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The Memorial Wall was erected by the City of Greater Sudbury on October 31, 2004, in honour of 624 citizens of the Sudbury community who died while serving their country during war and peacekeeping missions. This 42 foot long, 6 foot high, black African granite wall is also etched with pictures.

The Memorial Wall Project - Corner of Brady Street and Minto Street - Memorial Park Sudbury, as part of the City of Greater Sudbury Memorial Park upgrade in 1992, the Greater City commissioned the building of an appropriate monument to honour the Citizens of the Greater Sudbury who made the supreme sacrifice. The Greater City of Sudbury organized a meeting with members of the Manitoulin-North Shore Branch of the Royal Canadian Naval Association, Royal Canadian Legion, Lockerby Branch 564, Royal Canadian Legion, Dr Fred Starr, Branch 76, Royal Canadian Legion Copper Cliff Branch 224, Royal Canadian Legion, Falconbridge Branch 336, the War Pensioners of Canada, Sudbury Branch and the Korean Veterans Association - Unit #19, and a small cross section of our Veterans community that represented the Canadian Navy, Army and Air Force Veterans, loosely known as the Veterans Advisory Committee. From that meeting and several more with the Presidents from local Legions a Memorial Wall Committee was formed consisting of: William H. Lee - Chairman, Past President of Manitoulin-North Shore Navy Vets President of the War Pensioners of Canada, Sudbury. Gary Costello - Past President of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 76 President of KVA Unit #19. Gary Dale - President Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 224. Alex McCann - Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 336. Chris Nadjiwan - President Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 564. Harold Payne - Past President of the War Pensioners of Canada, Sudbury. Joan Payne - Koran Veterans, War Pensioners, Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 76. Hedley Williams - Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 76. Noreen Davidson - 1st Vice Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 564. Donald Pagnutti - Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 564. William Ranich - Past Sec/Treas. Manitoulin-North Shore Navy Vets. Bernard Andrews - President of Manitoulin-North Shore Navy Vets. Ron Robitaille - President Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 76. Mike Thomson - War Pensioners of Canada, Sudbury. Ted Durbacz - City of Greater Sudbury. Bonnie Lachapelle - City of Greater Sudbury. Al Sizer - City of Greater Sudbury.

The committee's mandate was to organize, develop eligibility criteria, gather, design, tender, build and unveil the monument for the citizens of Sudbury. A process and criteria was developed together and verify names of the men and women who were killed while under military service during any military action, a war, or peacekeeping mission, beginning the South African War to the present day who were residents of the City of Greater Sudbury. As well a protocol was established to update the wall if any names were missed, or if the situation occurs, during future actions.

The Memorial Wall project culminated in the dedication ceremony held in memorial Park on October 31, 2004. The total cost of the Memorial Wall was $62,000.00. There were 624 names originally inscribed on the 42 foot long 6 foot high Black African Granite panels of the Memory Wall with etched pictures drawn by the artist David Craig. Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion granted their permission on August 24, 2004 to use the Poppy Trademark. Ellero Marble and Granite Mfg. Ltd helped design, manufacture and install this world class Memorial. Three more names were added to the Wall on June 17, 2009 during a re-dedication ceremony.

This memorial is dedicated the those who fought in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and Peacekeepers. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76 and the Korean Veterans.

This memorial is dedicated to those who fought in the First and Second World Wars. It was erected by a cemetery company in the 1950s. The memorial is concrete and with a pea gravel covering on the obelisk. In March 2021, two swords were stolen from the memorial.

This memorial is dedicated the those who fought in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was erected by War Pensioners.

This memorial was an expansion to the existing cenotaph and was dedicated to all Veterans on September 18, 2021. The expansion included two granite memorial walls where the names of deceased Veterans from Branch 564 were inscribed. The memorial walls are updated annually.

The project was the vision of Cde. Eddie Thompson, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 564 1^st Vice-President, who felt Veterans deserved better. Eddie costed out the project, formed a cenotaph committee, and hit the ground running securing a government grant of $25,000.00 from Veterans Affairs Canada under the Commemorative Partnership Program. He reached out to numerous community partners, such as good friend Dario Zulich, to support the project with donations of cash, goods and/or services. Eddie ran a successful fundraising campaign exceeding his target of paver stone sales to help offset the overall cost of the project.

