This cenotaph is a tall marble slab adorned by the statue of a First World War soldier. Originally placed in 1919 to honour those who died in the Great War, names for those who died in the Second World War were added in 1946/1947.
Burk's Falls, Ontario
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Inscription
[front/devant]
Sgt S. ARTHUR ALEXANDER
L. Corp. Albert Alexander
Pte. Thomas C. Bridgewater
Corp. E. Stewart Bradley
Sig. John K. Chalmers
Pte. Claude C. Duke
Lieut. J. Howard Fawcett
Pte. T. Kenneth Ford
Pte. C. Leonard Ford
Pte. Alfred C. Myers
Pte. Douglas Wiseman
Pte. John A. Young
Sapr. Wilmot York
"THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVETH FOREVER"
ERECTED BY
ARMOUR, RYERSON AND BURK'S FALLS
IN LASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR HUMAN LIBERTY
IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918
AND IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THOSE WHO
HAVING DARED TO DIE, WERE SPARED TO RETURN
[left side/côté gauche]
WE WILL REMEMBER
Flt/Sgt Daniel Crosthwaite
Pte. Stanley Moore
Pte. Theodore O'Connor
Pte. Cameron Smith
Pte. Carl Smith
Cpl. Wallace Millar
Pte. Melvin Budreau
F/O Reginald Gibbs
Pte. Harvey Bell
Pte. Leslie Blackmore
Sgt. Clive Gerow
Gnr Alvin Harkness
FOREVER HONOURED AND MOURNED
1939-1945
Visitor information
Location
Burk's Falls Cenotaph
188 Ontario Street
Burk's Falls
Ontario
Burk's Falls Cenotaph
188 Ontario Street
Burk's Falls
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.6194947
Long. -79.4085349
Lat. 45.6194947
Long. -79.4085349
Burk's Falls Cenotaph
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front inscription
Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials1
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right side inscription
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statue
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