Westmount Cenotaph - Montreal, Quebec - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

George Hill's monument “To the Men of Westmount who gave their lives in the Great War” features a soldier wearing battle gear, rifle in his left hand, marching forward, full of purpose and intent. He glances over his right shoulder to see the figure of a comely, womanly winged angel pointing the way to a place where he can do glorious battle with the enemy. This Canadian soldier is on the side of the angels, the side chosen by Heaven itself.

Sir Arthur Currie, whom historians generally regard as Canada's finest soldier, and Canadian-born U.S. Admiral William Sowden Sims unveiled the memorial on November 11, 1922. Built for $40,000, the cenotaph, the work of sculptor G.W. Hill, features two figures that are 12 feet high - an angel protecting a soldier. It is located near a parapet wall engraved with the names of those from Westmount who died in the First and Second World Wars.

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World War I and World War II In Honor Of: To the Men of Westmount who gave their lives in the Great War and in the Second World War Marker Text: THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE TO THE MEN OF WESTMOUNT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR MCMXIV-MCMXVIII. 1914-1918: CHARLES ADAMS, JOHN ROY ALLAN, D.X.C., LEWIS JOHN ALMON, ARCHIBALD G. ANDERSON, ELLERAY F. ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM SHARP BILLIE, GEORGE HAROLD BAKER, SIDNEY HASKELL BALL, DONALD BARNIE, ALEXANDER BARNSTON, JOHN E.R. BARRETT, RAYMOND L. BEAUCHAMP, OLIVER H. BECKIT, HUGH A. BERTLIN, HARRY R. BEVERIDGE, M.M., PHILIPPE A. BIELER, REGINALD ERIC BINMORE, REGINALD O. BREMMER, DAVID PHILLIP BRENNAN, ALBERT VICTOR BROWN, FITZHERBERT P. BUCHANAN, HUGH BULE, ARCHIBALD F. CAMERON, EVAN S. CAMERON, DUNCAN G. CAMPBELL, JOHN C.K. CARSON, M.C., JOHN J. CATHCART, EDWARD B. CHAFE, WILLIAM J. CHAMBERS, ALEXANDER R. CHARRELL, DUNCAN CHISHOLM, PAUL SOMERVILLE CLARK, HENRY CHARLES COLLINS, STANLEY A. CORNELL, SIMON PETER COSTELLO, DONALD ROSS CROIL, CHARLES H. CROWDY, GEOFFREY M. CUSHING, ROBERTSON M. CUSHING, REGINALD H.H. DANIEL, DAVID GRANT DAVIDSON, STEPHEN ARTHUR DAWSON, WILFRID D. DAWSON, GRAHAM L. DOBBIN, GEORGE W.M. DODWELL, DONALD DOUBLASS, THOMAS SHOLTO DOUBLASS, DOUGLAS DREW, ARTHUR C. DRYDALE, NORMAN ALLEN EDWARDS, DAVID E. FERGUSON, JAMES D. FESSENDEN, FRED. FISHER, V.C., ISAAC SYLVESTER FISHER, KENNETH R. FISKE, WILLIAM H. FITZPATRICK, ARTHUR G.C. FORREST, HAMILTON G. FOWLER, HAROLD GALLEN, F. GERMAIN, EDGAR H. GOLSTEIN, PERCIVAL H. GODDHUGH, EDMOND V.J. GRACE, CHARLES S. DE GRUCHY, M.C., JOHN JOSEPH HACKETT, ROBERT H. HAMILTON, ALFRED C. HANNAFORD, M.C., JOHN H. HANNAFORD, M.C., CHARLES L. HARDMAN, BRIAN HARDS, JAMES HARVIE, PERCIVAL G. HAWKINS, HENRY JAMES HILLYER, SIDNEY J. HODGSON, HICKSON H. HOLLAND, CHARLES VALENTINE HOOD, JOHN R. HUBBARD, REGINALD A. HULL, WILLIAM GLYN HULM, SAMUEL A. HUTCHINSON, M.C., CHARLES E. HUDE, LLEWELLYN JACKSON, MAURICE A. JACQUES, ARTHUR