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Cannington Cenotaph

First World War soldier standing atop a granite shaft.

Inscription

[front/devant]

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
1914-1918
MAJ. ROBERT E. WALLACE
PTE. HORACE D. KIFT
PTE. JAMES J. HALWARD
LIEUT. WILLIAM K. KIFT
SAPR. ROY C. WOODWARD
PTE. HOWARD F. MACKIN
PTE. JOHN H. DAWE

THEY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN
BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-SACRIFICE
GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS
MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM

W.W. II 1939-1945 KOREA 1950-1953

[left side/côté gauche]

YPRES 1915
SOMME 1916
VIMY 1917
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS 1918
CAMBRAI 1918

[back/arrière]

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

[right side/côté droit]

ERECTED BY
THE MUNICIPALITY, PATRIOTIC
AND I.O.D.E. SOCIETIES OF
CANNINGTON

IN HONOUR OF THE 65 MEN
WHO HEARD THEIR COUNTRY’S
CALL.

WE LIVE IN DEEDS, NOT YEARS
HE MOST LIVES
WHO THINKS MOST, FEELS
THE NOBLEST, ACTS THE BEST.

Français

Cénotaphe de Cannington

Monument commémoratif militaire répertorié par Anciens Combattants Canada. Aucune description n’est encore disponible.

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

Location: Cannington MacLeod Park, McRae and Trootie Streets
Emplacement : Parc Cannington MacLeod Park, à l'angle des rues Trootie et McRae
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 44.349685, -79.034074
Marker type: Statue
Type de repère : Statue
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).
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