Dedicated in 1937, to the men of Thornbury who died in the Great War. A second plaque was later added with the names of the local men who died in the Second World War.
Thornbury, Ontario
Type
Other
Inscription
[front/devant]
(plaque)
1887 1937
ERECTED BY THE COUNCIL
THE TOWN OF THORNBURY ON THE
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
INCORPORATION
IN HONOUR AND LOVING MEMORY
THE MEN OF
THORNBURY
WHO FOUGHT IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1918
OUR HONOURED DEAD
- A. LYNE
- G. WOOD
- E. WHATELY
- B. PARKINSON
- R. PETHER
- F. WHATELY
- A. SLADDEN
(plaque)
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THORNBURY
WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945
OUR HONOURED DEAD
ROBT. A. MARTIN - BLACK WATCH REG'T
MASON HARGRAEVES - R.C.A.F.
ALFRED ABBOTTS - R.C.N.
WILLIAM L. GILLESPIE - R.C.A.F.
IRWIN J. HARMER - R.C.E.
DOUGLAS LOUGHEED - R.C.E.
Visitor information
Location
Thornbury Cairn
7 Bridge Street W
Thornbury
Ontario
Thornbury Cairn
7 Bridge Street W
Thornbury
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.5617036
Long. -80.4524274
Lat. 44.5617036
Long. -80.4524274
Thornbury Cairn
Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials1
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plaques
Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials1
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Second World War plaque inscription.
Derek Pullen1
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First World War plaque inscription.
Derek Pullen1
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