Thetford Mines Cenotaph
Municipality/Province: Thetford Mines, QC
Memorial number: 24021-002
Type: Stelia - granite
Address: 34 Notre-Dame Street West
Location: In front of the Appalachian Religious Heritage Interpretation Center
GPS coordinates: Lat: 46.0909992 Long: -71.3004312
Submitted by: J. Clément Paquet, CD; Marlyta Lamontagne-Ouellette; Michel Litalien
This memorial was constructed in October 1958 in memory of the glorious men from Thetford Mines and surrounding areas who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It is of classic design, made of Canadian granite, and consists of a tall plinth that carries a cross. The plinth rises to 140 inches and sits on a 127-inch base. It is flanked by twin colonnaded ramparts set in a grove of cedars. Inscribed are the dedications with the names and ranks of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. Remembrance Day Ceremonies are enhanced by the presence of Canadian Forces personnel from CFB Valcartier and the 775 Kiwanis Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets at Thetford Mines.
Inscription found on memorial
[left stelia/ stèle de gauche]
SOUVENONS NOUS
1914 - 1918
PTE. GREGOIRE SIMEON FEV. 1916
PTE. MARCOUX ALFRED JUIN. 1916
PTE. RACINE JOSEPH SEPT. 1916
PTE. LABRANCHE AIMÉ OCT. 1916
PTE. BLANCHETTE ANTOINE FÉV. 1918
PTE. BOSSÉ HENRI AOÛT 1918
L/SGT RUSSELL E. WILLIAM AOÛT 1918
PTE. SAVOIE GÉDÉON AOÛT 1918
PTE. MERCIER FRANÇOIS SEPT. 1918
PTE. BISSON ALPHONSE OCT. 1918
PTE. POIRIER J. ARTHUR NOV. 1918
[center stelia/stèle du centre]
KOREA
PTE. MERCIER J. ROCK NOV. 1951
[right stelia/stèle de droite]
LEST WE FORGET
1939 - 1945
L/CPL MacDONALD A. DANIEL JUIN 1940
L/SGT PLANTE IRÉNÉ OCT. 1943
SGT MacNAUGHTON W. GORDON OCT. 1943
L.A.C. VEILLEUX J. PAUL OCT. 1943
LT. BINDMAN D. HAROLD DEC. 1943
PTE KERWIN ERNEST DEC. 1943
P/O CHAREST LAURENT JAN. 1944
CPL VALLÉE ROBERT MAI 1944
P/O DUFOUR GASTON JUIL. 1944
LT. LYNN B. FREEMAN JUIL. 1944
L/SGT CARON ALBERT FÉV 1945
PTE. POMERLEAU LÉONARD OCT. 1944
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