Friday 10 February 2012

Delta


Location:  N 44° 36.529 W 076° 07.393  On County Road 42 in Delta, one of the prettiest towns in Ontario.

Small memorial located in Stone Mills Park. Park also includes a playground, gazebo, historic signs and this memorial. Delta is a small community of a few hundred people, to see the list of names is a sombre reminder of the sacrifice from all areas of the country.

A stone block with two separate plaques. The top one for the War of 1812, the bottom one for the 2 World Wars and Korea.

Marker Text:
First Plaque:

WE REMEMBER
AND HONOUR THESE MEN
FROM THIS DISTRICT
WHO DEFENDED CANADA
1812-1815

*DELTA*
JOHN JOHNSTON
WILLIAM WILTSE
AMOS WOOD

*PHILLIPSVILLE*
THOMPSON BROWN
ALVIN HALLADAY

*CHANTRY*
SAMUEL SEAMAN (KILLED)
ARVIN STODDARD


Second Plaque:
LEST WE FORGET
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
FROM DELTA AND DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN TWO WORLD WARS
1914-1918
1939-1945

KOREAN WAR
1950-1953

ERECTED BY CANADIAN LEGION 1965



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