Princeton Great War Memorial - Princeton, ON
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N 43° 10.193 W 080° 31.612
17T E 538457 N 4779788
Memorial plaque to those lost in the Great War.
Waymark Code: WMXHFA
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/14/2018
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This memorial is located in Princeton, Ontario's Memorial Park. The plaque is shared with a World War II memorial and also honours the former memorial library located here. The monument was built and dedicated on August 15th, 1998 by the local community with direction from the Princeton and District Historical Society.
The library was built in 1921 and named Soldiers Memorial Library. The facade name of the library is still preserved on the back of the monument.
TEXT:
"1914 - 1919
IN PROUD AND HONOURED MEMORY
of
Lloyd H. Hughes
Eric Hughes
Gerrit Brouer
Chas Townsend
Geo H. Cracknell
Reg Home
Wilfred Kibble
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
and
IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF
Brompton J.
Bayless H.
Cross H.
Courtney A.
Dickson D.
Dunn G.
Duce R.
Edminston R.
Force E.
Force L.
Gage R.
Hughes T.
Hughes A.
Horne G.
Huff H.
Kipp H.
Kipp F.
Kempert W.
Moore C.
McArthur W.
Mullin M.
Misener W.
McNally J.
McDonald D.
McDonald M.
McDonald C.
Pellow A.
Poad H.
Porter J.
Price G.
Racknor E.
Reid S.
Sutherland D.M.
Sibbick G.
Tucker H.
Williamson W.
Wilson W.
Yarrington A.
WHO GAVE THEIR WILLING SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR
TELL THEM OF US AND SAY
FOR YOUR TO-MORROW THESE GAVE THEIR TO-DAY"
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 08/15/1998
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Community of Princeton and Princeton and District Historical Society.
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
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Physical Address of Monument: Not listed
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