Stratford Cenotaph

The Town of Stratford Cenotaph was designed by well-known Prince Edward Island Artist, and Canada Council of the Arts Board Member, Henry Purdy along with input from a special Veterans Committee. The committee was chaired by local Veteran Dr. Earl Kennedy.

Created from black granite that was mined in Nova Scotia, the cenotaph was unveiled on November 11, 2006, and dedicated to all Veterans of Stratford. Soldiers representing the three services of the Armed Forces (Air Force, Navy and Army) are depicted on the back of the cenotaph. A victory torch represents NATO efforts to victory, and a farm along with a fishing boat symbolizes what was left behind when Islanders headed off to war. 

The cenotaph is surrounded by oak and maple trees. English Oak represents Britain for the First World War as Canadians fought under the Union Jack flag. Red Maple represents Second World Veterans who were fighting under the Canadian flag. Red Tulips (Holland) represent love, worthiness, and forgiveness. Lavender (France) represents devotion and energy. Boxwood symbolizes longevity and immortality and grasses represent a better tomorrow with growth and expansion. As the grass dies in the fall, it represents rest only to rejuvenate and live again come spring.

In 2021, an Honour Roll of ten metal panels were erected along the walkway leading to the cenotaph. 

LEST WE FORGET

AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN,
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

WORLD WAR I

• CHESTER BALDERSTON
• RAY BALDERSTON
• J.C. BURNS
• AMBROSE DUFFY
• ERNEST DUFFY
• GAVIN DUFFY
• W DUFFY
• RUSSELL FARQUHARSON
• ALAN HAMM
• SPURGEON JENKINS
• F.G. KENNEDY
• LORNE KELLY
• BILL MacCALLUM
• BLAIR MacCARRON
• FRANK McCARRON
• JACK McCARRON
• WILLIAM MUISE
• ARTHUR MUTCH
• P.A. OGAR
• JAMES PENDERGAST
• LOUIS ROPER
• BERT STEWART
• CECIL STEWART
• ALLISON TAIT
• FRED TROWSDALE
• VINCENT DUFFY
• CHARLES HAMM
• ELLIOT JONES
• TOM ROGERS
• ARTHUR WOOD
• HARRY WOOD
• ALTON BURKE
• KENNETH FERGUSON
• RAY McCARRON
• FLORENCE MUTCH
• JAMES PATTERSON
• CHESTER ROBERTSON
• BRETON WOOD
• EVERETT WOOD
• GORDON MASON
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KOREA

• LAWRENCE ANDERSON
• JAMES AYERS
• ARTHUR MacKENZIE
• JOHN WALSH

WORLD WAR II

• LAWRENCE ANDERSON
• JOSEPH AVERY
• JAMES AYERS
• JAMES BENNETT
• MARK BERNARD
• HAROLD BETTS
• STANLEY BROWN
• WILLIAM BRUCE
• GEORGE BURGESS
• JOHN BURGESS
• GEORGE CHEVERIE
• WENDALL CLOW
• CARLYLE CAHILL
• FRED COADY
• ALEXANDER COMPTON
• SYBIL COMPTON
• CHESTER COOPER
• GORDON COTTON
• JOYCE CRANE
• IVO CUDMORE
• FREDERICK DILLON
• PEGGY DILLON
• FLORENCE DOIRON
• LEONARD DOIRON
• ROSS DOWN
• JOSEPH DUNNING
• JACK FARQUARSON
• MALCOLM FAY
• LORNE FLOOD
• VERNON FRASER
• ANTHONY GALLANT
• JOSEPH GALLANT
• ROBERT ARMSWORTHY
• CARL CURRIE
• BENOIT DOIRON
• GEORGE PERT
• JOSEPH SHELFOON
• BUD MOLYNEAUX
• EDWARD WOODRUFF
• KENNETH GARDE
• FRANK GAUDET
• VERNON W. GAY
• GEORGE GENGE
• GILBERT GENGE
• RAYMOND GENGE
• ROLAND GENGE
• KEN GILLIS
• HUGH GOTELL
• JACK HERMAN
• JOHN HAWKINS
• RAYMOND HENNESSEY
• LLOYD HILLIER
• RODERICK INNESS
• BURTON HOWATT
• FRED JENKINS
• GEORGE JENKINS
• KEITH JENKINS
• LAWSON JENKINS
• KIETH JOHNSTON
• IVAN JORGENSON
• HAMMOND KELLY
• EARLE KENNEDY
• KEITH KENNEDY
• IVAN KERRY
• JOSEPH LACEY
• JOSEPH LAWRENCE
• KEITH LEWIS
• LOCKOWWD LLEWELLYN
• ARTHUR MacCALLUM
• AUSTIN MacCALLUM
• EDGAR MacCALLUM
• PETER DUTTON
• ALEXANDER FRIZZELL
• J. LAWRENCE GAUTHIER
• BENJAMIN SHEPHARD
• WILLIAM G. HOGG
• HOWARD WALKER
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WORLD WAR II

• FRANK MacDONALD
• GEORGE MacDONALD
• EUGENE MacDONALD
• STEPHEN MacDONALD
• DANIEL MacINNIS
• STUART MacKAY
• JAMES MacKAY
• HENRY MacLEAN
• MILTON MacPHERSON
• DONALD MacRAE
• LLOYD MARTIN
• RALPH McGARRY
• ERNEST McINNIS
• BOYCE McKIE
• HAROLD MacKIE
• JACK MEREDITH
• MARGARET MILLEY
• WILLIAM MUISE
• HENRY MURNAGHAN
• FRANK PARKER
• HENRY PETERS
• GERALD POWER
• ROBERT POWER
• BILL REDDIN
• FRED REDDIN
• PERCY SIMMONDS
• IVAN SMITH
• LENA SMITH
• GEORGE STEELE
• ROBERT STEWART
• WILLIAM STEWART
• FRANK STOREY
• CLARENCE GILLIS
• SPURGEON JENKINS
• JAMES HATCHER
• DOUG HILL
• HARRY THOMSEN
• ALFRED L. STEWART
• AUSTIN GAY
• PETER SULLIVAN
• JOHN TAYLOR
• NORMAN THOMPSON
• CHARLES TRAINOR
• JOHN TRAINOR
• STANELY VASS
• STUART VEALE
• GEORGE VESSEY
• HAROLD WALKER
• ARTHUR WELLNER
• HAROLD WHITE
• CLAUDE WHITENECT
• ELLSWORTH WILSON
• WILLIAM WOOD
• FRED WOOLHOUSE
• PATRICK WOOTON
• HARRY YOUNKER
• RUSSELL DOWNE
• BLAKE WOOD
• ALLISON McKIE
• JAMES ROACH
• JOHN MacRAE
• REBECCA JESSOME
• DEWAR JONES
• ROWLAND JONES
• JOSEPH McASKILL
• DONALD MacAUSLAND
• LEMUEL MacAULAY
• SANDY MacDONALD
• HAROLD MacKAY
• JOHN MacPHAIL
• JOSEPH MacPHERSON
• ANDREW MacRAE
• PETER MOORE
• HALE MURDOCK
• FRANK VICTORY
• RUSSELL STEWART
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