The John Weir Foote V. C. Plaque was erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Communications.
The Madoc Cenotaph and Madoc German Trench Mortar are also located here.
Sign in to My VAC Account
Sign in to My VAC AccountJOHN WEIR FOOTE, V.C. 1904-1988
The only chaplain in World War II to receive the Victoria
Cross, Foote was born and raised in Madoc. He entered the
Presbyterian ministry in 1934 and enlisted in the Canadian
Chaplain Service five years later. Assigned to the Royal
Hamilton Light Infantry, Foote distinguished himself during
the ill-fated Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942. Acting "with
utter disregard for his personal safety", he ministered to
the wounded and carried injured personnel from exposed
positions on the beach to first aid posts and landing craft,
all while under heavy enemy fire.Ultimately he was taken
prisoner because he refused to abandon those who could not
be evacuated. For his courageous actions he was awarded
the Victoria Cross, the British commonwealth's highest
military decoration for valour.
Erected by the Ontairo Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Communications.
The John Weir Foote V. C. Plaque was erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Communications.
The Madoc Cenotaph and Madoc German Trench Mortar are also located here.
This German trench mortar is situated between the Madoc Cenotaph and John Weir Foote V. C. Plaque.
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SOMME
FESTUBERT
VIMY RIDGE
PASSCHENDAELE
ERECTED IN HONOUR
OF THE MEN OF MADOC
AND VICINITY WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 1916
[plaque]
KOREA
1950 - 1953
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YPRES
ALEXANDER, JOHN
ALEXANDER, ROBERT
ALLT, JOHN S.
AYRHART, CHARLES
BADGLEY, JOHN
BASSETT, LORNE B.
BIRD, GEORGE
BRADY, JAMES R.
BROADWORTH MALCOLM B.
BROADWORTH CARL Mc.
BROADWORTH ERNEST M.
BROAD, THOS C.
BRONSON, JOHN A.
BROWN, JOHN
BURNS, LAURENCE
BURNS, EDWARD
BLAIR, JOHN
BENSON, FRED
CARMAN, LEONARD
CARTWRIGHT
JOSEPH
CRAMPY, JOSEPH
DEMARSH, ALEXANDER
DONALDSON
CHARLES H.
DOUGHTY, J. CARL
FEENEY, JOHN C.
GENEREAUX, FRANK
GLOVER, WINFRED A.
GORDON, A. EDWARD
GORDON, WALLACE S.
HARRIS, HAROLD B.
HOLLAND, GEORGE
KELLARD, BRUCE
KELLARD, JAMES B.
KELLARD, BERT
KENT, GEORGE
KETCHESON, ROSS
KINLOGH, FRANK
LAIRD, JOHN
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MONS
LEMMON, MURNEY
MACKENZIE, DAVID
MILLER, FREDERICK M.
MITTS, J. F.
MITTS, ALTON
MOORE, EDWARD
MACTAVISH
ROSWELL M.
MACCARLY, WILLIAM
MCGHEE, MARSHALL
NEWLAND, RICHARD R.
NICKLE, LESLIE W.
NICKLE, ROBERT J.
PARKS, CHAS
PAYETTE, HENRY
PHILLIPS, HERB
REID, STANLEY
ROBERTS, WILLIAM
ROGERS, PHILLIP A.
ROSE, HERBERT R.
SAGER, GEORGE
SAMPLE, WELLINGTON
SANFORD, JAMES W.
SMITH, HAROLD
SPECK, CAMERON
STORING, FRANCIS N.
TAYLOR, WILLIAM J.
TAYLOR, HARRY
TUMELTY, EARL
TURTS, ARTHUR Z.
VINCENT, WILLIAM
WATSON, CHARLES R.
WEESE, MILTON
WEST, EDWARD J.
WEST, ARTHUR
WEST, ROLAND
WILES, CHAS
WILKINSON, WILLIAM J.
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1939 - 1945
ASH A. RUEBEN
AULT ROBERT
BRISTOL ROBERT
BROAD LESLIE
CASSIBO BERNARD
CAVERLY CLIFFORD
COONEY HAROLD
FRANCES JEROME
GENEREAUX JACK
GILMAN PAUL
GRIFFIN HARRY
HERRINGTON ALEX
HUNTER ROBERT
KINCAID ROBERT
KIRBY STEWART
MARTIN KENNETH
McMURRAY ED.
