Great War - Bethany, Ontario
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N 44° 10.922 W 078° 34.056
17T E 694420 N 4894968
A plaque located on the front of the municipal office in Bethany, ON listing names of local soldiers who died while serving in WW I
Waymark Code: WM9C1N
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/29/2010
Views: 6
This bronze plaque is located off to the side of the main entrance to the municipal office which is located on the south side of Hwy. 7A in the center of the village of Bethany.
Two Roman columns frame the text of the plaque upon which are listed the names of 14 soldiers from the area who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Great War.
Text of the plaque reads in part as follows:
GREAT WAR
1914 1919
Erected By
The People Of Bethany And District
In Memory Of
Capt. Percy Wilmot Chambers
Lt. James Thos Hutchinson Nasmyth
Cpl. Sam Elmer Hutchinson
Pte. William Henry Coulter
Pte. Cecil George Delong
Pte. Albert Edwards
Pte. Edgar Graham
Pte. Thomas Hardman
Pte. Andrew Henderson
Pte. Ferdinand Hulbert
Pte. Goerge Keating
Pte. Charles Herbert Morton
Pte. Henry Smith
Pte. George Mann
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
1474 Hwy. 7A E
Bethany, ON Canada
L0A 1A0
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
Website for this Monument: Not listed
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