Little Avenue Memorial - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
N 43° 42.022 W 079° 31.225
17T E 619220 N 4839657
This Cenotaph, designed by James Shaw and built by James Gilbert Gove, honours the memory of Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in WWI and WWII. It also honours those who have fallen in peacekeeping missions.
Waymark Code: WM8PEH
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/27/2010
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This Cenotaph is located in Little Avenue Memorial Park at the corner of Little Avenue and Weston Road in Toronto.
1914 - 1918
IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF WESTON
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
AND
IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO
SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR
1939 - 1945
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED
AND
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY
OF THOSE WHO DIED IN
THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
PEACEKEEPING
A new Cenotaph
In September of 1949 there appeared in the Times and Guide an artist’s conception of the proposed new war cenotaph that the town council had decided to build. It was to replace the old memorial that was “variously described as unattractive, neglected and broken down”. Designed by Mr. James Shaw, “the actual stone work in dismantling of the cairn and erection of the new memorial was carried out by a well-known Weston resident, Mr. James Gove... The completed memorial is something of which all Weston citizens must be very proud of and to the creator and constructor must go the great satisfaction of a job well done.”
The plaque and stone from the original cairn were embedded in the construction of the new memorial.
Gove completed this labour of love in time for its dedication to the community on October 5, 1950. Hundreds of people came out to the unveiling. The cenotaph still stands today as a memorial to the people who gave their lives in both World Wars but also as a tribute to the man who put his heart and soul into his work.
James Gove worked as a stone mason during his life in and around Weston.
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