ORO TOWNSHIP MEMORIAL -- Oro-Medonte, Ontario
N 44° 30.212 W 079° 33.282
17T E 614891 N 4928817
A simple yet attractive memorial on the grounds of the Oro-Medonte farigrounds.
Waymark Code: WMCYJ2
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/26/2011
Views: 4
A tall white marlbe shaft, dedicated to those you gave their lives in the First World War. Adorned at the top with a brass symbol of a Canadian maple leaf.
The fairgrounds itself is not always open to the public. A large chain link fence surrounds the area, making it difficult to gain access to the memorial, unless an event is taking place. The memorial can easily be seen from the road however.
The names of those who perished in the Second World War are engraved on the back.
Text as follows:
Front:
THESE BRAVE MEN
OF ORO TOWNSHIP
DIED FOR HUMANITY
IN
THE GREAT WAR
HONOUR ROLL
James Little, Chauncey Burton, William Bramble, John Storey, Thomas Ross, Hamilton Mitchell, Edward McHugh, Arthur Bell, John Cook, Silvester Herbert, Arthur Forrester, Wallace Key, Oscar Wiser, James Pearsall, Gilbert McArthur, John Vessey, John McArthur, Peter McArthur, Norman Dicker, Bernard Mitchell, Joseph Pemberton, John Beaton, Alex H. McCuaig, Norman Wearing, Harold Pearsall, Walter R. Malcolm, Reuben Crawford, Wm. O'Connell
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER MORE
Left Side:
VIMY RIDGE
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
ARRAS
DROCOURT
DURY
BOURLON WOOD
Rear:
1939-1945
SECOND
WORLD WAR
HONOUR ROLL
Barnes Harold E., Clarke Arthur K., Clarke Edward A., Douglas Albert, Henson Robert D., Miller Ronald O., Pilkey John D., Sampson Raymond L., Walker William G., Wrigley Gordon P.
Right side:
YPRES
ST. JULIEN
SANCTUARY WOOD
ST. ELOI
COURCELETTE
SOMME
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Oro Township
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
7th Line North
Oro-Medonte, Ontario Canada
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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