Varna Cenotaph

Varna, Ontario
Type
Other

The Varna Cenotaph (Originally called the Soldier Monument) was erected on June 26, 1920. The Cenotaph is dedicated to the fallen heroes of the First and Second World Wars. The dedication ceremony took place on June 26, 1920. Colonel Combe of Clinton gave vivid accounts of Canadian honour and glory. Reeve Elliott unveiled the Monument. When Morton Elliott became the reeve in 1919 for Stanley, he was instrumental in having a Memorial erected. The clerk donated the land which was on a lot located at the west end of Varna. In 1967 it was moved to the crossroad in Varna where it still stands. Source: Clinton News-Record, July 1st, 1920

Inscription

[front, above sword/devant, au-dessus du sabre]
BENEATH THE
WINGS OF PEACE
THEY REST

[front, below sword/devant, au-dessous du sabre]
ERECTED
BY THE TOWNSHIP OF STANLEY
TO PERPETUATE THE NAMES OF THOSE
WHO WERE KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

William Palmer April 22 1915
George McBride April 12 1916
William Davidson June 7 1916
Malcolm Keys June 28 1917
Alexander French Oct. 15 1917
William McNaughton Sept. 25 1918
Henderson Forrest Mar. 29 1918
Percy Diehl Oct. 29 1918
James Ward Aug. 25 1917
Fred Slater Sept. 14 1916
Fred Richardson May 3 1917
Bruce Logan June 6 1915
George Weekes May 30 1918
Arnold Rathwell Oct. 8 1916

[right side/côté droit]
TO PERPETUATE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WWII

WILLIAM A. GRAHAM AUG. 10 1944
HARVEY C. PARSONS SEPT. 7 1944

Visitor information

Location
Varna Cenotaph

75806 Parr Line
Varna
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.5336963
Long. -81.5959866
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