The Fordwich Cenotaph was unveiled on November 11, 1920. It was meant to be the township’s record of heroism, but several names of local men were not included. The people of Wroxeter area sought to complete the record by erecting their own monument to the district’s fallen.
Fordwich, Ontario
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[front/devant]
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF
HOWICK
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE
TOWNSHIP WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
T. WILFRID MONTGOMERY
Wm. A. HOOD
NORMAN SHARPIN
J. ROY CATTANAGH
Wm. A. UNDERWOOD
OGAL McLEOD
DOUGLAS BATES
ARCHIE McCULLOUGH
FRANCIS M. RENWICK
ALEX J.G. GRAHAM
WILBERT S. SUTTON
Wm. WHITTINGTON
MARSHALL MUSGROVE
JOHN C. RINGLER
ROBERT C. WATTERS
FRED J. BRITTAIN
JOHN LAIRD
AUSTIN ROWE
JOHN I. EARLS
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
[right side/côté droit]
PASSCHENDAELE
HOOGE ARRAS
SANCTUARY WOOD
COURCELETTE
AMIENS ST. ELOI
IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
1939 - 1945
MONTY H. BROTHERS
WILLIAM COWAN
HARVEY A. DUNN
MILTON E. EVERS
WILLIAM HABERELE
JOHN HORSBURGH
JACK NEWTON
ARNOLD STINSON
GORDON TOPHAM
JOHN WEIR
J. FRANK WARRELL
KEITH WILLIAMSON
WILMONT A. WALLACE
"WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM"
[back/arrière]
1914
1918
CANADA
[left side/ôté gauche]
MONS VIMY RIDGE
GIVENCHY LENS
YPRES FESTUBERT
BOURLON WOOD DOUAI
CAMBRAI SOMME
1939-1945
BATTLE OF BRITAIN,
HONG KONG, DIEPPE,
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN,
NORTH WEST EUROPE
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Fordwich Cenotaph
3082 Patrick Street
Fordwich
Ontario
Fordwich Cenotaph
3082 Patrick Street
Fordwich
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.8697169
Long. -81.030988
Lat. 43.8697169
Long. -81.030988
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