Despite health challenges, Eddie forged ahead with perseverance and resilience never giving up on his Legion, the Veterans, or this project. In the true spirit of comradeship, the Branch 564 Executive, their membership, and community partners came together to assist Eddie in bringing the project to fruition.

The memorial was made accessible to Veterans with mobility issues by incorporating paver stone walkways and platforms. The memorial is not only symbolic in fostering Remembrance but serves as a gathering place for Veterans, service personnel, Legionnaires, civic leaders, the community, and local cadet corps to participate in acts of Remembrance throughout the year. Youth can also take inspiration in carrying the torch of Remembrance. 

A Field of Honour is dedicated in Sudbury, Ontario, due to the efforts of the local Veterans Committee, including Legion branches in the area, the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, Korea Veterans Association and the Polish Combatants Association.

World War One Cenotaph constructed in 1928 in memory of those who gave their lives in the First World War. It is no longer used for Remembrance Day Services, but wreaths are placed there regularly by Legion members. This Cenotaph was unveiled and dedicated on August 20, 1928, by General A.H. Bell.

Memorial Park Cenotaph was constructed in 1957 in memory of the 575 citizens of Sudbury and area who paid the supreme sacrifice in the First and Second World Wars and Korea. The official unveiling and dedication took place November 10, 1957. The first wreaths were laid by the Honorable Randolph Pearkes Minister of National Defence, and Mrs. F.C. Lane, a Silver Cross Mother who lost two sons in World War II.

When plans were started for a new Cenotaph in Memorial Park, the area around the site was redesigned and landscaped as a project of the Sudbury Lions Club and the City of Sudbury. The Cenotaph was constructed by Branch 76, Royal Canadian Legion, at a cost of $16,000. It is made of granite, stands 19 feet tall, weighs 50 tons, and rests on a two-foot-thick, 18 feet square base. A poem composed by poet Laureate Rudyard Kipling for Branch 76, Royal Canadian Legion in 1928 is inscribed on the monument.

Remembrance Day ceremonies were held at this Cenotaph every year until 1985. Since then, services are held in the Sudbury Arena but wreaths are placed on the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day and throughout the year.

The Morewood Cenotaph Committee honored their fallen on the 100th anniversary of the original unveiling of the cenotaph - July 6, 2021, by installing 21 mini-monuments - ten along each side - one for each of those who had given their lives, and one by itself at the back representing all who returned. A portrait of George McLaughlin is etched into his memorial. He had a small pox mark on his left cheek, stood 5 foot 9 inches, had brown hair and hazel eyes.

George was a banker at the Bank of Nova Scotia before the war and played hockey and softball on occasion. He had served in the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders as well as the Brockville Rifles. Passing his initial training June - July 1942 in Toronto, Ontario, he followed this with his Air Navigator’s course in London, Ontario August - December 1942. He was first listed as missing in action, and later presumed dead as of 18 November 1943. According to eyewitnesses, an aircraft crashed less than a mile North of the village of Herschwiesen. It had been shot down by an enemy night fighter.

George had five brothers enlisted in the war and a fiancée from Ottawa, Miss Frances M. Reid.

The 20 pillars representing individual soldiers are in alphabetic order. The 21^st pillar sits in the shadow of the cenotaph and between the two rows.

The Morewood Cenotaph Committee honored their fallen on the 100th anniversary of the original unveiling of the cenotaph - July 6, 2021, by installing 21 mini-monuments - ten along each side - one for each of those who had given their lives, and one by itself at the back representing all who returned. A portrait of Pember John Casselman is etched into his memorial. He had brown hair, blue eyes and was 5 foot, 6 inches in height. His occupation prior to the war was listed as Farmer. 

Pember embarked on 25 October 1916, arrived in England 31 October. While serving with the 4th Canadian Field Artillery, he was wounded in the left arm and head. Pember had tonsillitis and contracted diphtheria in France in October 1917 and was released back to service in April 1918. He was wounded in his face, right arm and right leg, broke his left tibia and died from his wounds on 28 May 1918.

The 20 pillars representing individual soldiers are in alphabetic order. The 21^st pillar sits in the shadow of the cenotaph and between the two rows.