The East Williams memorial was unveiled on May 24, 1922, to honour those from East Williams Township who fought and died in the First World War. Five more names were added after the Second World War, to honour the brave men lost in that war.
East Williams Cenotaph
Ailsa Craig, Ontario
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Inscription
[front/devant]
OUR FALLEN HEROES
LIEUT. THOS. MILLINEN
CORP. DAVID C. THOMAS
PTE. ALLAN DEWAR
PTE. ANGUS MORRISON
PTE. THOS. E. McANDLESS
PTE. CHARLES McCLAY
PTE. GEORGE ROOKE
REV. JOSEPH ELLIOTT
ERECTED BY THE
TOWNSHIP OF EAST WILLIAMS IN HONOR
OF HER LOYAL SONS WHO SERVED
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
[right side/côté droit]
F/O D.M. WITHERSPOON
L/CPL CHANCEY A. JONES
L.A.C. STEWART McEWEN
PTE. R.J. ROBINSON
CPL. LYLE A. McINTOSH
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945
Street View
East Williams Cenotaph
4441 Queens Avenue
Ailsa Craig
Ontario
Lat. 43.1119808
Long. -81.5569395