Sunday 26 February 2012

Chapleau



Location:  N 47° 50.625 W 083° 24.197   Located in front of the Royal Canadian Legion, Harry Searle Branch #5, at the corner of Young Street and Beech Street.


This memorial features a three piece stone memorial and a German trench mortar, located outside the Harry Searle Branch # 5.

The stone memorial features three seperate sections. The main centre section is simply dedicated "To Our Glorious Dead 1914 - 1918" 

The left section features the Roll of Honour of those lost in the First World War, as well as dedication details.

The right section features the Roll of Honour of those lost in the Second World War, as well as Korea and NATO peacekeeping.

A German trench mortar is displayed in front of the memorial, and is dedicated to those who fell in the Great War.

Left:
1914-1918 ROLL OF HONOUR
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING PROUD AND
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE
CHAPLEAU BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR
HIS FRIENDS."  JOHN XV - XIII

ERECTED AND RE-DEDICATED
SUNDAY JUNE 25th, 1978
PRESIDENT  H.R. THERRIAULT
CONTRACTOR J.J. BOUCHER

Harry Barber, W. Bertrand, Joseph Bolduc, Peter Chappise, J. Collings, Willard C. Daniels, Percy Hall,
William Hartley, Walter Haskins, James Hewitt, Albert Jefferies, Harry Kitchen, Jacob Micowatch, Simon Micowatch, J. Moir, Peter Moran, A. Mortson, Loftus Musk, Lorne W. Nicholson, J. Redbreast, A. Therriault, Edgar Turner, John Turner, William Turner, Harry Unwin, Wm. Unwin, Walter Valentine, H. Wrangham

Courtesy
Sudbury Memorial Works Ltd.

Right:
1939 - 1945  ROLL OF HONOUR
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING PROUD AND
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE
CHAPLEAU BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN WORLD WAR TWO

Jack Bilbe, Leonard Brough, H. Chandler, Richard Chappise, Raymond Cochrane, William Cummings, Angus Dawson, Hugh Delaney, Robert Edwards, Kenneth Green, Alton Henderson, Samuel Jefferies, Frank Matchequis, Ray Montgomery, James Morris, Harold Murphy, Benoit Rioux, Henry Rioux, Donald Robinson, Jack Rose, Ernest Serre, F. Sheshewabic, Kenneth Slievert, Mansel Slievert,  Victor Sommers, George Swanson, Henry Swanson, James Tegart, James Thomson, Bernham Thorpe

KOREA
Ernest Bignucolo

N.A.T.O.
Nelson Edwards

Courtesy
Sudbury Memorial Works Ltd.

On Mortar:
THIS GERMAN GUN
"TRENCH MORTAR"
IS ONE OF MANY CAPTURED
BY THE GALLANT CANADIAN ARMY
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
*   *   *
AND IS NOW DEDICATED TO
THEIR UNDYING GLORY AND
THE MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL










3 comments:

  1. This is excellent but I would ask that you change James "Norris" to James "Morris" ...James Morris, my father, was killed on active service in the RCAF on July 16, 1943.

    Michael J Morris mj.morris@live.ca

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    1. Thank you for pointing out my error, my sincere apologies to you and your Father. We are forever thankful to the men who served and to those who gave all.
      Tim

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  2. Thank you for making the change. You deserve much credit for undertaking this project, and I am sending link to family and friends.

    Michael

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