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Sign in to My VAC AccountIN MEMORY OF THE MEN & WOMEN OF WAINFLEET
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR HUMANITY IN WORLD WAR II
AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO, DARING TO DIE, SURVIVED.
IN MEMORIAM
LLOYD BIEDERMAN JACK FLAGG FRANK KWIECIEN CLIFFORD STIRTZINGER JACK TUCK
RONALD DOUGLAS CHARLES HORTON CECIL MCKAY ROBERT TRAVER WILLIAM VIRGETTE
HONOUR ROLL
FRANK ANDRUSEK FRANK DAVIS HOWARD GIFFORD KIRK MICHENER DONALD OVERHOLT DOROTHY STAN
ROBERT ARMSTRONG BENSON DAYBOLL WILLIAM GRAYBIEL JOHN MILLIGAN JOHN PALCSO ORVILLE STROKES
WILLIAM AULTHOUSE DONALD DAYBOLL GLENN GREEN BERYL MISENER RALPH PALMER EARL STRAWN
HERMAN BAIN CHARLES DEAVU HERBERT HEDLUND MURIEL MISENER CLIFFORD PETTIGREW CHARLES STAYZER
STEVE BANYEA GEORGE DEAVU FRANK HILES TONY MISKOLCZI ARTHUR PHILLIPS ARNOLD STOUTH
REGINALD BARRICK BETTY DENNIS FRANK HIRSCU JOHN MITCHELL FRED PUTMAN ORLIN STOUTH
WILLIAM BERG JACK DENNIS CLIFFORD HOLMES JACK MOFFATT JOHN RADICH KENNETH TODERICK
DONALD BIEDERMAN CLYDE DICKHOUT RUSSEL HOLMES CLARENCE MOORE JOHN REEB DAVID TOPOLINSKY
CLARENCE BRAWN BRUCE DILTS RUSSEL HORTON GRIFFITH MOORE ARNOLD REECE STEVE TOPOLINSKY
LLOYD BROWN HAROLD DILTS EDWARD JONES GEORGE MOOTE PAUL REECE LLOYD TUNNICLIFFE
JOHN BUCCIS ROY DILTS STANLEY KENKOWSKI JOHN MCCOLLUM HOLLIS REID PETER TWERDOHLIB
LLOYD BUCKNER HILDEN DISHER FRED KIRKPATRICK VERNON MCDORMAND LESTER ROLOSON NICK URBANIC
ANDREW BUCSIS GERALD DOAN WALTER KWIECIEN JOHN MCIVOR LOUIS SABO MIKE UZELMAN
WALTER BULLEYMENT ELGIN ELLIS LLOYD LAMBERT DAVID MCMASTER JOHN SCHNEIDER PAUL VANTARA
JOE BUNZ ROBERT ETLING STANLEY LESLIE MILTON MCNEIL EARL SCHRAM FRANCIS WILLFORD
MURRAY BURKETT NOEL FLAGG WILLIAM MAIN ARTHUR NEALE ELMO SHAFFLEY LAWRENCE WILLS
DONALD COOK HAROLD FREEMAN GEORGE MARLATT RUTH NEALE DONALD SHIRTON EDWARD WYNN
HERMAN COOK GORDON FURRY CECIL MARR VICTOR NEFF GEORGE SIBBALD JOHN WYROZUB
HAROLD COON LLOYD FURRY GORDON MARR ELSIE OVENDEN THOMAS SIBBALD NICK WYROZUB
LAWRENCE COSBY ORMSBY FURRY PETER MARR GEORGE OVENDEN JOHN SINCLAIR WILLIAM WYROZUB
GEORGE COVERDALE ROBERT FURRY KEITH MICHENER BYRH OVERHOLT ROB ROY SMITH KEITH ZAVITZ
RUDOLPH CZANK ANGUS GIBSON VICTOR SMITH MIKE ZOLYOMI
ERECTED BY THE GRATEFUL CITIZENS OF THE TOWNHIP OF WAINFLEET.
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of Wainfleet who died as well as those who served in the Second World War. It was erected by the citizens of the Township of Wainfleet.
The Wainfleet First World War Memorial Plaque is also located here.
2003
The Civil Engineers Memorial was erected in 2003. It is a tribute to Canada's civil engineers who, between 1940 and 1943, were responsible for the design and construction of 88 airfields and 88 relief fields, together with all the requisite infrastructure. The airfields were required by the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which trained more than 250,000 personnel, of whom 131,000 were aircrew, for the allied war effort, this field, Dunnville airport, was the site of No. 6 Service Flying Training School.
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SIR JOHN COLBORNE
FIELD MARSHALL, LORD SEATON, GCB, GCMG, GCH
1778 - 1863
John Colborne was born in Lymington, England, on 16 February 1778, the son of a salt-merchant. He joined the British Army at sixteen and served for sixty-eight years, rising to the army's highest rank in 1860. After a distinguished career during the Napoleonic Wars, Colborne was knighted by King George IV. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in 1828 and served as the King's representative in this province until 1836. During that time he was instrumental in securing the financial resources which allowed the Welland Canal Company to extend the canal from Port Robinson to Gravelly Bay. The extension was opened in 1833. In recognition of Colborne's influence Gravelly Bay was re-named "Port Colborne" in that year.