MURRAY ALEX
REEVES MacKENZIE
ROSS WALTER
SCHAMEHORN CLIFFORD
SCOTT WALTER
SPRY CECIL
THOMPSON ROBERT
WALKER FRED
WALKER MALCOLM
WHYTOCK DONALD B.
YOUNG JAMES
The Madoc Cenotaph was unveiled with full military honours on November 28, 1928 and dedicated to the men of Madoc and vicinity who gave their lives during the First World War. The community owes a heartfelt appreciation to the Madoc Women's Institute who undertook the project, to the public spiritedness of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, and the community effort.
Later, the names of those lost in the Second World War where engraved on the back. A plaque acknowledging the Korean War was added on the front of the base.
A German Trench Mortar and the John Weir Foote V. C. Plaque are also located here.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PTE. WILLIAM VINCENT
NO. 304145 P.P.C.L.I.
KILLED IN ACTION AT
VIMY RIDGE - FRANCE
APRIL 9TH, 1917
"DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP
IN VICTORY"
A marble plaque was erected in the memory of Private William George Vincent. He was killed in the First World War at age 17 at Vimy Ridge.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
1950 - 1953
ERECTED
BY
BRANCH 496 CANADIAN LEGION B.E.S.L.
DEDICATED
11TH SEPTEMBER 1960
The Sydenham Cenotaph is dedicated to the veterans of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 496, Sydenham.
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IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR
FELL IN BATTLES AS FOLLOWS:
PASSCHENDAELE
CORP. W. FRED BEDELL
NOV. 24TH 1917
PTE. W.S. SEYMOORE ASHLEY
21ST BN. NOV. 7TH 1917
VIMY RIDGE
PTE. ROY A. HINCHCLIFFE
APR. 9TH 1917
ST. JULIEN
PTE. ARTHUR HARRABIN
2ND BN. APR. 24TH 1915
FRESNOY
PTE. GERMAN A. McGEE
APR. 28TH 1917
AMIENS
PTE. ERNEST G. RUNNALLS
AUG. 6TH 1918
SOMME
CORP. ANDREW REID
SEPT. 16TH 1916
PTE. GEO. WEBB
21ST BN. SEPT. 16TH 1916
ARRAS
PTE. MORLEY G. RICHARDSON
MAR. 30 1918
PTE. C. DELBERT RODGERS
44TH BN. WOUNDED AT CAMBRAI
DIED AT 53RD GEN. HOSP. BOULONGE
KILLED IN BATTLES UNKNOWN
PTE. HAROLD CONSTABLE
80TH BN. NOV. 18TH 1916
PTE. CLAUDE HOGLE
SEPT. 23RD 1918
PTE. BERT MASON
BUGLER BERT ROBINSON 155TH BN.
PT.E JAS. SIMPSON
PTE. RICHARD SUDGEN
PTE. PERCY KENNEDY No. 18 C.C.S.
DIED OF WOUNDS AND PNEUMONIA
DEC. 19TH 1916
LT. GEO. F. BATEMAN R.F.C.
KILLED IN AEROPLANE ACCIDENT IN ENG.
