Thornbury Cairn

Dedicated in 1937, to the men of Thornbury who died in the Great War. A second plaque was later added with the names of the local men who died in the Second World War.

Inscription

[top plaque/ plaque en haut]

1887 1937
ERECTED BY THE COUNCIL
THE TOWN OF THORNBURY ON THE
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
INCORPORATION

IN HONOUR AND LOVING MEMORY
THE MEN OF
THORNBURY
WHO FOUGHT IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1918

OUR HONOURED DEAD
A. LYNE R. PETHER
G. WOOD E. WHATELY
F. WHATELY A. SLADDEN
B. PARKINSON

[bottom plaque/plaque en bas]

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THORNBURY
WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945
OUR HONOURED DEAD
ROBT. A. MARTIN – BLACK WATCH REG’T
MASON HARGRAEVES – R.C.A.F.
ALFRED ABBOTTS – R.C.N.
WILLIAM L. GILLESPIE – R.C.A.F.
IRWIN J. HARMER – R.C.E.
DOUGLAS LOUGHEED – R.C.E.

Inauguré en 1937 pour rendre hommage aux hommes de Thornbury qui périrent durant la Grande Guerre. Une deuxième plaque fut ajoutée par la suite avec les noms des hommes de la localité qui sont morts durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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