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In Brampton Ontario, in the 1920s, a hospital was dedicated as a memorial. When a replacement for the Peel Memorial Hospital was built recently and the name was dropped, a public outcry forced officials to hastily dedicate a building as the Peel Memorial. Peel Memorial provides the residents of Brampton and surrounding communities with a wonderful new health facility and easy access to a wide variety of traditional and alternative health care services.
TO THOSE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES
SO THAT WE CAN BE FREE
WE THANK YOU
WWI 1914 - 1918
WWII 1939 - 1945
KOREAN WAR
1950 - 1953
PEACEKEEPERS
LEST WE FORGET
The Shelburne Service Memorial honours those who died during service from the First World War to present.
TO THE HONOUR OF OUR FALLEN HEROES
1939-1945
ROBERT EMRICK
THOMAS MADILL
ALVIN LIGHTHEART
ROBERT JEWETT
IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
NORMAN BIRGE
THOMAS CRIBBS
EARNEST FERRIS
ROBERT FERRIS
JAMES FLEMING
R.J. GALLAUGHER
KNOX GRAHAM
WILFRED HUNTER
THOMAS JOHNSTON
EARLBY POWERS
HARRY PRIDDLE
WM. SHERMAN
JOSEPH WOOD
The memorial was moved from the fairgrounds to this spot, and re-dedicated in June of 2011.
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ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF
SHELBURNE AND VICINITY
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY
OF OUR HONOURED DEAD
AND THOSE WHO CARRIED ON
IN THE GREAT WARS
WE ARE THE DEAD, SHORT DAYS AGO
WE LIVED, FELT DAWN, SAW SUNSET GLOW
LOVED AND WERE LOVED
AND NOW WE LIE IN FLANDERS FIELD
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OUR HONOURED
1914-DEAD-1918
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OUR HONOURED
1939-DEAD-1945
DEDICATED BY ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
BRANCH 220 1992
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OUR HONOURED
1914-DEAD-1918
Early in 1919, proposals were made by the Great War Veterans Association and the Royal Canadian Legion to raise a memorial to those from the area who did not return from the First World War. Two and a half years later these discussions drew the attention of municipal officials and the Council of the County of Dufferin and money was raised for three urban communities within the county. Shelburne was one of three communities that received $3,300 for a memorial.
In April 1921, a committee was appointed to pick a site and work on plans for the cenotaph. Near the end of July 1922 an order was placed with the John Fleck Monument Company of Shelburne for a cenotaph, but an agreement for the site was not reached until August 15.
The town property from the back of the Town Hall to the lane at the south was finally settled on for the cenotaph. The old weigh scales and band building were moved to the east side of William Street in preparation for the cenotaph. In the middle of October, 13 horse and workmen teams levelled and prepared the memorial grounds. Stonemasons built a low retaining stone wall along the south side.
In early May a stone fountain was installed. On May 17 the cenotaph arrived, concrete walks were laid and the iron fence and bandstand were completed. The cenotaph features a statue of a First World War soldier celebrating victory atop a white marble base.
The official opening and dedication ceremony took place on June 4, 1923. Mrs. E. J. McComb of Melancthon, mother of the late Rev. T. Allan McComb, who gave his life overseas, pulled the rope for unveiling the cenotaph.
The captured German War Field Gun, at the northwest corner of the grounds is one of three guns received by Dufferin County from Ottawa. The fountain fell apart and was removed in the late 1950s.
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1914
1915
YPRES
FESTUBERT
MOUNT SORRELL
SOMME
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TO PERPETUATE
THE MEMORY OF
OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
AND TO
GRATEFULLY RECOGNIZE
THE SACRIFICE OF
THE MEN OF BRAMPTON
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 — 1918
AND
1939 — 1945
KOREA 1950 - 1953
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CAMBRAI
MONS
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THESE THOUGHT NOT OF SELF
BUT GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR US
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AMIENS
ARRAS
The Brampton Cenotaph was built on land "re-claimed" from the old Etobicoke Creek and paid for by donations of the citizens and businesses of Brampton. It was designed by Toronto architect Mackenzie Waters and its unveiling by Governor General Lord Willingdon on July 4, 1928, was attended by thousands. In June of 1931, the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire presented to the Town of Brampton, a mast and Union Jack to be flown over the monument. A vault in the front of the edifice bears the official crest of the old Town of Brampton and inside are the names of the men and women of Brampton who died, or were killed, in the service of their country.
