This memorial is dedicated to those who died in the First and Second World Wars. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 278, Thedford. Plaques of polished blackstone, bearing the names of 16 local men and the major battles of the First and Second World Wars have been added to complete the fieldstone cairn that stands on Thedford's main street. Source: "By Little Towns" booklet by Robert Shipley
Thedford, Ontario
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[front/devant]
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN WORLD WARS 1 AND 2
1914 - 1918
STEPHEN BORTHWICK
BERT BLOOMFIELD
BADEN PICKELL
RODERICK KERR
BERT WATTS
ROBERT FINNIGAN
1939 - 1945
CHARLES E. FINLAY
DOUGLAS RINKER
HARRY STEPHENSON
EDWIN WILSON
ARNOLD SCHILDKNECK
DONALD McKELLAR
DONALD McRAE
ROSS BORTHWICK
EMERALD FLEMING
LORNE JOHNSON
"REST IN PEACE"
YPRES DIEPPE
MONS SCHELT CAEN
[right side/côté droit]
HILL 70 PASSCHENDALE
KOREAN WAR
[back/arrière]
SOMME VIMY ORTONA
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
[left side/côté gauche]
HOCHWALD FALAISE GAP
BATTLE OF ATLANTIC
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Location
Thedford Cenotaph
174 Main Street
Thedford
Ontario
Thedford Cenotaph
174 Main Street
Thedford
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.165132
Long. -81.850216
Lat. 43.165132
Long. -81.850216
Thedford Cenotaph
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