Tillsonburg Cenotaph - Tillsonburg, ON
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jiggs11
N 42° 51.732 W 080° 43.746
17T E 522129 N 4745548
Multi-war memorial located in downtown Tillsonburg.
Waymark Code: WMH56M
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/24/2013
Views: 6
Large granite memorial located in downtown Tillsonburg. The memorial is dedicated to those who served in the Great Wars of WWI and II, and in Korea.
The base has an additional United Nations Peacekeeping marker attached.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
In Honor Of: Those who served and those who made the supreme sacrifice
Marker Text:
1914-1918 1939-1945
In memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice and in honour of those who served in the great Wars
World War I
World War II
Korea
The rear of the cenotaph has a quote which is an excerpt from John Ceredigion Jones' poem The Returning Man:
"ALL'S WELL. FOR OVER THERE AMONG HIS PEERS A HAPPY WARRIOR SLEEPS"[
Who Put it Here?: Town of Tillsonburg
Description of Memorial:
10 foot tall granite marker emblazoned with swords, a cross and a wreath with the dates 1914-1918.
The cenotaph is located along Hwy 19 in downtown Tillsonburg, in front of an indoor shopping and services complex.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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