The symbols expressed on the cenotaph are Service, Sacrifice and Victory. The ornamentation is Roman. Rising in easy steps from a broad and ample base, the die stones bear a projecting tablet. Above is a bronze plaque bearing the crest of the Town of Brampton and above that, carved in perfect relief, is the National Emblem, the Maple Leaf, on each side of which are graceful scrolls. Behind the bronze plaque is a crypt in which is placed a book recording the names and service of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice, and the Wreath of Victory, from which ribbons fall.
The cenotaph expresses a symbol of Service in a gradual rise from the level of inaction through service and sacrifice to great achievement rewarded by the Wreath of Victory. Prior to the cenotaph, Remembrance Day Services were held in the various churches in Brampton and in the Armouries, starting in the year 1919.
The memorial committee consisted of: T. Duggan - Chairman, R. Lowry, R. Conover - Secretary, J. Patterson, F. Wegenast - Mayor, L. Bertram, G. Akehurst - Councillor, H. Campkin, W. Beatty - Reeve, W. Sharpe, N. Powell, W. Brydon, C. Donaldson, J. Conover, D. Heggie, C. McDonald, D. Bull. Members Of The Town Council F. Wegenast - Mayor, W. Bartlett, W. Beatty - Reeve, W. Speirs, J. Harmsworth - Deputy-Reeve, H. Heatley, W. Warr and J. McLaughlin.
The dates for the Second World War and Korean War were added later.
CANADIAN FORCES PARTICIPATION
IN THE UNITED NATIONS
OPERATIONS, KOREA 1950-53-56
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY (RCN)
CANADIAN ARMY
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
2nd Field Regiment,
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA)
? Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA)
81st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA)
The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE)
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
The Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR)
2nd Battalion
1st Battalion
3rd Battalion
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI)
2nd Battalion
1st Battalion
3rd Battalion
Royal 22 Regiment (R22ER)
2nd Battalion
1st Battalion
3rd Battalion
The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC)
The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC)
The Royal Canadian Dental Corps
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
The Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and
Mechanical
Engineers (RCEME)
Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps
The Royal Canadian Postal Corps
The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps
The Canadian Provost Corps
The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD)
The Canadian Guards
11th Battalion
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
2nd Battalion
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
(RCAF)
No. 126 (Thunderbird) Squadron
[in addition, 22 RCAF pilots flew with the
U.S. Fifth Air Force]
AND HONOUR THOSE
WHO DARED TO DIE BUT LIVED.
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The Korea Veterans Association of Canada erected a Wall of Remembrance to the 516 Canadians who lost their lives in the Korean War. At its dedication on July 27, 1997, Korean War Veterans marched to the site to pay homage to their fallen comrades. In total, 26,791 Canadians served in the Korean War and approximately 7,000 continued to serve between the ceasefire and end of 1955.
Two members of Unit 57, Korea Veterans Association, were gathering information about a comrade who had been killed in Korea and a member of the family requested a photo of the grave in Pusan. When he saw how delighted the family was to obtain the photo, it was then that President Bill Allan, came up with the concept of a Wall of Remembrance.
Bill solicited the support of the secretary, past Presidents George Mannion and David G. Barker, and members of Unit 57. They developed a plan and initiated meetings between Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries who own and operate Meadowvale Cemetery and several government agencies. The committee raised $300,000.00 from the private sector.
The Wall of Remembrance was designed by Toronto artist, Kari Myllymaki and constructed of gray Barre granite, which matched the existing Veterans' Memorial. Approximately 200 feet in length and two feet high, the wall curves gently to follow the roadway which circles around the Veterans' Memorial. It follows the natural topography which slopes gently towards the roadway and leans backwards at an angle of approximately 50 degrees.
The central feature consists of three panels: a rectangular block flanked by two wings which slope down from the center. They are four feet wide and approximately five feet high at the highest point. The rectangular block in the center features the Korean Veterans Association insignia, Canadian Forces insignia, United Nations insignia, and names of the participating Canadian Forces.
There are seven sections on each side of the central feature. Each section contains four rows of 6" X 10" bronze plaques, which are replicas of those gracing the graves of the comrades in Pusan.
On one wing is a poem by Jack LaChance, on the other, a verse from Laurence Binyon's famous poem "For the Fallen", information relating to the dedication of the memorial, and the names of the organizing committee responsible for getting this project off the ground.
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THE CF-100 ALL-WEATHER FIGHTER
POWERED BY ORENDA ENGINES, WAS
DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN
MALTON. IT WAS THE FIRST ALL-
CANADIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT.
692 CF-100'S AND OVER 2000 ENGINES
TO POWER THEM WERE PRODUCED
IN MALTON BETWEEN 1951 AND 1958.
