Riverside Cenotaph
Municipality/Province: Windsor, ON
Memorial number: 35099-036
Type: Cairn, rifle and helmet
Address: 6755 Wyandotte Street East
Location: Riverside Recreational and Memorial Centre
GPS coordinates: Lat: 42.33015 Long: -82.95617
Submitted by: Pete Remdenok, Victoria Edwards
This memorial to the local war dead was built and donated to the city of Windsor by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 255 and was dedicated on 2 November 1958.
A cenotaph dedication was held Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the new Farrow Riverside Miracle Park. The Riverside Royal Canadian Legion Branch 255 hosted the dedication bringing the cenotaph back to its original home. With the help of a $25,000 grant from the commemorative division of Veterans Affairs, the memorial was improved and relocated to the front of the park on Wyandotte Street East. The cenotaph was moved from its location in front of the Riverside Arena in 2011 when it was torn down. With the makeover of the former site, the opportunity arose for the cenotaph to move back to its original prominent spot. The cenotaph now sits on a platform at the entrance of the park with a black wall and the words “Lest We Forget” inscribed behind the memorial.
Local veterans, supporters and community members attended the dedication and remembrance ceremony which featured a reading of In Flanders Field, representatives from several local organizations, and music. Wreaths were laid by local officials and dignitaries from the navy, firefighters and youth representing the Cubs and Brownies, along with veterans from World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and currently serving military. This cenotaph did not have dates on its plaque, because the plaque is in honour of all who served.
Inscription found on memorial
Lest we forget
In honour of all who have served
in remembrance of those who laid
down their lives so that we may live
in peace
Riverside
Street view
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