MAY 18TH 1918
1914 - 1918
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ENLISTED AND RETURNED
G. ABOUND
JACK ALLISON
C.M. ANDERSON
HAROLD ANDERSON
C.E. ANDERSON
A.W. ARMITAGE
CLARENCE ASHLEY
CECIL AUSTIN
GARNET BAILEY
THOS. BAILEY
JOS. BARKER
ROY BARTON
CHAS. BATEMAN
J.C. BATEMAN
A.E. BATEMAN
ED. BATISON
E. BAYLISS
CLAUDE BELSHAW
H.L. BRADY
J.M. BROWN
J.T. BRUNSKILL
T.J. CASSIDY
J.J. CARTWRIGHT
C.B. CAMERON
T.O. CHARD
C.S. CHARD
EDWIN CLANCY
CARL CLANCY
C.W. CLARKE
MARVIN COONEY
THEO. COONEY
R.A. CONNER
JAS. CORPS
EARL CRAIG
ROSS CRONKWRIGHT
GEO. CUMMINGS
WILL DAWSON
FRED DOLLIN
B.C. DONNAN
JOHN DOUGALL
WILL. DUNANT
ROY DUNKLEY
EDWARD BATESON
WM. FOWLER
JAMES CULLETT
WM. TOBIAS HEAGLE
FRED MACK
HARRY JONES
ALEX REID
CHARLES TICHE
THOS. YOUNG
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GEO. EASTWOOD
D.R. EASTWOOD
T.E. FARGEY
C.B. FAYERS
W.J. FITCHET
FLOYD GARRISON
F. GAY
EARL GRAID
WILFRED GRAVERS
ARTHUR HAGERMAN
KENNETH HAGGERTY
HARRY HASLETT
E.A. HAYNES
J.W. HEAGLE
STANLEY HEAGLE
B. HICKS
WM. HILL
A. HINDS
RAY HINCHCLIFFE
C.W. HOARD
ARTHUR HOLLAND
O.F. HUBBLE
CLIFFORD HENNINGS
WILL INGRAM
WILBUR JOHNSON
J.A. KEATING
FRED KEATING
WALTER KEMP
COLIN KENNEDY
BRUCE KINCADE
FRED LANG
ALBERT LAWRENCE
DANIEL LINDSAY
ARTHRU LINN
HARRY LINN
E.W. LUERY
PERCY MACK
T.C. MacCONNELL
E.L. MacCONNELL
E. ROSS MacCONNELL
SIDNEY MARTIN
TOM MASTERS
EDGAR W. MATTHEWS
JAS. McCOMB
GEORGE GORDINEER
1939 - 1945
GEORGE DUNKLEY
ALEX HERRINGTON
EDWARD KIRKEY
RAYMOND RAY
KENNETH SMITH
HAROLD TAYLOR
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WILL McELHIMENY
JOHN McEWEN
PERCY McGEE
JAS. McINROY
WILL McINROY
ALBERT McKAY
A.W. MEEKS
RICHARD MEIKLEJOHN
ALEX MOON
D.A. MONTGOMERY
RAYMOND MONTGOMERY
TOM OLIVER
T.G. ORR
J.W. PATTERSON
ERNEST A. REID
VERNON J. REID
ROBERT REID
G.A. RICHARDSON
B.N. RICHARDSON
ERNEST SADLER
ARTHUR SAYERS
GEO. SEABORN
S.H. SEABORN
JOHN SHAND
HAROLD SHARPE
HERBERT SIMPSON
R.C. SINE
OSBORNE SMITH
ERNEST SPENCER
WALTER SPRY
WESLEY SWEET
REG. TAYLOR
R.C. THOMPSON
J.W. THOMPSON
NORMAN TRUESDALL
E.G. WATCHER
T.A. WALLBRIDGE
NATHAN WANNAMAKER
A. WELLMAN
GEO. WELLMAN
JOHN WEST
GEO. WICKENS
R.A. WHITTON
E. VAXLEY
W. VAXLEY
WILBUR CRONWRIGHT
KILLED JUNE 27TH 1916
JAMES CALWELL
E.A. EASTWOOD
FELL AT AMIENS
WM. MURRAY
WM. McINROY
A.E. ROSCOE
ROY C. SIMMONDS
THOS, WALLBRIDGE
KILLED AT PASSCHENDAELE
The Rawdon Council set up a Memorial Committee in 1919. By March 5, 1920, a design was approved and a tender was awarded to J. McCallum of Kingston for $2000.00. On May 3, land at the Harold crossroads was purchased from Gordon A. Bailey, a local farmer, and the cenotaph was erected in 1922.
At the top of the cenotaph is a bust of a First World War soldier and below is an etched outline of a pair of crossed cavalry swords. The cenotaph is flanked by two Vickers machine guns. In April 1924, a caretaker was appointed by the Council and the purchase of a pole and flag was authorized.
