Glanbrook War Memorial - Hamilton, ON
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member stinger503
N 43° 07.741 W 079° 50.305
17T E 594480 N 4775796
Beautiful memorial for Glanbrooks fallen
Waymark Code: WMCWAC
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/18/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 6

This memorial is located near the Glanbrook arena and the Glanbrook municipal office. Just outside of Binbrook, a stone pillar has the main memorial and is dedicated to all veterans. On both sides are stone pillar memorials, the left is to Glanbrook soldiers who died in WWI and WWII and the right is to fallen soldiers from the Mt. Hope Air Training Base.

The area is surrounded with well maintained bushes and two flags. Several benches for seating.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
War of 1812 Boer War World War I World War II Korean War Peacekeeping


In Honor Of: Those who made the Supreme Sacrifice for Human Liberty

Marker Text:
Township of Glanbrook In Lasting Memory of those who made the Supreme sacrifice for Human Liberty 1812-1814 1899-1902 1914-1918 1939-1945 1950-1953 Peacekeeping And in grateful recognition of those who were spared to return Names of the Fallen Comrades from the Township of Glanbrook ... At the Going Down of the Sun and in the Morning We Will Remember Them Names of the Fallen Comrades from the Commonwealth Air Training Base at Mt. Hope ... I've Trod the High Untresspased Sanctity of Space put out my Hand and Touched the Face of God.


Who Put it Here?: Township of Glanbrook

Description of Memorial:
Located in the Municipal Center which also holds the Glanbrook Arena. This memorial is in a large garden area.


Date of dedication: Not listed

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