English

Cornwall WW1 Memorial Obelisk

This memorial, erected by the town of Cornwall and local veterans, is dedicated to the local war dead of the First World War.

Inscription

[front/devant]

THEY HAVE WON A DEATHLESS VICTORY

PTE. GEORGE E. YEO
KINGSTON
DIED OF WOUNDS
NOV. 20, 1917
PTE. HORACE GARDINER
KILLED IN ACTION
SEPT. 27, 1918

[right side/côté droit]

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PTE. ROBERT E. WHITE
CORNWALL
KILLED IN ACTION
OCT. 30, 1917
PTE. ETHAN C. WHITE
CORNWALL
DIED OF WOUNDS
JUNE 14, 1918

[back/arrière]

PTE. DANIEL MCPHEE
NEW HAVEN
KILLED IN ACTION
AUG. 24, 1918
PTE. ANDREW GASS
NEW HAVEN
KILLED IN ACTION
SEPT. 2, 1918

[left side/côté gauche]

PTE. VICTOR J. MCDONALD
CORNWALL
DIED FROM EFFECTS OF GAS
JAN. 6, 1920
PTE. DAMIEN LEONARD
CORNWALL
DIED ON MILITARY SERVICE
DEC. 16, 1918

Français

Obélisque commémoratif de la Première Guerre mondiale à Cornwall

Ce mémorial, érigé par la ville de Cornwall et ses anciens combattants, est dédié à ceux de la localité qui sont morts durant la Première Guerre mondiale.

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

Location: Between Cornwall Drive and Main Street, In front of the post office

Emplacement : Entre cornwall drive et main street, En face du bureau de poste

Coordinates · Coordonnées: 46.228318, -63.216870

Marker type: Marble obelisk

Type de repère : Obélisque en marbre

Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials

Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).

Link · Lien : https://veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/2277

TypeMemorial · Monument commémoratif

Recognition · ReconnaissanceMunicipal

Theme · ThèmeMilitary and conflict · Militaire et conflits

SourceVeterans Affairs Canada military memorials · Monuments commémoratifs militaires (Anciens Combattants Canada)

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