Township of Cramahe Cenotaph

Castleton, Ontario
Type
Other

The Township of Cramahe Cenotaph was unveiled on August 11, 1920, and dedicated to the men from the area who fought and to those who died in the First World War. A granite stele is mounted on a two-step concrete base that tapers upward with carvings on the front and back. In front, four round concrete stones are engraved with one of four significant battle sites of the First World War: Courcellette, Mons, Ypres and Vimy Ridge.

The cenotaph was erected by the Township of Cramahe and the Castleton Woman’s Institute. The Institute organized plays on fair nights, under the direction of Miss E.G. Pomeroy, teas, and many other community events to raise funds for the memorial.

In the Spring of 2015, the wrought iron fence surrounding the cenotaph was completed.

Inscription

[front/devant]

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
PAID THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN GREAT WAR OF
1914     1918

JUSTICE PEACE
& LIBERTY
FOR ALL MANKIND

KILLED IN ACTION
PTE. ED. S. COCHRANE   SEPT 16, 1916
PTE. G.L. CHATTERSON   NOV. 7, 1917
PTE. GEO. DIXON   JUNE 2, 1916
PTE. H.H. FARROW   JAN. 10, 1918
PTE. EARL C. MOORE   MAY 8, 1917
PTE. ED. M. ONYON   APRIL 9, 1917
PTE. ROBT. POMEROY   SEPT. 18, 1916
PTE. ERNEST POWELL   AUG. 28, 1918
PTE. ARTHUR PETERS   APRIL 29, 1915
PTE. F.C. RICHARDS   JUNE 2, 1916

DIED OF WOUNDS
CORP. RAYMOND J. BROWN   MAY 18, 1917
PTE. L.T. GODWIN   APRIL 18, 1917
PTE.  WALTER MORGAN   SEPT. 15, 1917
PTE. WM. CLAUD PETERS   MARCH 15, 1917
GP. CLAYTON POMEROY   NOV. 1, 1916
PTE. ROY E. GRAHAM   MARCH 15, 1916

UNITED
WE
STAND

DIVIDED
WE
FALL

LEST
WE
FORGET

LEST
WE
FORGET



ERECTED BY
THE MUNICIPALITY
OF CRAMAHE AND CASTLETON W.I.

[back/arrière]

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN WORLD WAR II

PTE. JOHN E. BERTRAND   AGE 23 YEARS
PTE. GEORGE R. POMEROY   AGE 26 YEARS
P.O. LLOYD G. BISHOP   AGE 22 YEARS
F/SGT. CLARENCE A. MASSEY   AGE 30 YEARS
TR. REGINALD C. MUTTON   AGE 27 YEARS
P.O. FRANCIS G. SEELEY   AGE 20 YEARS

Location
Township of Cramahe Cenotaph

Spring and Norway Streets
Castleton
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.0944214
Long. -77.9356613

Township of Cramahe Cenotaph

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inscription

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Concrete stones engraved with Mons and Vimy Ridge.

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back

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Concrete balls engraved with Courcellette and Ypres.

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