This memorial is located in Ayr, Ontario on the corner of Northumberland Street and Stanley Street. The cross with a sword monument was originally placed in memory of the Great War but has since had World War II added on the side. The cross was designed by Sir Reginald Bloomfield and officially unveiled on September 3rd, 1922.
Originally this location had large scales for the nearby factories before being moved for the memorial. This area recently underwent a design change, from a grassy median to the pedestrian friendly plaza we see today.
A nearby plaque lists those who died in the war.
TEXT:
"FOR THE MEMORY
OF THOSE MEN OF
AYR
AND
COUNTRYSIDE
WHO IN THE
GREAT WAR
DIED FOR
KING AND COUNTRY
1914 - 1919
VIRTUE"
PLAQUE TEXT:
"IN MEMORIAM
CLARENCE APPLEYARD
WILLIAM APPLEYARD
MARGARET E. BAKER
JOHN BARNES
ROBERT BELL
CECIL BIRLEY
JOHN BRANDON
FRED BRATTON
JOHN CARPENTER
ARTHUR CASSADY
WILLIAM CHALK
ORWELL ENNIS
ALFRED FLETCHER
THOMAS GRINDIN
THOMAS HENDERSON
WILLIAM S. HENDERSON
WILFRID B. HALL
HARRY H. HODGSON
VICTOR H. HARDING
ROBERT FRANK KNELLAR
WILLIAM LAST
ARTHUR LAST
HOWARD MARSHALL
HENRY S.H. PITCHER
WILLIAM I. REID
ROBERT A. RIDDELL
HAROLD RUTHERFORD
JAMES E. RONALD
WILFRID SHORT
ALBERT C. STYLES
HENRY SMITH
ROBERT JAMES WATSON"
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