Gooderham War Memorial - Gooderham, Ontario
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stinger503
N 44° 54.443 W 078° 22.743
17T E 706903 N 4976003
World War I Memorial in Gooderham
Waymark Code: WM146XP
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/02/2021
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This World War I memorial is located in Gooderham, Ontario, in front of Gooderham Pioneer Cemetery. The memorial honours four men who died in battle during the war. Dedicated in 1921, the memorial features a German Maxim Spandau MG 08 Machine Gun and a cobblestone cairn-like base.
Text:
"IN HONOUR OF OUR FALLEN HEROES
IN WAR 1914-1918
SERGT. GEORGE LEVERINGTON
KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. 11 1917
LANCE CORP. GEORGE BOWERS
KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. 20 1918
726076 PTE. GEORGE HUNTER
KILLED IN ACTION AUG. 6 1918
724293 PTE. ROBERT GROVES
DIED OF WOUNDS DEC. 25 1917"
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1921
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Gooderham
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
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