Wednesday 25 January 2012

Shelburne

Location:  N 44° 04.693 W 080° 12.206  Found in front of the town administrative offices and police station, on Victoria Street, just south of Highway 89.

World War 1 soldier statue depicted celebrating the victory. Flanked by two artillery pieces.

White marble base has newer brass plaques added to show inscriptions. Also carries names of those lost in the Second World War.

Inscriptions as follows:

Front side:
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

Left side:
OUR HONOURED
1914-DEAD-1918
J.J. Morrison, F.B. Outhwaite, Wildfred O'Reilly, F.C. Pacey, R. Polley, G. Prentice, A. Prior, William Sherman, F.W. Sholert, Melville Silk, A.R. Simmons, H.V.A. Skelding, J.F. Sloan, W.R. Thompson, E.E. Tomlinson, J.W. Tribble, S. Wardell, W. Webb, J. Wood, W. Hunter, J. Miller, R. Beevies, G. Berry, W. Adair

Rear:
OUR HONOURED
1939-DEAD-1945
Armstrong W.H., Allen W.A., Banks J.E., Bell N.A., Bellerby R.A., Brett R.A., Cauthers W.A., Cook E., Creamer W.G., Emerick R.E., Galbraith R.F., Hirvonen H., Hammond N., Irwin R.M., Johnson J.E., Jewitt R., Lightheart A.E., Luxton E., Lusty J.S., McDonough H., McLean E.C., Madill T.A., Orvis W.H., Paget W.R., Snell W., Tansley G., Whitten H., Wood M.S.

DEDICATED BY ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
BRANCH 220 1992

Right side:
OUR HONOURED
1914-DEAD-1918
Fred Alexander, W. Bailey, J.S. Bennett, A. Calender, T. Cribbes, T.H. Davidson, Dalton Ferris, J.W. Fleming, J.W. Gallaugher, R.I Gallaugher, G.W. Hall, Henry Hickey, R. Jamieson, G.E. Jenkins, T.J.R. Johnston, H.W. Keirnan, C.J. Leader, W.J. Martin, W.H. Mason, A. Markle, Rev A. McComb, W.A. McKee, E.W. McClelland, H. Middleton06/04








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