World Wars Memorial
Municipality/Province: Wyoming, ON
Memorial number: 35039-023
Type: Display
Address: 493 Erie Street
Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 388
GPS coordinates: Lat: 42.9527798 Long: -82.1140435
Submitted by: Derek Pullen. Town of Plympton-Wyoming.
Photo credit: Town of Plympton-Wyoming
A stone cairn was erected by the Wyoming Royal Canadian Legion in front of the library at 536 Niagara Street and dedicated on September 25, 1955, in everlasting memory of those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The brick work was completed by Bill Dokter and Al Kovermaker, the cross on top of the cenotaph was donated by Ron Canton and the wrought-iron fence was donated by Martin Raaymakers. The bronze plaque on the front was donated by Canadians of Dutch descent who also donated the Liberation of Holland plaque on the library in 1985 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Holland.
When the cenotaph plaque was replaced in October of 1986, the old plaque was moved to the legion for a memorial display. It is not known what happened to the Liberation of Holland plaque. The memorial display was unveiled November 11, 1987, by Silver Cross Mother Lyla Gray. The Second World War photos were a culmination of almost a year's work by Jean Gray.
Inscription found on memorial
[bronze plaque from old cenotaph/plaque de bronze de l’ancien cénotaphe]
TO THE
EVERLASTING MEMORY OF
OUR HONOURED DEAD
1914 - 1918
ALEXANDER FALCONER
ARTHUR C. GUNNE
CHARLES N. MARRIOTT
J. ARTHUR RANDALL
B. PETER WETHERILL
WILLIAM E. WRIGHT
1939 - 1945
ROBERT J. ATKINS
J. EUGENE GRAY
RAYMOND G. LUCAS
G. KENNETH MCCAW
FRANKLIN MIDDLETON
JOHN A. THAIN
"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN,
AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL
REMEMBER THEM."
[plaque at library/plaque à la bibliothèque]
CENOTAPH PLAQUE DONATED ON THE
4TH DAY MAY 1985 BY CANADIANS OF
DUTCH DESCENT COMMEMORATING
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
LIBERATION OF HOLLAND
Street view
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