War Memorial, Port Hope, ON
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jiggs11
N 43° 56.973 W 078° 17.602
17T E 717188 N 4869831
War Memorial erected by the citizens of Port Hope.
Waymark Code: WMF2A4
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
Views: 2
War Memorial erected by the citizens of Port Hope to honour those from the area who volunteered for, and gave their lives in defence of country and king in both World Wars and Korea.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
In Honor Of: The Men of Port Hope and Hope Township
Marker Text:
There are several areas of text:
On the front:
In honoured memory of the men from Port Hope and Hope Township who died for King and Country in the Great War
and
Their name liveth forever more.
Interesting to note that years for WWI are listed as 1914 - 1919, vs the more commonly accepted 1914-1918.
There are several WWI battles listed on the column:
YPRES
CAEN
MONT SORREL
COURCELETTE
PURSUIT TO MONS
The names of those who died in the 1914-1919 period and in 1939-1945 and in Korea are all engraved as well. The individuals listed without ranks are all private soldiers (rank of "Private").
The dead from 1939-1945 and Korea are listed on the side of the monument, as is a brass plaque with
Korea 1950-1953
affixed to the lower portion of the monument.
Date of dedication: 1926
Who Put it Here?: Colonel Arthur Williams Chapter, Independent Order Daughters of the Empire
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is an obelisk style monumemt situated adjacent to the Port Hope Town Hall.
This is a large "town-square" type area, with a large bandshell, plenty of picnic and play areas and a few other memorials and monuments.
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