Dedicated on 6 May 1995, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of the personnel of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit killed during the Second World War. The memorial was erected by the Newfoundland Forest Protection Association, the Newfoundland Overseas Foresters Association, the town of Grand Falls-Windsor and the firm Abbitibi-Price.
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NEWFOUNDLAND FORESTRY UNIT
BLACKMORE, G., PORT BLANDFORD
BRENTON, J., BISHOP'S FALLS
BRUSHETT, H., BURIN
BUTLER, J., PORT REXTON
CORMIER, H., ST. THERESA
ELLIOTT, R., CATALINA
FELTHAM, J., GLOVERTOWN
GLADNEY, M., CLARENVILLE
HALEY, W.E., CHARLOTTETOWN
HANCOCK, S.R., ENGLEE
HAWKINS, M., GLOVERTOWN
HICKS, J.
NEWMAN'S COVE
HIGDON, I., NEW HARBOUR
HOSKINS, B., GREENSPOND
HUBBARD, A.H., BOUCTOUCHE, N.B.
JANES, P., DEER LAKE
LAMB, M., LAWN
LAYTE, H., GLENWOOD
LEGGE, J., HEART'S CONTENT
LODGE, S., CORNER BROOK
MAYO, H., CRESTON
MERCER, W., ST. JOHN'S
MEWS, W., ST. GEORGES
MILLER, W., ST. JONES WITHIN
NOLAN, L., MOBILE
O'KEEFE, T., PLACENTIA
PAYNE, G., COWHEAD
PURCHASE, F., LAWRENCETON
REEVES, S., ENGLEE
RYAN, R., PORT REXTON
SHORT, C., CAPE RAY
TAYLOR, K., MORRISVILLE
WHITE, C., GRAND BAY
WHITE, J., ST. BRENDANS
YOUNG, W., SPRUCE BROOK
THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOREVER
THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THE NEWFOUNDLAND FOREST PROTECTION ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND OVERSEAS FORESTRY UNIT WHO DIED WHILE IN SERVICE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939 - 1945
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Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit Memorial
1 Cromer Avenue
Grand Falls-Windsor
Newfoundland & Labrador
Lat. 48.9385749
Long. -55.6632983