Thursday 29 March 2012

Caledon East





Location:  N 43 52.528   W 079 51.511  In front of the Caledon East Community Complex, on the south side of Old Church Road.

A very nice cenotaph, in a small park-like setting in front of the municipal building.  Unveiled in 1981.

Marker text:
Front:
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO PAID
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
Morley Atwood
John Bass
Sidney Cornforth
Harry Hickey
William Jones
Elmer Moss
George Munro
William Munro
Lawrence Matthews
Wilbert McCaffrey
Earl McMinn
Hilliard Perdue
Cuthbert Pitchford
Jere Riddell
William Wellwood
Albert Walker

THEY HAVE LEFT
THEIR NAMES BEHIND THEM   



IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO PAID
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945
John Cooper
Michael Gronin
Edward Grogan
Robert Moore

THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE
BUT THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE


DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN KOREA
1950 -- 1953

LEST WE FORGET


Rear:
This memorial was unveiled on Novemeber 15th 1981 on the site of the former Caledon East Community Hall which was built by public contribution in 1923 to honour those who served their country in the 1st and 2nd World Wars.
The attached bronze plaques came from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 292 Caledon East and commemorate the young men from this community who laid down their lives for their country in both World Wars.
Rededicated June 5 2004 in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day June 6th 1944.









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