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IN FLANDERS FIELDS THE
POPPIES BLOW
BETWEEN THE CROSSES
ROW ON ROW
THEIR NAME ENDURETH
FOR EVERMORE
1914 1918
OUR HONOURED DEAD
TOM ADAIR
EDWARD BAKER
VINCENT HARRISON
FRED HUGHES
SAM HICKS
JACK KELLAR
BILL LAWLOR
BERT LOTT
ERNIE WOOD
JOSEPH SWITZER
BRITTON WOODCOCK
WILLIE PRUE
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THOSE
WHO CARRIED ON
BERNARD O'NEILL
FRED PARKS
JOHN PRUE
SIDNEY PRUE
ARTHUR RORKE
JAMES ROBERTSON
KENNETH STINSON
CALVIN SELEMAN
SAM SWITZER
SCHUYLER THOMPSON
JACK THOMPSON
CLARENCE THOMPSON
ELTON THORNTON
CHARLIE WOOD
NURSING SISTER
NETA CARSCALLAN
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1939 1945
OUR HONOURED DEAD
LORNE KIRK
LORNE YORK
REGGIE RICHMOND
GEORGE MURPHY
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THOSE
WHO CARRIED ON
LAWRENCE COXALL
GEO. CHALK
GEO. DOYLE
GEO. HICKS
HARVEY HICKS
JAMES HARRISON
WILLIAM HAGGERTY
HARRY LETCH
HENRY LOTT
DON LOTT
WILLIAM LOTT
ALBERT MARLIN
JOHN McDONALD
JOHN McADAMS
KOREAN WAR
1950 - 195
The Tamworth Cenotaph is dedicated to the memory of the local war dead and Veterans of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
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IN
DEFENCE OF LIBERTY
ERECTED IN HONOR
OF OUR FALLEN HEROES
WALTER BUSH, LIEUT.
Wm. R. DAVEY
HERBERT BLANCHFLOWER
JAMES HUTCHISON
HARRY SMITH
1914 - 1918
BRITONS
SHALL NEVER BE SLAVES
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IN
DEFENCE OF LIBERTY
ERECTED IN HONOR
OF OUR RETURNED HEROES
WESLEY FRINK, CAPT.
Wm. PERRY
OTTO STORMS
PETER McDONALD
JOHN BUCHANAN
WALTER SWANN
STANLEY McDONALD
RUGGLES STORMS
PETER THIBET
EARL JOHNSON
HARRY DAVEY
MALCOLM ROSS
IRVING McGAUGHEY
BERNARD DAVEY
PARKER WALKER
KENNETH BABCOCK
ELBEARN COLE
CLAUDE V. ASSELTINE, SPR.
FRED SCOUTEN
PERCY SHEWELL
EDWIN COLE
HERBERT HODGE
Wm. THOMPSON
KENNETH MARTIN
ALEX. JOHNSON
The Wilton Cenotaph is dedicated to the local war dead and Veterans of the First World War. Some of the names engraved on the cenotaph can be found on gravestones in the cemetery across the road.
In 1947, the Flinton Community Club decided to build a library as a memorial for Veterans of the Second World War. Flinton Memorial Library opened in 1949 and was dedicated in honour and in memory of those of Kaladar, Anglesea and Effingham Townships who fought in the Second World War. It was presented to the community by members of the Flinton Community Club as a tangible expression of the respect and devotion held for boys and girls who enlisted.
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1914-1918 1939-1945
DEDICATED TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND TO THE MEMORY
OF OUR CITIZENS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE
OF OUR COUNTRY
THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOREVERMORE
WORLD WAR I 1914 - 1918
PTE. PERCY BEAUMONT
DVR. FORD ELLIOTT
SGT. PERCY GODFREY
PTE. ARCHIE GREER
PTE. WILLIAM HENNESSY
BRUCE KELLER
LAWRENCE E. MAGERT
RICHARD P. MARLIN
PTE. CHESTER D. McCONNELL
PTE. JOHN NOLAN
PTE. FRANK ORR
LT. HARRY RATH DFC.
PTE. CHARLES A. SHAW
CAPT. LUTHER SILLS MD
PTE. HARMON SIMMONS
KEN E. SOMERVILLE
PTE. HARRY VILLENEUVE
PTE. JAMES WOODCOCK
KOREAN WAR
1950 1953
WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945
PTE. JEROME ALLORE
PTE. EUGENE CASSIBO
PTE. OAKLEY CASSIBO
PTE. TEDDY DREW
CPL. ROSS DUGGAN
SGT. FRANK KEILTY
GNR. C.D. KLEINSTEUBER
PTE. THOMAS L. LATON
CAPT. DON McCREA
SPR. C.C. RASHOTTE
PTE. L. RASHOTTE
TPR. R.M. RASHOTTE
SGT. BERT REYNOLDS
PTE. EDWARD THOMPSON
PTE. ORVIL THOMPSON
PTE. TEDDY THOMPSON
CAPT. DONALD B. WHYTOCK
SGT. M. WILSON
The Tweed Cenotaph is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and to those that served in the Korean War.
The Guardian is also at this location.