Etobicoke Cenotaph
Municipality/Province: Toronto (Etobicoke), ON
Memorial number: 35021-001
Type: Clock tower
Address: 399 The West Mall
Location: Etobicoke Civic Centre
GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.6439552 Long: -79.5651627
Submitted by: Molly Sutherland
Photo credit: Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
Constructed in 1968 in memory of those who gave their lives in World War I (1914 - 1918), World War II (1939 - 1945), and the Korean War (1950 - 1953). War Memorial - Etobicoke Municipal Centre The Board of Control received a report from the Director of Information Services dated August 15th, 1968, dealing with the establishment of a war memorial at the Municipal Centre and recommending that the clock tower be converted into a memorial, in accordance with a design submitted by Mr. R. Russell, an interested citizen. The report advised that the cost of converting the clock tower would amount to the sum of $1,250.00 all inclusive and, further, that the five Legions throughout the Borough of Etobicoke were in complete accord with the proposal.** Remembrance and poppy week services held annually at the Cenotaph. **Fifteenth Report of the Board of Control Adopted by Council, Sept. 9, 1968 Refer to memorial number 35021-002
Inscription found on memorial
LEST WE FORGET
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
THAT CANADIAN MAY LIVE
1914-1918
KOREA
1950-1953
1939-1945
Street view
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