This monument is dedicated to the sons and daughters of the Hope Township who served their country. It was erected by the Hope Township Cenotaph Remembrance Day Committee on September 18, 1988. The slash in the top of the stone represents a balance between war and peace and a movement towards heaven. Every Remembrance Day rocks are added to the stone wall behind the monument which represents the deaths from armed conflict.
Canton, Ontario
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[front/devant]
LEST WE FORGET
HOPE TOWNSHIP
IN HONOUR OF OUR
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE GIGANTIC STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE
DEMOCRACY AND THAT FREEDOM OF LIFE
WHICH OUR PEOPLE HAVE HELD SO DEAR
DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS WE ARE JUSTLY PROUD
[base]
CANADIAN MERCHANT
NAVY
1939 - 1945
W.W. I
1914 - 1918
W.W. II
1939 - 1945
KOREA
1950 - 1953
CANADIAN
U.N. FORCES
VIETNAM
1964 - 1975
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Location
Hope Township Cenotaph
5325 County 10 Road
Canton
Ontario
Hope Township Cenotaph
5325 County 10 Road
Canton
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.0148147
Long. -78.3603183
Lat. 44.0148147
Long. -78.3603183
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