Wilfred Williams served with the Canadian Army for 10 years as a combat medic and then 18 years as a vehicle technician. He wanted the younger generation to know who served in the wars and started a committee, including his wife, his father-in-law Ivan Sheppard, Barry Park, Richard Boisvert and Jean Murrin.
Cox’s Cove War Memorial is a tribute to all who have served and was unveiled during a dedication ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on November 11, 2017. The granite monument has a plaque with the names of 40 people from the community, some still living and some whose lives have been lost. On the top of the monument is a bronzed Battlefield Cross, made by sculptor Morgan MacDonald who used a pair of boots that belonged to Wilfred. Around the site are three benches that were ordered from Scotland.
The project cost about $65,000. Half the money came from Veterans Affairs Canada, the Town of Cox’s Cove contributed $10,000 and the rest came from donations from businesses, individuals and fundraising.
Morgan has completed many military pieces across the province: The Homecoming, One Hundred Portraits of the Great War and Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion, St John's; Danger Tree and Private Hugh McWhirter Statue, Corner Brook; Monument of Honour, Conception Bay South; and Sergeant Gander and his Handler Memorial; Gander.
