Martintown Cenotaph
Municipality/Province: Martintown, ON
Memorial number: 35083-010
Type: Cairn
Address: 4850 County Road 20
Location: Behind Martintown Community Centre and Firehall
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.156153 Long: -74.712588
Submitted by: CWO (Ret) Gerry Duguid
Photo credit: Richard Turcotte
The Martintown Cenotaph is dedicated to the citizens of Martintown and surrounding area who gave their lives serving with the Canadian Armed Forces.
In 2019, the community was canvassed by letter and gave unanimous approval for a cenotaph. A team was selected and the first meeting of the Martintown Project Team was held on 2 March 2020. Following consultations and an extensive community fundraising effort, a plan was established for the construction of a field stone cenotaph.
Its concrete slab and electrical work were completed in October 2020 and masonry in the spring of 2021. Stonemason John Steven of Martintown, used stones from the area, specifically the Campbell Murray farm, but many stones were supplied by the community. The wheelchair-accessible stone walkway was completed by Mike Viau and his crew. The cenotaph itself stands eight feet high. November 11, 2021, marked the first Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph.
Inscription found on memorial
[front/devant]
"WE WILL REMEMBER"
"NOUS NOUS SOUVIENDRONS"
IN MEMORY OF
WORLD WAR 1 SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
PTE. H. BLACKWOOD
PTE. F.C. CHADWICK
LT. D.M. CHRISTIE
SGT. H.F. CHRISTIE
PTE. G. COKER
PTE. G.D. DREW
PTE. T.D. ELLIS
SGT. A.L. FOULDS
PTE. C.A. GRANT
CPL. W. GUNN
CPL. L.J. JACQUES
CAPT. A.R. MCGREGOR
PRT. P.R. MCLAREN
L/CPL. W. MCMARTIN
PTE. D.J. MCNAUGHTON
CPL. H.W. MURRAY
PTE. C.J. ROSS
PTE. S. SMITH
PTE. A.G. URQUHART
[right side/côté droit]
IN MEMORY OF
SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
WHILE ON DUTY
SGT. D.G. BUCHAN
[left side/côté gauche]
IN MEMORY OF
WORLD WAR 2 SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
PTE. J. LAFAVE
SGT. H.A. MCLENNAN
TPR. D.J. MCMARTIN
GNR. M.O. MCPHADDEN
PTE. C.M. PARENT
CPL. A.K. ROSS
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