Godwin Tablet

This white stone tablet is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenants Charles Richard Magrath Godwin and John Lockhart Godwin.

Lieut. Charles Richard Magrath Godwin was born in Lethbridge. As a young man he spent three years at the Royal Military College in Kingston and worked as an engineer. In September 1914, Charles Godwin enlisted with the 2^nd Battery 1^st Brigade, at Valcartier, and was commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant. He was among the first men in Canada to answer the call for service. Lieutenant Godwin entered the French-Belgian frontlines in June 1915 and saw action in the early battles of the First World War. On April 4, 1916, Lieut. Charles Godwin was killed in action.

Lieut. John Lockhart Godwin was educated at Ashbury College in Ottawa and graduated from Mount Allison University. Before enlisting, he worked on Parliament Hill. He was serving with the Z I C Trench Mortar battery when he was killed on July 8, 1916. He was laid to rest at Reninghelst New Military Cemetery in Belgium, buried very close to his brother, Lieut. Charles Godwin.

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Killed in Action
Belgium 4^th April 1916
Charles Richard Magrath Godwin
Lieut. 2^nd Battery 1^st Brigade
Canadian Artillery
Born at Lethbridge, Alberta
Aged 24

Killed in Action
Belgium 8^th July 1916
John Lockhart Godwin
Lieut. Z IC Trench Mortar
Canadian Artillery
Born in Lethbridge, Alberta
Aged 26