After serving as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces in Canada, Colborne was appointed to the post of Governor-General of Canada by Queen Victoria in 1838. In 1839 he was created Baron Seaton, of Seaton, and was received by the Queen at Windsor Castle. In 1843 he was appointed Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands and in 1855 he commanded the armed forces in Ireland. He was regarded as the foremost soldier in the British Army, after Wellington.
Sir John Colborne married Elizabeth Yonge in 1813, and they had 8 children. Colborne died in England on the 17th of March 1863.
Sir John Colborne visited Port Colborne on 16 July 1835 on a tour of the defences of Upper Canada. Appropriately, he arrived here by barge on the canal.
Erected by the citizens of Port Colborne on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth, and unveiled on 23 July 1978 by The Honourable Pauline M. McGibbon, OC, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.
Unveiled on 23 July 1978 through the efforts of the City of Port Colborne, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of Field Marshal Sir John Colborne, Governor General of Canada.
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This mural depicts military history in the Fort Erie area. The names of the fallen are listed at the sides of the mural.
These certificates are lists of the war dead of the church during the First and Second World Wars.
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OUR HEROIC DEAD
TO THE HONOUR AND MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE
VILLAGE OF HUMBERSTONE WHO GAVE UP THEIR
LIVES WHILE SERVING KING AND COUNTRY
1914 - 1918
Heman French
John Graham
Harry Knowles
Arthur Slow
Elbern King
David Michael
Reuben Kramer
Thomas Waite
Dominic Koabel
David Gatherum
Lorne Armstrong
Dennis Sale
Edwin Gamm
John Wallace
1939-1945
Joseph Andrews
Earl Bender
Benjamin Boulton
Leslie Butler
Alderic Denault
William Greggio
Howard Guinter
Kenneth Hill
Leslie Kramer
Basil Lindsay
Albert Moscrip
John Newman
Ivan Page
Merritt Richardson
John Sykes
Norman Weaver
Frank Webb
"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man By Down
His Life For His Friends."
KOREA 1950-1953
[plaque at flag pole base/plaque montée à la base du mât]
ERECTED BY
U.F.W.O.
IN MEMORY OF
OUR BOYS WHO FELL
IN THE WAR
1914-1918
Erected by the Village of Humberstone (now Port Colborne), this memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and to the veterans of the Korean War. In 1952, a new plaque was installed on the Cenotaph in the northern section of Port Colborne to honour the names of those killed in the two World Wars, from the former Humberstone Village. Granite Monument - 4' wide, 8' high.
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ERECTED BY U.F.W.O. IN MEMORY OF OUR BOYS WHO FELL IN THE WAR
1914-1918
This memorial was erected by the United Farm Workers of Ontario in honour of the local war dead of the First World War.
LEST WE FORGET
1914 - WORLD WAR I - 1918
1939 - WORLD WAR II - 1945
1950 - KOREAN WAR - 1953
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RIDGEWAY BATTLEFIELD
LE CHAMP DE BATAILLE DE RIDGEWAY
PRO PATRIA
In abiding memory of the officers and men of the
Queen's Own Rifles, 13th Hamilton Battalion, Caledonia
and York Rifle Companies of Haldimand who fought
here in defence of their country against Fenian Raiders,
on 2nd June, 1866.
PRO PATRIA
À la mémoire des officiers et des soldats du Queen's
Own Rifles, du 13e bataillon de Hamilton, des com-
pagnies Caledonia and York Rifle de Haldimand qui ont
combattu ici même pour la défense de la patrie contre
les Féniens de 2 juin 1866
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.
Government of Canada - 1929 - Gouvernement du Canada
Ridgeway Battlefield was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1921 because the Queen’s Own Rifles, 13th Hamilton Battalion, Caledonia and York Rifle Companies of Haldimand fought here, in defence of their country, against Fenian raiders on 2 June 1866.
The Battle of Ridgeway was fought between the Canadian Volunteer Militia and about 500 to 800 Fenian invaders on 2 June 1866, just north of what was then the town of Ridgeway. Skirmishing began between the Militia and the Fenians near the intersection of Ridge Road and Garrison Road, but most of the fighting occurred on or near Lime Ridge, an elevated terrain that ran almost parallel to Ridge Road. The Canadian Volunteer Militia, led by Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Booker initially made a strong stance against the Fenian invaders led by Colonel John O’Neil. Although the Militia outnumbered the Fenians, they were unable to repel the invaders due to lack of experience and training, and supply issues. After a valiant stand, the Canadian Volunteer Militia was forced to retreat to the nearby village of Stevensville. The Fenian raiders returned to the United States the following day, fearful of Militia reinforcements being sent from Chippawa, near Niagara Falls.
HONOUR AND GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
TO OUR BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
TO YOU FROM FALLING HANDS WE THROW
THE TORCH. BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH.
IF YE BREAK FAITH WITH US WHO DIE
WE SHALL NOT SLEEP. THOUGH POPPIES GROW IN FLANDERS FIELDS.
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWNSHIP BERTIE
AND THEIR FRIENDS FROM THE UNITED STATES
This memorial, located on the grounds of Ridgeway Public School, is a stone slab with a bronze plaque and is dedicated in honour of the boys who gave their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled in 1921 by the citizens of the Township of Bertie and their friends from the United States.
