Bear River Cenotaph

Dedicated in November 1932, in memory of all service personnel who served in the 1914-1918 War. The War Memorial, erected under the auspices of the Bear River Woman's Institute, took several years and many hours of hard work by the ladies involved. Every November 11th, a special Remembrance Service has been held, with placement of wreaths. The Monument is kept in good repair by the Bear River Legion Branch #22. In 1996, the Rebekah's organization donated $10,000 for future upkeep. In the late 70s, the Cenotaph was turned over to Bear River Legion Branch #22, who started to make plans to have the veterans of the Second World War installed, along with the other First World War veterans. After several years of study, it was decided not to alter the existing stone work but place a bronze plaque on the top to honour all veterans of the Second World War and Korean Wars. This was dedicated in 1986. Three years later, a bronze plaque listing the names on the Honour Roll for both Wars was installed at the bottom.

[top plaque/plaque du haut]

IN HONOR OF THOSE
WHO SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY
DURING W.W.II 1939-45
AND KOREA
LEST WE FORGET

[centre plaque/plaque du centre]

TO COMMEMORATE
THE MEN OF THIS VICINITY WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

[left column/colonne de gauche]

LESLIE ANTHONY
ARNOLD BANKS
ROY BRINTON
JOHN HARRIS
FRED MORGAN

[centre column/colonne du centre]

HAROLD MORGAN
ELDON MORINE
VICTOR MORINE
DONALD MORINE
DOUGLAS MCCORMICK
CURTIS YORKE

[right column/colonne de droite]

FRED O. PURDY
VALENTINE ROBBINS
LEROI VANBUSKIRK
GOEGE WENTZELL
RALPH YORKE

IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVED

[first column/première colonne]

LOUIS ALBRECHT
MURRAY ALCORN
M.B. ALEXANDER
FRANK ANDREWS
KENNETH ANTHONY
HOWARD BALCOM
ALFRED BANKS
OAKLEY BANKS
EDGAR BELL
GORDON BENSON
GEORGE BENSON
HARRY BENSON
HAROLD BENSON
REGINALD BERRY
LYLE BRINTON
WALTER BROWN
ROSCOE BUCKLER
NOBLE CHUTE
IRA CLARNE
FRANK COOMBS
CLIFFORD COPELAND
REGINALD COSBY
ROBERT COUMANS
CHARLES CRABBE
MURRAY DAVIS
ERNEST DEFOREST
RALPH DUNN

[second column/deuxième colonne]

AUBREY EVERETT
HERBERT FRANCIS
GEORGE FREEMAN
JOHN FREEMAN
NEWEL GLODE
JOSEPH GLODE
SAMUEL GLODE
THOMAS HANCOCK
JOSEPH HARRIS
GARNET HARRIS
VERNON HARRIS
FRED G. HARRIS
WALLACE HARRIS
LEROY HANSHAW
CLARENCE HANSHAW
EGBERT HANSHAW
KENNETH HIRTLE
REGINAL HIRTLE
LEONARD IRVING
MAX ISLES
BOYD ISLES
R.L. JEFFERSON
WILLIAM JONES
CECIL JONES
VERNON JONES, R.N.
FRED KENNEDY
WILFRED KENNEDY
HERBERT LANGLEY
DIMOCK YORKE

[third column/troisième colonne]

JOHN LARAMORE
CARL LENT
LESLIE LENT
FRED. MARSHALL
HARRY MASON
REECE MASON
BARLE McCORMICK
IRA McCORMICK
ROSS McCORMICK
JOHN McCORMICK
JOHN McEWAN
CHESTER MORGAN
ELMER MORGAN
MILTON MORGAN
WILLIAM MORGAN
KENNETH MORINE
WALTER MORINE
WILLIAM MORINE
JOHN MUISE
JOHN NICHOLL
PAUL NICHOLL
PHILLIP PAUL
CHARLES PECK
ENOCH PECK
WILLARD PECK
JOSEPH PICTOU
KENNETH PORTER
RONALD PURDY
STEWART READE

[fourth column/quatrième colonne ]

CLIFFORD RICE
FRED A. RICE
FRED M. RICE
FREEMAN RICE
GEORGE RICE
HAROLD RICE
HERBERT RICE
LESLIE RICE
REGINALD RICE
ROY RICE
VERNON RICE
WILLARD RICE
LLOYD ROSENCRANTZ
GORDON RUGGLES
WALTER RUGGLES
JOSEPH RUSSELL
THOMAS SHAW
ROY SIMPSON
MURRAY SMITH
LAWRENCE SNELL
EVERETT STEWART
FRANK THERREAU
JORDON TUPPER
FRANK VANBUSHIRK
SAMUEL WILKINS
CLYDE WRIGHT
WILLIAM WRIGHT
ROSCOE YARRIGLE
HOWARD YORKE

[bottom plaque/plaque en bas]

'IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN COMRADES"
1914 - 18

[left column/colonne de gauche]

LESLIE ANTHONY
ARNOLD BANKS
ROY BRINTON
JOHN HARRIS
FRED MORGAN
HAROLD MORGAN
ELDON MORINE
VICTOR MORINE

[right column/colonne de droite]
DONALD MORINE
DOUGLAS MCCORMICK
CURTIS YORKE
RALPH YORKE
FRED O. PURDY
VALENTINE ROBBINS
LEROI VANBUSKIRK
GOEGE WENTZELL

1939 - 45

[left column/colonne de gauche]

GLENDON ALCORN
HARRY BANKS
MAURICE BALCOLM
EDWARD CHALMERS
GEORGE CURPHEY
RICHARD ELLIS
ROY GEHUE

[right column/colonne de droite]
HAROLD ISLES
STUART JAQUEST
NORMAN MALING
RAYMOND PINE
ELWOOD STEVENS
HENRY WOODMAN
HARRY E. WRIGHT

[centre/centre]

ARTHUR GREEN

LEST WE FORGET