Morden War Memorial

Erected in 1921 by the town of Morden and the Rural Municipality of Stanley, this memorial was originally dedicated to the memory of the local war dead of the First World War. Additional inscriptions were added later to commemorate the local losses of the Second World War and the Korean War. The following text is taken from ‘Morden’ book. c. 1981 cover of ‘Municipal Review’ vol XXI. no. 11: page 48. The memorial was erected jointly by the Town of Morden and Rural Municipality of Stanley at a cost of $8000.00. The architects were S. Scott and A.G. Selley of Morden. The sculptor was The Western Stone Co., St. Boniface. The base stone and spire are of Ax Stanstead granite and the two dies are of ebony granite. The total height is 26 ft.

Inscription

[front/devant]

1914 1919

OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

PTE. ERNEST BROWN
LIEUT. DAVID S. BORTHWICK
PTE. HERBERT BUNNETT
PTE. FRANK COWAN
PTE. DOUGLAS CRAM
PTE. HOWARD CRAM
PTE. REGINALD CARD
CAPT. JAMES H. FORSTER
SGT. MARSHALL B. FORSTER
L/CPL JAMES MAC FRASER
PTE. EDWARD B. GODFREY
PTE. MELVILLE H. HEWITT
PTE. WILLIAM HAMILTON
PTE. ELIS HELGASON
PTE. JAMES H. HOWELL
PTE. OLIVER B. HOLO
PTE. SVEIN JONASSON
PTE. LAWRENCE E. KEIR
PTE. ORVILLE LANGTRY
PTE. VICTOR J. LONGNEY
PTE. CHARLES MASSON
PTE. ERVINE WHITELY MCCLAIN
PTE. SIDNEY MCCONE
PTE. ROBERT H. MCCIRR
PTE. JOSEPH NICKLIN
PTE. DONALD MCNAUGHTON
PTE. JOSEPH OSBORNE
PTE. BERT O’BRIEN
PTE. H. DANIEL PARKER
PTE. JOHN PARRY
PTE. HENRY A.O. PIGOTT, M.M.
PTE. GEORGE PALMER
PTE. GEORGE A. SIMMONS
PTE. JOHN SMITH
PTE. GEORGE TAIT
LIEUT. CHARLES P. UHRICH
PTE. SIDNEY E. THORINGTON
PTE. CLIFFORD H.E. WEIR
PTE. THOMAS WISDOM
PTE. THOMAS H. WILSON
CORP. DANIEL B. WOLKOF
LIEUT. WALTER B. WILTON
PTE. JAMES DUDGEON
PTE. JOHN ROBB
SGT. JOHN A. MCRAE

[left side/côté gauche]

DEDICATED BY THE CITIZENS OF MORDEN AND MUNICIPALITY OF STANLEY
1921

TO THE MEMORY OF OUR BOYS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR

1914 – 1919
FOR THE HONOR AND FREEDOM OF OUR EMPIRE

THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVERMORE

KOREA
1950 – 1953

[right side/côté droite]

1939 – 1945

[back/arrière]

YPRES
ST. JULIEN WOOD
FESTUBERT
GIVENCHY
ST. ELOI
SANCTUARY WOOD
VIMY RIDGE
LENS
HILL 70
PASSCHENDAELE
SOMME
COURCELETTE
AMIENS
ARRAS
CANAL DU NORD
CAMBRAI
MONS

LEST WE FORGET

OUR BOYS WHO SLEEP WHERE POPPIES GROW BETWEEN THE CROSSES ROW ON ROW THAT MARK THEIR PLACE

THEY ARE THE DEAD, SHORT DAYS AGO THEY LIVED, FELT DAWN, SAW SUNSET GLOW, LOVED, AND WERE LOVED, AND NOW THEY LIVE IN FLANDERS FIELDS.

TO US FROM FAILING HANDS THEY THROW THE TORCH
BE OURS TO HOLD IT HIGH.

IF WE BREAK FAITH WITH THEM WHO DIE THEY SHALL NOT SLEEP, THOUGH POPPIES GROW IN FLANDERS FIELDS.

Érigé en 1921 par la Ville de Morden et la Municipalité rurale de Stanley, ce mémorial était à l’origine dédié aux résidants de l’endroit morts au combat lors de la Première Guerre mondiale. Les inscriptions commémorant les pertes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et de la guerre de Corée ont été ajoutées plus tard. Le texte suivant est tirée de « Morden », v. 1981, en page couverture de Municipal Review, vol. XXI, no 11, page 48. Ce mémorial a été érigé conjointement par la Ville de Morden et la Municipalité rurale de Stanley, au coût de 8 000 $. Les architectes étaient S. Scott et A.G. Selley, de Morden. Le monument a été sculpté par la Western Stone Co., de Saint-Boniface. La base et l’obélisque sont faits de granit d’Ax Stanstead, et les deux colonnes sont en granit gris foncé. La hauteur totale du monument est de 26 pieds.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.