In the spring of 1922, Governor General Lord Byng, who had commanded Canadian troops at the famous Battle of Vimy Ridge, unveiled this unique memorial in Point Edward. The memorial was erected by the citizens of Point Edward.
Point Edward, Ontario
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Inscription
[front/devant]
YPRES
HOOGE
ST. ELOI
VIMY RIDGE
BOURLON WOOD
SACTUARY WOOD
THIS MEMORIAL
WAS ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF
POINT EDWARD
THROUGH VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE HONOURED HEROS
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
LEST WE FORGET
THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOREVER
THIS STONE WAS LAID
BY
LORD JULIAN BYNG
OF VIMY
GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA
APRIL 18TH 1922
[right side/côté droit]
DOUAI
HILL 70
ARLEUX
FRESNOY
VALENCIENNES
QUEANT DROCOURT
KILLED IN ACTION
RANDALL ROBERT
SEAGER FREDERICK
SKINNER WILLIAM BRUCE
SLATER BENJAMIN
TAYLOR ERNEST
VOLLICK HENRY HERBERT
WALKER KENNETH
WILLIAMS MORRIS
WALKER FRANK
FERNS PERCY
HOWELL ARTHUR
[back/arrière]
MONS
DENAIN
GIVINCHY
FESTUBERT
PASSCHENDAELE
NEUVE CHAPPELLE
DIED DURING MILITARY SERVICE
OR THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE
KNIGHT, RICHAR R.
EVANS, THOMAS H.
BROWN, JAMES GORDON
MAVITTY, JOHN
THE STONE IN THIS
MEMORIAL WAS DONATED
BY THE
CENTRAL CANADA STONE CO. LTD.
[left side/côté gauche]
LENS
SOMME
AMIENS
CAMBRIA
CANAL-DU-NORD
MONCHY-LE-PREUX
KILLED IN ACTION
BENWARE NEIL
CLARKE WILLIAM
FORSYTHE ROBERT
FAIR ROY
GRACEY AUBREY WILLIAM
HAMBLETON GEORGE
HOWIE MORLEY
KEMMLE CHARLES
McRURY ANGUS
PLUMBRIDGE THOMAS
Visitor information
Location
Point Edward Cenotaph
206 St. Clair Street
Point Edward
Ontario
Point Edward Cenotaph
206 St. Clair Street
Point Edward
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 42.9962155
Long. -82.4132349
Lat. 42.9962155
Long. -82.4132349
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