The memorial is a fairly recent addition, located in Centennial Park.  This attractive memorial commemorates the major conflicts of the 1900's and also recognizes the peacekeeping effort.

 

Marker text:
LOYALIST TOWNSHIP

WORLD WAR I
1914 - 1918

KOREA
1950 - 1953

WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945

PEACEKEEPERS

LEST WE FORGET

"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

Sundridge

Location:  Parry Sound District   N 45 46.370  W 079 23.175
On the west side of Main Street, in a small park.

A beautifully kept and maintained cenotaph, looks like it may have been recently refurbished, with the engravings on the white marble highlighted with black paint.  Set in a horseshoe shaped walkway with gardens around the outside, this is a striking memorial to the brave men of Joly and Strong Townships and the village of Sundridge, who served in the 162nd Overseas Battalion of the Great War, and the men who followed in their footsteps in the Second World War.  The names of battles from the First World War are also featured on the memorial.
Sundridge is on the west shore of Lake Bernard, the largest freshwater lake in the world with no island.  Just a bit of trivia for those who enjoy knowing these things.

 

 

Marker text:
Front:
162
BATT.

ST. JULIEN
VIMY RIDGE

HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR

PTE. EARL DAKE
PTE. HENRY OSBORNE
SERGT. JA'S MINORGAN
PTE. J.E. HORNIBROOK
LEUT. N.J. HARKNESS
SERGT. W.D. STEWART
PTE. DAN ASTLEY
PTE. R. PINKERTON
PTE. A BOSSART
PTE. LEVI ROBBINS
PTE. A. CUTHBERTSON
PTE. HEZEKIAH TOWLE
CORP. CLAUDE DUKE
PTE. T.R. BURTCH
PTE. JOHN O. JAMES
PTE. C. BURNES

1914 – 1918

 

 

 

Left:
PASSCHENDAELE

HEROES OF THE
SECOND WORLD WAR

P.O. ALVA A. RHEUBOTTOM
F/S GEORGE I.H. DUNBAR
CPL. LENARD CALDWELL
PTE. VICTOR HUBACHEK
PTE. CHARLES SHEFFIELD
PTE. WILLIAM SMITH
PTE. JAMES WELCH

1939 – 1945

 

Rear:
SOMME

HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR

PTE. GEORGE HARMER
PTE. ALBERT HARMER

1914 – 1918

 

 

Right:
CAMBRAI

ERECTED BY THE
TOWNSHIPS OF
JOLY AND STRONG
AND THE VILLAGE
OF SUNDRIDGE

Drayton

Location:  Wellington County   N 43 45.369   W 080 40.221
On the east side of Wellington Street, at the corner of Wood Street.

 

A pair of stone pillars with a metal arch leads us into Drayton Memorial Park, a pleasant park which acts as a reminder of those brave souls who fought for their country, men from this small village and the surrounding farmlands.  The memorial is made of cobblestone and once featured a small fountain.  On the front and back are engraved the names of the fallen from the World Wars.  Flowers and wreaths decorate the base of the stone cenotaph and show that people of this community still care and have not forgotten.

 

Marker text:
Front:
1914-1918
IN MEMORIAM

A. BICKMORE
U. BIRCH
C. BETTENSON
J. COWAN
L. HUGHES
A. HENRY
O. HARVEY
R. KENNEDY
U. McDOWELL
H. RICHARDS
N. RAYMOND
E. RIDDOLLS
A. WHITE
L.G. McLEOD
M. HENRY
L.L. DAVIDSON
W. REILEY

 

 

Back:
1939-1945
IN MEMORIAM

N. BELL
R. COLQUHOUN
H.B. DOWNEY
G. FARR
H. GILES
A. INNANEN
V. MUSSER
R.B. REID
H. ROLLS
A. SANTA
I. SHANTZ
A. STONE
K. WARD
G.A. WRIGHT
I. WILSON
C. SHAW