Clifford Albert MacKie Memorial

Morewood, Ontario
Type
Other

The Morewood Cenotaph Committee honored their fallen on the 100th anniversary of the original unveiling of the cenotaph - July 6, 2021, by installing 21 mini-monuments - ten along each side - one for each of those who had given their lives, and one by itself at the back representing all who returned.  Unable to locate a photograph of Clifford, the general list cap badge which was a standard badge worn by soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, is etched into his memorial.

Clifford stood 5 foot 7 inches, had brown hair, blue eyes and a faint scar on the first finger of his left hand. He was a farm laborer before the war and sailed from Halifax on 19 June 1916 aboard the RMS Missanabie which arrived in France 10 September 1916. An attack north of Courcelette on the 21/22 of October 1916 resulted in his death. 

The 20 pillars representing individual soldiers are in alphabetic order. The 21st pillar sits in the shadow of the cenotaph and between the two rows.

Inscription

Clifford Albert MACKIE
Born/Né 8-10-1901
145857 Pte./Sdt.
77 Bn. Ottawa, 87 Bn.
Canadian Grenadier Guard/
Gardes grenadiers canadiens

Killed/tué
Tranchée Regina/Regina Trench,
Somme, France 21/22-10-1916
Age 14
Cimetière de la Tranchée Regina/
Regina Trench Cemetery
Canadian National Vimy Memorial/
Mémorial national du Canada à Vimy

Location
Clifford Albert MacKie Memorial

Main and Mill Streets
Morewood
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.1774752
Long. -75.2853547

inscription

Morewood Cenotaph Committee
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surroundings

Bill Smirle
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