Picton War Memorial
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Cdn Howlers
N 44° 00.331 W 077° 08.707
18T E 328031 N 4874722
A Memorial to the fallen from Prince Edward County WW1, WW2, and Korea
Waymark Code: WMEBH8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/02/2012
Views: 10
The Picton War Memorial was originally constructed in 1920 in memory of the veterans who died in the Great War (1914-1918). In 1950 it was re-dedicated to honor the veterans who died in World War II (1939-1945). Later a tribute to the Veterans of the Korean War (1950-1953) was added to the Memorial.
The memorial was rededicated in 2007 through the efforts of Branch 70, Royal Canadian Legion
The inscription on the Memorial reads:
"In Memory of the Men of
Prince Edward
County
who Fought and Fell
in the Great War"
On the three sides of the Memorial are the names of those killed in the Great War under the name of the municipality from which they came. On the back of the column are the names of battles. On the base of the Memorial on the right side is the inscription:
KOREA
1950 - 1953
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War 1
World War 2
Korean War
In Honor Of: In Memory of the Men of Prince Edward County who Fought and Fell in the Great War
Marker Text:
"In Memory of the Men of
Prince Edward
County
who Fought and Fell
in the Great War"
On the three sides of the Memorial are the names of those killed in the Great War under the name of the municipality from which they came. On the back of the column are the names of battles. On the base of the Memorial on the right side is the inscription:
KOREA
1950 - 1953
A separate stone in front of the original memorial lists the local fallen from WW2
Date of dedication: 1920, 1950 & 2007
Who Put it Here?: Unknown, but Rededicated by RCL Branch 70 in 2007
Description of Memorial:
Currently in exceptional condition, surrounded by a well maintained & groomed parkette
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