Waterford & Townsend War Memorial - Waterford, ON
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stinger503
N 42° 55.983 W 080° 17.415
17T E 557913 N 4753624
War Memorial in Waterford
Waymark Code: WMVJ2N
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/23/2017
Views: 2
This War Memorial is located in front of the old town hall in Waterford, Ontario. Originally only a World War I cenotaph, World War II and the Korean War were added on.The memorial displays a Claymore Sword and wreath and behind the memorial is a Canadian flag.
MAIN TEXT:
"1914-1918
1939-1945
1950-1953
In memory of those men from Waterford & Townsend who fell and in honour of those who served in the Great Wars & Korea
LEFT SIDE:
"YPRES
Sicily
FESTUBERT
ITALY
SOMME"
RIGHT SIDE:
"ARRAS
PACIFIC
CAMBRAI
HONG KONG
MONS"
BACK:
"VIMY
BRITAIN AND ATLANTIC
NORTH AFRICA
PASSCHENDAELE
DIEPPE
FRANCE-GERMANY
AMIENS"
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WORLD WAR I
WORLD WAR II
KOREAN WAR
In Honor Of: THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WARS AND KOREA
Marker Text:
IN DESCRIPTION
Who Put it Here?: Town of Waterford & Townsend
Description of Memorial:
Small park area with a second memorial to the War of 1812 nearby.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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