Little is known about the memorial erected in New Durham Cemetery, other than that it was erected in September 1919 with the names of six locals who lost their lives in the First World War. Sometime after it was erected the names of Privates F. Jauncey and John Connelly were added to the memorial.
New Durham, Ontario
Type
Other
Inscription
LIEUT. A.E. METCALF M.C.
31st INF. BATT.
BORN 1892 - 1917
PTE. G. HAMMOND
NO. 772488 125th BATT.
1898 - 1919
PTE. J.H. GEORGE
NO. 784417 87th BATT.
1898 - 1917
PTE. A. STADDOM
NO. 127684 71st BATT.
1885 - 1916
PTE. A.E. HENDERSON
125525 70th BATT.
1890 - 1916
PTE. W.B. YATES
6754 1st BATT.
1893 - 1915
PTE. F. JAUNCEY
PTE. JOHN CONNELLY
GREAT LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT
HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Visitor information
Location
New Durham Cenotaph
New Durham Road and Muir Road South
New Durham
Ontario
New Durham Cenotaph
New Durham Road and Muir Road South
New Durham
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.0414973
Long. -80.5671017
Lat. 43.0414973
Long. -80.5671017