THIS HISTORICAL MOMENTO WAS ERECTED
BY MALTON BRANCH 528, ROYAL
CANADIAN LEGION, IN CO-OPERATION
WITH THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA.
A.D. 1974
The CF-100 Memorial was erected in 1974, a product of dedication, time and effort of the Malton Legion. It bears the crest of the 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron. The Squadron's history dates back to the Second World War, when it flew patrol and air intelligence operations in Great Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands under Army Co-Operation Command, Fighter Command and 2nd Tactical Air Force. Reformed at Royal Canadian Air Force Station St-Hubert, Quebec, on September 15, 1967 as 414 Electronic Warfare Squadron.
In August 1972, 414 moved to Canadian Forces Base North Bay and stayed there until 1992, when they were split in two with one part going to Canadian Forces Base Comox, British Columbia as 414 Composite Squadron and the other part going to Canadian Forces Base Shearwater, Nova Scotia as 434 Composite Squadron.
LEST WE FORGET
IN MEMORY
OF OUR COMRADES
WHO PAID THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE
SO THAT WE MAY
LIVE IN PEACE
1914 — 1918 1939 — 1945
1950 — 1953
This memorial was dedicated in 1978, in memory of the war dead of Malton. On Saturday, November 4th, 1978, the Cenotaph Committee of the Malton Branch 528 of the Royal Canadian Legion unveiled this monument dedicated to the war dead of Malton and surrounding areas.
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SINCE THE EARLIEST CRUSADE
MEN AND WOMEN HAVE SUFFERED
IN THE THROES OF WAR
NOT FOR PERSONAL GAIN OR GLORY
BUT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AN IDEAL
THAT RIGHTEOUS FREEDOM
MIGHT BE REALISED AS A REWARD
TO ALL MANKIND
THUS WE, THE CITIZENS OF EAST YORK
ERECT THIS SYMBOL TO COMMEMORATE
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
OR WERE INCAPACITATED
SERVING THE CAUSE OF SUCH FREEDOM
IN THE VICTORIOUS WARS OF
1914 1918 1939 1945
PRAY THAT THE CRUSADE IS NOW ENDED
IN ETERNAL PEACE
1950 KOREA 1953
PEACEKEEPING
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1914-1918 1939-1945
IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
MAY THEIR SACRIFICE
BE NOT FORGOTTEN
1950 KOREA 1953
AND OUR SPECIAL FORCES
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THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN
RESTORED WITH FUNDS
DONATED BY THE
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
BRIGADIER O.M. MARTIN
BRANCH 345
There is a cenotaph in the Memorial Gardens which was erected in honour of the courage and sacrifice of those who served during war, courage and peace. The site hosts annual Remembrance Day commemoration events.
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LEASIDE
MEMORIAL COMMUNITY
GARDENS
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IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
THE TOWN OF LEASIDE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939- 1945
TRUEMAN WILLIAM ALBERT ANDERSON
DOUGLAS STEWART BROWN
CONRAD CROMER EVANS
RICHARD CHARLES HOLMES
VERNON JOHN LAZIER
WILLIAM CLOTHIER LEAMING
WILLIAM ROBERT MERRALL
ARCHIBALD ALLEN MUIRHEAD
WALTER DAVID NEWEL
JAMES GEORGE GORDON PETERKIN
ROBERT ERIC BOWMAN PIKE
CLFFORD LAUREANO REA
WILLARD HUGH ROWLAND
LEONARD OGILVY STALKER
RICHARD JOHN WALTON
WILLIAM MILTON WILBUR
JAMES EDWARD WILKES
DEDICATED ON THE OCCASION OF
THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOWN OF LEASIDE
13TH SEPTEMBER 1963
The Town of Leaside wished to commemorate and honour those servicemen from Leaside who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of freedom during the Second World War. Opened in 1952, the local arena was chosen to be memorialized in their honour. The Leaside Memorial Community Gardens was dedicated on the occasion of the Golden Anniversary of the Town of Leaside, September 13, 1963. A memorial plaque depicting the names of the fallen service men was erected in the lobby of the original facility's banquet room.
In 2013, with an expansion of the original facility the memorial plaque had to be removed and relocated. The original plaque was restored and unveiled during a re-dedication ceremony held on November 8, 2013, officiated on behalf of Prime Minister Steven Harper by Mr. John Carmichael, MP. Mr. Harper himself was Leasider and young hockey player in the original facility. The plaque was relocated to the easterly corner of the facility's entrance facade adjacent to the flag stand.
While now part of the City of Toronto, the rededication occurred on the occasion of the Centennial of the incorporation of the Town of Leaside.