LACEY JOHNSON, GERALD F. KENNEDY, JOHN FREDERIC KENNEDY, DAVID ROSS KERR, GEORGE KYLE, WILLIAM R. LESTER, LESLIE O. LIDDELL, ROBERT WINFIELD LISTER, JAMES REID LOCKE, THOMAS W. LOGNON, COLIN A. MACAULEY, BRUCE C. MACFARLANE, JOHN C. MACFARLANE, JOHN R.M. MACFARLANE, ARTHUR GORDON MACKAY, DONALD MACRAE, GERALD ATKINSON MAGOR, NORMAN A. MAGOR, D.S.C., CHARLES S. MARTIN, M.C. CHARLES P. MASSIE, HUGH HERTEL MASY, JOHN A. MCCONACHIE, DAVID B. MCDOWALL, ADRIAN HAROLD MCKENNA, JOHN M. BURDETTE MCKIM, GEORGE DONALD MCLEOD, WILLIAM MCLAREN MCLEOD, ARCHIE A. MCNAUGHTON, JOHN E.L. MILLEN, HUGH LOY MILLER, WILLIAM BAYARD D. MORE, JOHN REA MORGAN, GEORGE EDWARD MORRIN, CHARLES N. MUCKLE, WALTER JAMES MURRAY, HERBERT M. NELLAN, FREDERICK V. NELSON, GEORGE L. NELSON, FRANK ROSS NEWMAN, HOWARD STANLEY NOLAN, JAMES V. O'DONAHOE, D.S.C., RICHARD GORDON O'LEARY, EDWARD WILGRESS PARKER, ALFRED D. PELTON, HOWARD L. PENNALL, EDWARD G.T. PENNY, M.C., JOHN PHILLIPS, VERNER L. PLANT, ARTHUR LAWRENCE POWTER, FRANK T. QUINLAN, CORNELIUS A. REGAN, ALLAN M. REID, DAVID B. RENNOLDSON, ARTHUR H. REYNOLDS, JULIUS J.G. RICHARDSON, REGINALD A.A. RICHMOND, HUBERT SIDNEY RITCHIE, HERBERT W. RITTENHOUSE, LAWRENCE ROGERS, M.M., HERBERT J. ROSEVEAR, GEORGE WILLIAM ROSS, WALTER ROWBOTHAM, JOHN MCL. ROWLEY, WILLIAM RUDDIMAN, BENJAMIN J. RYAN, WILLIAM FRANK SARE, KENNETH CARWIN SAVAGE, ARTHUR N. SCLATER, M.C., GEORGE M. SCOTT, HOWARD ELLIOTT SCOTT, THOMAS F. SCOTT, M.M., JOHN SHEPHARD, FRANK JOSEPH SMITH, GEORGE CRAWFORD SMITH, ROLPH R. STAVELEY, RICHARD STEACEIE, WILLIAM STEWART, WILLIE ST. LOUIS, RICHARD HERBERT STREET, HERBERT PERCY SULLIVAN, JOHN FRANCIS SUMPTION, FREDERICK MORRIS SWIFT, WILLIAM B. THORPE, CHARLES BURNABY TINLING, GEORGE E. TINLING, M.C., BERTRAM GRIEV TODD, WILFRID H. WALLACE, WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE, ALBERT WALLIS, FREDERIC WALLIS, JOHN B. WALSH, JOHN NICOL WARMINTON, DOUGLAS WATERSTON, CHARLES WATT, M.C., AUSTIN D. WATTERSON, EDWARD WILKES WAND, JOHN WEATHERUP, STEPHEN WEEKS, DOUGLAS WEIR, CHIEFFORD ALMON WELLS, LELAND S. WESTOVER, A. DAVID WILLIAMSON, GEORGE M. WILLIAMSON, LAWRENCE A. WOODWORTH, MARVIN J. WORKMAN, KENNETH E. YOUNG 1939-1945: TO HONOUR: JOH Date of dedication: November 11, 1922 Who Put it Here?: The City of Westmount, Quebec Description of Memorial: This large cenotaph is located at the intersection of Sherbrooke Street West and Kitchener Avenue. It is located in a well maintained park in close proximity to Westmount City Hall. The sandstone base rests on a granite platform. The words "Their names liveth for evermore" and " To the men of Westmount who gave their lives in the Great War, are etched on the base of the cenotaph, while the names of those who died are etched on low protective walls placed around the cenotaph. Standing on top of the base is a brave soldier marching confidently with a rifle on his left shoulder. Behind is an angel assigned to provide him with protection and guidance as he approaches the battlefield.

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