Ontario

HARRY G.B. MINER, V.C. 1891-1918

Born in Raleigh Township, Miner enlisted in the 142nd Battalion,
C.E.F. in December 1915, and the following year transferred to
the 58th Battalion, then serving in France. During a Canadian
attack near Amiens on August 8, 1918. Corporal Miner rushed a
German machine gun post single-handed and turned the gun on
the enemy. Later, with two companions, he assaulted another
post and put its gun out of action, following which he again
attacked alone and captured an enemy bombing post. In carrying
out these gallant acts he was mortally wounded. For his
conspicuous bravery Corporal Miner was posthumously
awarded the Croix de Guerre and British Empire's highest
award for military valour, the Victoria Cross.

Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario

CHATHAM BLOCKHOUSE
1794
On this site a blockhouse was constructed in 1794
by order of Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe.
He planned to establish here a small naval arsenal
which would form a link in the defences of Upper
Canada's western frontier and also draw the Indian
trade from Detroit. The post was garrisoned by a
detachment of the Queen's Rangers, and two gunboats
were built; but by 1797 it was abandoned. In 1798
the province's Administrator, Peter Russell, had the
blockhouse moved to Sandwich to serve as the Western
District's courthouse and gaol.

Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE RIDGEWAY MARTYRS.
Who fell defending their country in the
attempted Fenian invasion
June 1866,
MALCOLM MCECHRON.
Ensign Queen's Own
Killed.

HUGH MATHESON.
Sergt, Queen's Own
Died of Wounds.
WILLIAM SMITH.
Queen's Own
Killed.
CHRIST PR ALDERSON.
Queen's Own
Killed.
I.H. NEWBURN.
Queen's Own
Killed.

FRANCIS LAKEY.
Corpl, Queen's Own
Died of Wounds.
MARK DEFRIES.
Queen's Own
Killed.
WN FAIRBANKS TEMPEST.
Queen's Own
Killed.
MALCOLM McKENZIE
Queen's Own
Killed.

Go strew his ashes to the wind
Whose sword or voice has served mankind
And is he dead whose glorious mind
Lifts thine on high
To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die

Erected by the citizens in the vaiinity of the Battle around Sep'1874

THE WILKINS EXPEDITION
1763
On November 7, 1763 a fleet of small boats carrying nearly
700 officers and men of the 60th and 80th Regiments
under Major John Wilkins, was forced ashore by a violent
storm about 5 km east of this point. The expedition
had set out from Niagara on October 19 to relieve the
British post at Detroit, commanded by Major Henry Gladwin,
which was then under siege by a powerful force of Indians
led by Pontiac. Some seventy men and twenty boats with
most of the supplies were lost in the storm. Wilkins and
the survivors reached the shore where they buried the
dead and encamped for five days before returning to Niagara.

Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.

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ERECTED BY
THAMES LODGE
NO .101
SONS OF ENGLAND
BENEFIT
SOCIETY.
IN MEMORY OF
THE BROTHERS
WHO FELL IN THE
GREAT WAR

S. O. E.

G. A. DOWN
J. G. F. FLETCHER
A. R. HEATHER
S. HEATHER
F. HORNE
C. M. KENDALE
T.J. OSBORNE
A. R. PAGET
W. POPHAM
E. REEVE
H. J. RIDGES
F. SHEARD
F. J. WATSON M.M.
1941 – 1945
A. J. DOWN
W. J. MAWLEY

1914-1918

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IN HONOUR OF
ALL WHO SERVED
IN THE
KENT REGIMENT
SINCE ITS INCEPTION
1792
DEDICATED ON
OCTOBER 3, 1992
BY THE
KENT REGIMENT
ASSOCIATION
WITH GRATEFULL THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT
OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCHES

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BR 28 CHATHAM
BR 628 CHATHAM
BR 113 DRESDEN
BR 465 MERLIN
BR 206 TILBURY
BR 18 WALLACEBURG

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BR 185 BLENHEIM
BR 252 BOTHWELL
BR 335 HIGHGATE
BR 243 RIDGETOWN
BR 367 THAMESVILLE
BR 324 WHEATLEY
RCAF ASSN WING 411

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Chatham Armoury
100th Anniversary
1905-2005

Chatham Armoury
The Chatham Armoury was constructed in 1905 as a result
of reform and expansion of the volunteer militia. The first
unit to occupy the Armoury was the 24th Kent Regiment
that was formed in 1901. It was the centre in local
recruitment and training for the 186th Kent Overseas
Battalion, C.E.F. during the first World War (1914-1918).
In 1920 the Armoury became the home of the re-named Kent
Regiment and, in 1936, the Kent Regiment (Machine Gun).
During the Second World War (1939-1945) it was the centre
of military activity for the 1st Battalion (CASF) and the
2nd Battalion (NPAM) of the Kent Regiment.
The building continued to be occupied by the Kent Regiment
until 1954. In 1954, the Kents were amalgamated to form
The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment that occupied the
Building until 2006 when they moved to new quarters on
Bloomfield Road.
This plaque commemorates the 100th anniversary of the
Chatham Armoury in the Year of the Veteran, 2005.
Sponsored by:
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent Community Partnership Fund
The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment Association
Branch 28 Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion
Royal Canadian Naval Association - RCAF Association 411 Wing

• [left panel/panneau de gauche]
• WORLD
• WAR
• 1914 - 1918
•  
•  
•  
•  
•  
• [center panel/panneau du centre]
• DEDICATED TO
• THE GLORY OF
• GOD AND TO
• ALL THOSE WHO
• SERVED
• WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
• KOREAN PEACEKEEPING
• FORCES 1950 - 1952-3
• [right panel/panneau de droite]
• WORLD
• WAR
• II
• 1939 - 1945
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IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY